Dick Last
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Dick Peter Last | ||
Date of birth | 3 February 1969 | ||
Place of birth | Munkedal, Sweden | ||
Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | IK Oddevold | ||
Number | — | ||
Youth career | |||
Munkedals IF | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1986 | IK Oddevold | 2 | (0) |
1987–1988 | IFK Göteborg | 0 | (0) |
1989–1990 | IK Oddevold | 52 | (0) |
1991–1995 | IFK Göteborg | 11 | (0) |
1996–1997 | IFK Norrköping | 49 | (0) |
1998–1999 | IFK Göteborg | 17 | (0) |
1999–2000 | Vejle BK | 6 | (0) |
2000–2008 | Örgryte IS | 198 | (0) |
2011 | IK Oddevold | 0 | (0) |
Total | 335 | (0) | |
International career | |||
1984–1985 | Sweden U17 | 1 | (0) |
2002 | Sweden | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Dick Peter Last (born 3 February 1969) is a Swedish former footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Last most notably represented IK Oddevold, IFK Göteborg, IFK Norrköping, and Örgryte IS and was named the Swedish Goalkeeper of the Year in 1996.
He won one cap for the Sweden national team.
Club career
[edit]Last started his career at Munkedals IF before joining IK Oddevold in 1986. In 1987, he left for big club IFK Göteborg and two years later returned to Uddevalla and IK Oddevold. In 1991, after gaining some first team experience, he again left IK Oddevold for IFK Göteborg.
After five years as backup for legendary Swedish goalkeeper Thomas Ravelli at IFK Göteborg, Last left for Allsvenskan rivals IFK Norrköping in 1996. That year he was awarded the "Swedish goalkeeper of the year award",[1] beating Ravelli who had won the award the previous year.
When Thomas Ravelli in 1998 left IFK Göteborg to play for Major League Soccer team Tampa Bay Mutiny,[2] Dick Last again joined IFK Göteborg.
Once again finding himself being the "second" choice at IFK Göteborg, in 1999 Last left for Danish club Vejle BK. In 2000, he came back to Gothenburg and Allsvenskan when he signed for Örgryte IS.
Last ended his playing career in 2008 at Örgryte IS to become sports director at the same club. In the fall of 2010 Last had to leave due to the club's financial difficulties.[3]
Comeback
[edit]In 2011, at the age of 42, Dick Last announced his comeback to football. He signed for Division 1 Södra club IK Oddevold, who he also played for in the late 80's, as a backup goalkeeper.[4]
International career
[edit]In October 2002, Dick made his debut for the Sweden national team, coming on as substitute in a friendly game against Portugal at Ullevi.[5] This was his first and only cap for Sweden.[6]
Honours
[edit]Club statistics
[edit]Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | |||||||
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Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
Sweden | League | Svenska Cupen | League Cup | Europe | Total | |||||||
1986 | IK Oddevold | Division 3 NV Götaland | 2 | 0 | - | - | - | - | ||||
1987 | IFK Göteborg | Allsvenskan | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | ||||
1988 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | ||||||
1989 | IK Oddevold | Division 1 Södra | 26 | 0 | - | - | - | - | ||||
1990 | 26 | 0 | - | - | - | - | ||||||
1991 | IFK Göteborg | Allsvenskan | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | ||||
1992 | 4 | 0 | - | - | 2 | 0 | ||||||
1993 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | ||||||
1994 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | ||||||
1995 | 6 | 0 | - | - | 1 | 0 | ||||||
1996 | IFK Norrköping | Allsvenskan | 23 | 0 | - | - | - | - | ||||
1997 | 26 | 0 | - | - | - | - | ||||||
1998 | IFK Göteborg | Allsvenskan | 13 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | ||||
1999 | 4 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Denmark | League | Danish Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | |||||||
1999–2000 | Vejle BK | Superliga | 6 | 0 | - | - | ||||||
Sweden | League | Svenska Cupen | League Cup | Europe | Total | |||||||
2000 | Örgryte IS | Allsvenskan | 14 | 0 | - | - | 4 | 0 | ||||
2001 | 24 | 0 | 3 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 27 | 0 | ||
2002 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 27 | 0 | ||
2003 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 1 | 0 | 22 | 0 | ||
2004 | 24 | 0 | 3 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 27 | 0 | ||
2005 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 25 | 0 | ||
2006 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 23 | 0 | ||
2007 | Superettan | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 27 | 0 | |
2008 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 17 | 0 | ||
2011 | IK Oddevold | Division 1 Södra | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
Total | Sweden | 329 | 0 | - | - | - | - | |||||
Allsvenskan | 231 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 231 | 0 | ||
Superettan | 44 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 44 | 0 | ||
Division 1 | 52 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 52 | 0 | ||
Division 3 | 2 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 0 | ||
Denmark | 6 | 0 | - | - | ||||||||
Career total | 335 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
References
[edit]- ^ Övriga utmärkelser at Svesnkfotboll.se
- ^ MLS: Ravelli allocated to Tampa Bay at SoccerAmerica.com
- ^ Last sparkas som sporchef at Sverigesradio.se
- ^ Dick Last gör comeback Aftonbladet.se
- ^ Herr: Skickligt Portugal sänkte Sverige at Svenskfotboll.se
- ^ "Dick Last - Spelarstatistik - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se. (in Swedish). Retrieved 25 September 2020.
- ^ Profile at Fotbollstransfers.com
- ^ Profile at Svenskfotboll.se
- ^ Motståndarlag 1935–2007[permanent dead link] Historik & Statistik at Oddevold.se
- ^ ÖIS UEFA-cup 2000/2001[permanent dead link]
- ^ Örgryte IS at Svenskafans.com
- ^ Profile at Worldfootball.net
- ^ IFK Göteborg in Europa 1981–1995
External links
[edit]- Dick Last at National-Football-Teams.com
- Profile at Fotbollstransfers.com (in Swedish)
- Living people
- 1969 births
- Swedish men's footballers
- Sweden men's international footballers
- Men's association football goalkeepers
- IK Oddevold players
- IFK Norrköping players
- Örgryte IS players
- IFK Göteborg players
- Vejle Boldklub players
- Allsvenskan players
- Superettan players
- Ettan Fotboll players
- Division 3 (Swedish football) players
- Danish Superliga players
- Swedish expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Denmark
- People from Munkedal Municipality
- Footballers from Västra Götaland County