 Samuelsson with Sweden c. 1952 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 7 July 1924 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Borås, Sweden | |||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 27 November 2012 (aged 88) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Borlänge, Sweden | |||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Defender | |||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||
| 1947–1950 | IF Elfsborg | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1950–1951 | Nice | 9 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
| 1951–1956 | IF Elfsborg | |||||||||||||||||||
| International career | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1950–1955 | Sweden[1] | 36 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
| Managerial career | ||||||||||||||||||||
| IFK Luleå | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1962–1966 | IK Brage | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1967–1970 | Örebro SK | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1971–1973 | IK Brage | |||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | ||||||||||||||||||||
Torsten Lennart Samuelsson (7 July 1924 – 27 November 2012) was a Swedish association footballer who played as a defender and won bronze medals at the 1950 FIFA World Cup and 1952 Summer Olympics.[2][3][4]
Between 1950 and 1955 Samuelsson capped 36 international matches and scored no goals. Domestically he played for Elfsborg (126 matches, 2 goals in 1947–1954), and in 1951 he appeared in nine matches with the French club Nice. His career was cut short due to a broken leg.[5] He later coached IFK Luleå, IK Brage[6] and Örebro SK.
