Lennart Forsberg

Lennart Forsberg (28 March 1928 - 6 September 2020)[1] was a Swedish footballer who played as a left winger.[2] Forsberg debuted in 1945 at the age of 17 with GIF Sundsvall.[2] He made 28 Allsvenskan appearances for Djurgården and scored 14 goals.[3]

Lennart Forsberg
Personal information
Date of birth (1928-03-28)28 March 1928
Date of death 6 September 2020(2020-09-06) (aged 92)
Position(s) Left winger
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
GIF Sundsvall
Djurgården 28 (14)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Lennart Forsberg was the father of footballer Leif Forsberg and grandfather of footballer Emil Forsberg.[2][4]

References

  1. Lennart Forsberg (in Swedish)
  2. Yokhin, Michael (21 December 2016). "The secret behind Emil Forsberg and the mercurial rise of RB Leipzig". ESPN Singapore. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
  3. Glanell, Thomas; Lundgren, Lars; Stark, Janne & Strömberg, Robert (1988). Persson, Gunnar (ed.). Allsvenskan genom tiderna. Stockholm: Strömbergs idrottsböcker. ISBN 91-86184-35-0.
  4. Elofsson, Sven (25 March 2013). "MFF-Emil är tredje generationen allsvenskar i släkten Forsberg - Smålandsposten". Smp.se. Retrieved 19 May 2018.


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