Leif Folke Enar Forsberg (born 15 April 1963) is a Swedish former footballer who played as a forward.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Leif Folke Enar Forsberg | ||
| Date of birth | 15 April 1963 | ||
| Place of birth | Sundsvall, Sweden[1] | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1980–1988 | GIF Sundsvall | 153 | (56) |
| 1988–1989 | IFK Göteborg | 26 | (2) |
| 1990–2001 | GIF Sundsvall | 249 | (89) |
| Total | 428 | (147) | |
| International career | |||
| 1987–1988 | Sweden Olympic | 7 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career edit
He made his professional debut with GIF Sundsvall at the age of 17, and played his last game for the club at the age of 38.[3][4] He represented the Sweden Olympic football team seven times between 1987 and 1988, scoring two goals.[5][4]
Personal life edit
Forsberg is the son of footballer Lennart Forsberg and has a son, Emil Forsberg, who is also a footballer.[6][3] He is nicknamed "Lill-Foppa".[4]
References edit
- ^ Leif Forsberg at WorldFootball.net
- ^ Alsjö, Martin (2011). 100 år med Allsvensk fotboll (in Swedish). Idrottsförlaget. p. 295. ISBN 978-91-977326-7-3.
- ^ a b Yokhin, Michael (21 December 2016). "The secret behind Emil Forsberg and the mercurial rise of RB Leipzig". ESPN Singapore. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
- ^ a b c "#10 Leif "Lill-Foppa" Forsberg". GIF Sundsvall (in Swedish). Retrieved 21 January 2021.
- ^ "Leif Forsberg - Spelarstatistik - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se. (in Swedish). Retrieved 21 January 2021.
- ^ Elofsson, Sven (25 March 2013). "MFF-Emil är tredje generationen allsvenskar i släkten Forsberg". Smålandsposten (in Swedish). Retrieved 30 March 2020.
External links edit
- Leif Forsberg at Elite Football (archive)
- Leif Forsberg at the Swedish Football Association (in Swedish) (archived) (archive)