Ulf Ottosson

Ulf Peter "Mål-Otto" Ottosson (born 2 July 1968) is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as a striker. He has also coached various teams in Sweden. He is Degerfors IF's top goal scorer of all time with 205 goals.

Ulf Ottosson
Personal information
Full name Ulf Peter Ottosson
Date of birth (1968-07-02) July 2, 1968
Place of birth Degerfors, Sweden
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1987–1996 Degerfors IF 196 (121)
1992 → FC Locarno (loan)
1996 GD Chaves 11 (0)
1996–1997 IFK Norrköping 7 (0)
1997 → Norwich City (loan) 7 (1)
1997 Ljungskile SK 12 (2)
1997–1999 Degerfors IF
2000 Viterbese
2000–2004 Degerfors IF 20 (9)
2006 Strömtorps IK 4 (5)
2011–2013 Ängebäck BK 24 (8)
2018 Gullspångs IF 5 (1)
Managerial career
2005 Gullspångs IF
2007 Strömtorps IK
2011–2012 Ängebäck BK
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Nicknamed "Mål-Otto" ("Goal-Otto"),[1] Ottosson spent most of his playing career at Degerfors IF, having three different spells at the club in total. He had a brief spell in England on loan with Division One side Norwich City in 1997, scoring one goal in a 3–2 win away at Sheffield United. Manager Mike Walker decided against offering him a full-time contract, resulting in Ottoson's return to Sweden. He holds the record of scoring the most goals for Degerfors IF in their club history, a total of 205 goals.[2]

At the end of his second spell with Degerfors, Ottosson was said to have started his own business making cabinets.[3]

Coaching career

Ottosson began coaching at Gullspångs IF in 2005, before taking up a player role Strömtorps IK in 2006. The following year, he became coach of Strömtorps, but was fired in September 2007 following a 2–0 loss against Kungsör BK.[4] After taking a three-year-long timeout from football, Ottosson returned as a player-manager for Swedish 7th level club Ängebäck BK in 2011 but quit halfway through the 2013 season.[5]

References
  1. ""Mål-Otto" glömmer inte svåra benbrottet". www.expressen.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2022-07-21.
  2. "Historia". Degerfors IF (in Swedish). Retrieved 2022-07-21.
  3. "Ulf Ottoson". Flown From The Nest. Retrieved 2009-07-10.
  4. ""Case-Otto" get fired". nwt.se. 2007-09-10. Retrieved 2009-07-10.
  5. "Ulf Ottosson - Lagstatistik". www.lagstatistik.se. Retrieved 2022-07-21.
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