Pär-Olof Ohlsson
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Pär-Olov Arnold Olsson | ||
| Date of birth | 8 January 1954 | ||
| Place of birth | Varberg, Sweden | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1960–1969 | Varbergs BoIS | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1970–1971 | Varbergs BoIS | ||
| 1972–1973 | Örgryte IS | 45 | (18) |
| 1974–1979 | IFK Norrköping | 138 | (74) |
| 1979–1981 | Waterschei | 70 | (10) |
| 1981–1985 | Helsingborgs IF | 103 | (19) |
| 1986 | Ängelholms FF | ||
| International career | |||
| 1971–1972 | Sweden U19 | 6 | (0) |
| 1972–1977 | Sweden U21 | 19 | (12) |
| 1978 | Sweden B | 1 | (0) |
| 1977–1980 | Sweden | 6 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Pär-Olov Arnold Olsson (born 8 January 1954), better known as Pär-Olof Ohlsson, is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as a striker. Starting his career with Varbergs BoIS in 1970, he went on to represent Örgryte IS, IFK Norrköping, Waterschei, and Helsingborgs IF before retiring at Ängelholms FF in 1986. A full international between 1977 and 1980, he won six caps for the Sweden national team.
Club career
[edit]Early career
[edit]Ohlsson started off his footballing career with Varbergs BoIS and made his senior debut for the team at the age of 16 and helped the team win the 1970 Division 3 Sydvästra Götaland title and win promotion to Division 2.[1] After two seasons with Varbergs BoIS, Ohlsson signed with the Allsvenskan club Örgryte IS in 1972 with which he spent two seasons.[1] In 1974, he signed with IFK Norrköping where he played for five years, including at the 1978–79 UEFA Cup.[2][1]
Waterschei
[edit]He was signed by the Belgian club Waterschei in 1979, and spent two seasons playing in the Belgian First Division A and helped the club win the 1979–80 Belgian Cup.[1] He also represented the club in the UEFA Cup as well as the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup.[3]
Return to Sweden and retirement
[edit]Ohlsson returned to Sweden in 1981 to sign for Helsingborgs IF, and was named the club's player of the year in 1984 (Årets HIF:are).[4][1] He then retired at Ängelholms FF in 1986.[1]
International career
[edit]Youth
[edit]Ohlsson played six games for the Sweden U19 team between 1971 and 1972 before making his debut for the Sweden U21 team in 1972.[5] He would go on to score 12 goals for the U21 team, which puts him at a joint-third place for most goals scored for the team behind Ola Toivonen and Carlos Standberg (both at 13 goals).[6]
Senior
[edit]Ohlsson made his full international debut for Sweden on 5 October 1977 in a friendly game against Denmark, in which he played for 69 minutes before being replaced by Johny Erlandsson in a 1–0 win.[7] He made his competitive debut for Sweden on 10 October 1979 in a UEFA Euro 1980 qualifying game against Czechoslovakia, playing for 73 minutes before being replaced by Anders Grönhagen in a 1–4 loss.[8] He won his sixth and final cap in a 1982 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Israel, playing the full 90 minutes alongside Ralf Edström at forward in a 0–0 draw.[9]
Ohlsson also appeared once for the Sweden B team in 1978.[10][5]
Personal life
[edit]After his footballing career Ohlsson has worked as a vice-principal at an elementary school outside of Höganäs, Sweden.[1]
Career statistics
[edit]International
[edit]| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1979 | 4 | 0 | |
| 1980 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 6 | 0 | |
Honours
[edit]Varbergs BoIS
Waterschei
Individual
- Årets HIF:are (Helsingborgs IF player of the year): 1984[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h i Bastholm, Sven (19 March 2004). "Fotbollen blev Pär Olofs liv". hn.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 19 February 2021.
- ^ UEFA.com. "Hibernian-Norrköping 1978 History | UEFA Europa League". UEFA.com. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
- ^ "Pär-Olof Ohlsson". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
- ^ a b "Årets HIF:are: Martin Olsson". HIF. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
- ^ a b c "Pär-Olof Olsson, Svensk Fotboll".
- ^ "Strandbergs succé i U21 fortsätter". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 19 February 2021.
- ^ "Sverige - Danmark - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 19 February 2021.
- ^ "Tjeckoslovakien - Sverige - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 19 February 2021.
- ^ "Israel - Sverige - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 19 February 2021.
- ^ "Sverige - Västtyskland - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 19 February 2021.
- ^ "70 - talet". Varbergs BoIS - Varbergslaget (in Swedish). Retrieved 19 February 2021.
- Living people
- 1954 births
- Swedish men's footballers
- Allsvenskan players
- Sweden men's international footballers
- IFK Norrköping players
- Örgryte IS players
- Varbergs BoIS players
- Helsingborgs IF players
- Ängelholms FF players
- Men's association football forwards
- K. Waterschei S.V. Thor Genk players
- Sportspeople from Varberg
- Footballers from Halland County