Lars Arnesson

Lars "Laban" Arnesson (20 February 1936 – 1 October 2023) was a Swedish professional football player and manager and bandy player. He was the coach of the Sweden men's national football team from 1980 to 1986.

Lars Arnesson

Personal information
Date of birth	(1936-02-20)20 February 1936
Place of birth	Sandviken, Sweden
Date of death	1 October 2023(2023-10-01) (aged 87)
Position(s)	Defender[1]
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	Sandvikens IF
1960–1964	Djurgårdens IF	93	(1)
Managerial career
1969	Skövde AIK
1970–1972	Kalmar FF
1975–1976	Sweden U-21
1977–1980	Östers IF
1979	Djurgårdens IF
1979	Sweden U-21
1980–1985	Sweden
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Arnesson represented Djurgården 1960–64, playing 93 matches and scoring one goal as well as winning one Swedish title, in 1964.^[2]

Arnesson had great success as a coach for Östers IF and got the job as coach for the national team, leading Sweden in 1982^[3] and 1986 World Cup qualifying.^[4] Having never taken the team to any World Cup, he resigned in 1986. He also played for Djurgårdens IF in the early 1960s.

Following his coaching career, Arnesson worked with the FIFA technical committee to evaluate proposals for changes to the FIFA Laws of the Game.^[5][6]

Arnesson also played bandy for Djurgårdens IF between 1961 and 1965.^[2]

Death

Lars Arnesson died on 1 October 2023, at the age of 87.^[7]

Honours

Djurgårdens IF

• Allsvenskan:^[8] 1964