Peter Larsson (footballer, born 1984)

Peter Karl-Johan Larsson (born 30 April 1984) is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as a centre back.

Peter Larsson
Personal information
Full name Peter Karl-Johan Larsson
Date of birth (1984-04-30) 30 April 1984
Place of birth Halmstad, Sweden
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Youth career
1998 IF Centern
1999–2002 Halmstads BK
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2008 Halmstads BK 80 (6)
2008–2012 Copenhagen 24 (0)
2011 → Helsingborgs IF (loan) 21 (4)
2012–2017 Helsingborgs IF 117 (5)
2018–2019 Halmstads BK 47 (1)
Total 289 (16)
International career
2004–2006 Sweden U21 2 (0)
2008 Sweden 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Starting his football career in IF Centern, alongside Swedish tennis player Sofia Arvidsson, he then in 1999 moved to local rivals Halmstads BK's youth squad in which he played until 2002, he played his first league match against Hammarby IF (1–1), in August 2004, started during 2006 to take over Lithuanian national player Tomas Žvirgždauskas position in the team, placing Žvirgždauskas more and more on the bench as a substitute.

In 2007, when Brazil was in Sweden for a game against Chile and Ghana, Larsson was one of four Swedish league players that were allowed to do one training pass with the Brazilian squad, the other players where Samuel Holmén, Johan Karlsson and Ari Da Silva.[1][2][3]

On 25 July 2008, Larsson and Halmstad agreed a deal with Copenhagen, where he signed a five-year long contract.[4]

On 5 September 2019, 35-year old Larsson announced that he would retire at the end of the season.[5]

International career

He earned his first caps for the Sweden national football team in January 2008 when he played against Costa Rica and the United States.[6] In the game against Costa Rica, he became the 1000th player to represent Sweden at top level.[7]

Honours

FC Copenhagen

References
  1. "Peter träner med Brasilien" (in Swedish). Halmstads BK. 2007-03-23. Retrieved 2008-06-29.
  2. "Brasilien vill ha elfsborgare" (in Swedish). Sveriges Radio. 2007-03-23. Archived from the original on 2008-10-03. Retrieved 2008-06-29.
  3. "Allsvenska spelare förstärker Brasilien" (in Swedish). Aftonbladet. 2007-03-23. Retrieved 2008-06-29.
  4. "Peter Larsson til F.C. København" (in Danish). F.C. Copenhagen. 2008-08-25. Retrieved 2008-07-25.
  5. Peter Larsson avslutar karriären efter säsongen, hbk.se, 5 September 2019
  6. "Blir Peter nummer 33?" (in Swedish). hbk.se. 2007-12-13. Retrieved 2010-10-14.
  7. "Herr: Peter Larsson 1000:e landslagsmannen" (in Swedish). Svenskfotboll.se. 2008-01-14. Retrieved 2008-06-29.
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