 Larsson in the 1974 FIFA World Cup | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 10 May 1940 | ||
| Place of birth | Sweden | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1958–1961 | IF SAAB | ||
| 1962–1975 | Örebro SK | ||
| 1976–1978 | Grankulla IFK | ||
| International career | |||
| 1965–1974 | Sweden[1] | 27 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Sven-Gunnar Larsson (born 10 May 1940) is a Swedish former footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
Larson represented Örebro SK and made 273 appearances in Allsvenskan from 1962 to 1975.
He was capped 27 times for the Swedish national team and participated in the 1970 FIFA World Cup and the 1974 FIFA World Cup as a 2nd goalkeeper.
In November 1965 he was signed as an amateur by Stoke City of the English first division : but the move was vetoed by the Football Association and he made only one appearance, in a friendly against Moscow Dynamo.
