Leif Forsberg

Leif Forsberg
Personal information
Full name	Leif Folke Enar Forsberg
Date of birth	15 April 1963
Place of birth	Sundsvall, Sweden[1]
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team
1980–1988	GIF Sundsvall
1988–1989	IFK Göteborg
1990–2001	GIF Sundsvall
Total
International career
1987–1988	Sweden Olympic
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Leif Folke Enar Forsberg (born 15 April 1963) is a Swedish former footballer who played as a forward.[2]

Career

He made his professional debut with GIF Sundsvall at the age of 17, and played his last game for the club at the age of 38.[3][4] He represented the Sweden Olympic football team seven times between 1987 and 1988, scoring two goals.[5][4]

Personal life

Forsberg is the son of footballer Lennart Forsberg and has a son, Emil Forsberg, who is also a footballer.[6][3] He is nicknamed "Lill-Foppa".[4]

References

Leif Forsberg at WorldFootball.net
Alsjö, Martin (2011). 100 år med Allsvensk fotboll (in Swedish). Idrottsförlaget. p. 295. ISBN 978-91-977326-7-3.
Yokhin, Michael (21 December 2016). "The secret behind Emil Forsberg and the mercurial rise of RB Leipzig". ESPN Singapore. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
"#10 Leif "Lill-Foppa" Forsberg". GIF Sundsvall (in Swedish). Retrieved 21 January 2021.
"Leif Forsberg - Spelarstatistik - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se. (in Swedish). Retrieved 21 January 2021.
Elofsson, Sven (25 March 2013). "MFF-Emil är tredje generationen allsvenskar i släkten Forsberg". Smålandsposten (in Swedish). Retrieved 30 March 2020.

External links

Leif Forsberg at Elite Football (archive)
Leif Forsberg at the Swedish Football Association (in Swedish) (archived) (archive)

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[1] Leif Forsberg at WorldFootball.net

[2] Alsjö, Martin (2011). 100 år med Allsvensk fotboll (in Swedish). Idrottsförlaget. p. 295. ISBN 978-91-977326-7-3.

[espn-3] Yokhin, Michael (21 December 2016). "The secret behind Emil Forsberg and the mercurial rise of RB Leipzig". ESPN Singapore. Retrieved 30 March 2020.

[:0-4] "#10 Leif "Lill-Foppa" Forsberg". GIF Sundsvall (in Swedish). Retrieved 21 January 2021.

[5] "Leif Forsberg - Spelarstatistik - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se. (in Swedish). Retrieved 21 January 2021.

[6] Elofsson, Sven (25 March 2013). "MFF-Emil är tredje generationen allsvenskar i släkten Forsberg". Smålandsposten (in Swedish). Retrieved 30 March 2020.