Henrik Larsson

Also known as Edward Henrik Larsson

Edward Henrik Larsson is a Swedish professional football coach and former player who played 106 times for the Swedish national team. A striker, Larsson began his career with Högaborgs BK. In 1992, he moved to Helsingborg IF where in his first campaign he helped the club win promotion to Allsvenskan after 24 seasons. He moved to Feyenoord in November 1993, staying for four years before leaving in 1997 to join Scottish Premiership club Celtic and enjoying great success there. During his time in the Dutch Eredivisie, he won two KNVB Cups with Feyenoord. He later played for Barcelona, earning the Spanish title twice and the Champions League before returning to Helsingborg. He had a loan spell at Manchester United, with whom he won the English Premier League in 2006–07, and retired in 2009.

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Henrik Larsson is a Swedish former association football player and current coach. Born Edward Henrik Larsson in Helsingborg on 20 September 1971, he played as a forward for teams including Högaborgs BK, FC Barcelona, Manchester United F.C., and Celtic F.C. He also represented Sweden in the 1994, 2002, and 2006 FIFA World Cups, as well as UEFA Euro 2004.

As a coach, he has managed Landskrona BoIS, Högaborgs BK, Falkenbergs FF, and Helsingborgs IF. His playing career earned him the European Golden Shoe, the Guldbollen, and the Member of the Order of the British Empire. Larsson speaks Swedish and has a child named Jordan Larsson.

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Helsingborg, Skåne län, Skåne, Sweden

Henrik Larsson is a Swedish professional football (soccer) manager and former player.

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PL Stories: Henrik Larsson — Self2026
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VM-94 - En sportsaga — Self (archive footage)2022
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Över Atlanten — Self2019
All Against All — Self - Contestant2019
All Against All — Himself - Contestant2019
Who can beat Anja and Foppa? — Challenger2018
Ibrahimović – From Rosengård with More Than One Goal — Self2014

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Instance of: human
Given name: Henrik
Family name: Larsson
Gender: male
Citizenship: Sweden
Place of birth: Helsingborg
Child: Jordan Larsson
Languages spoken: Swedish
Native language: Swedish
Award: Guldbollen
Participant in: UEFA Euro 2008
Sport: floorball
Member of team: Högaborgs BK
Position played: forward
League: Premier League
Country for sport: Sweden
Mass: 74
Official website: www.henriklarssonofficialwebsite.com
Image: Henrik Larsson 2 (cropped).jpg
Height: 177

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Commons category: Henrik Larsson
date of birth: 1971-09-20
birth name: Edward Henrik Larsson
coach of sports team: Helsingborgs IF
name in native language: Henrik Larsson

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Edward Henrik Larsson ( Swedish pronunciation: [ˈhɛnːrɪk ˈlɑːʂɔn]; born 20 September 1971) is a Swedish professional football coach and former player who played 106 times for the Swedish national team. A striker, Larsson began his career with Högaborgs BK. In 1992, he moved to Helsingborg IF where in his first campaign he helped the club win promotion to Allsvenskan after 24 seasons. He moved to Feyenoord in November 1993, staying for four years before leaving in 1997 to join Scottish Premiership club Celtic and enjoying great success there. During his time in the Dutch Eredivisie, he won two KNVB Cups with Feyenoord. He later played for Barcelona, earning the Spanish title twice and the Champions League before returning to Helsingborg. He had a loan spell at Manchester United, with whom he won the English Premier League in 2006–07, and retired in 2009.

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