Peter Larsson (footballer, born 1961)

Peter Larsson
Peter Larsson in December 1987
Personal information
Full name Peter Nils-Gösta Larsson.
Date of birth (1961-03-08) 8 March 1961 (age 63)
Place of birth Torsby, Sweden
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
1971–1977 IF Hallby
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1977–1981 IF Hallby 86 (25)
1982–1983 Halmstads BK 44 (6)
1984–1987 IFK Göteborg 86 (8)
1987–1991 Ajax 58 (4)
1991–1993 AIK 76 (0)
1994 Korsnäs IF
1997–1998 Falu BS
International career
1983–1986 Sweden U21 9 (3)
1983–1992 Sweden 47 (4)
Managerial career
1995 Korsnäs IF
1996–1997 Falu BS
2002 AIK
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Peter Nils-Gösta Larsson (born 8 March 1961) is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as a centre-back.

He represented Halmstads BK, IFK Göteborg, Ajax, and AIK during a professional career that spanned between 1982 and 1993. A full international between 1983 and 1992, he won 47 caps and scored four goals for the Sweden national team and represented his country at the 1990 FIFA World Cup.

In 1987, he was awarded Guldbollen as Sweden's best footballer of the year.