Biography
Who is Henrik Larsson?
Early life
Edward Henrik Larsson was born on September 20, 1971, in Helsingborg, Sweden. His mother is Swedish and his father was from Cape Verde. He grew up on the Närlunda estate in Helsingborg and practiced football regularly on a nearby field with friends and brothers.
Larsson began playing football at the age of six with the lower-league club Högaborgs BK. He later started his professional career playing for their senior team at age 17 while still attending school, eventually combining his early semi-professional football with work as a fruit packer.
Club career highlights
In 1992, Helsingborgs IF signed Larsson, and he scored 34 goals in his first full season to help the club win promotion to the Allsvenskan. Dutch side Feyenoord signed him in November 1993, where he won two KNVB Cups before moving to Scottish Premiership club Celtic in July 1997 for a fee of £650,000.
During his seven years at Celtic, Larsson scored 242 goals in 313 matches and earned the nickname The King of Kings from supporters. He won four Scottish league titles and the European Golden Shoe, and he helped the team reach the 2003 UEFA Cup final against Porto by scoring two goals in extra time.
International career
Larsson played 106 times for the Swedish national team and scored 37 goals during his international career. He represented Sweden in three FIFA World Cups and three UEFA European Championships, winning a bronze medal at the 1994 FIFA World Cup.
As a key figure for his country, Larsson also served as captain of the national team. His individual honors in Sweden include winning the Guldbollen, the annual award for the best Swedish footballer, twice in 1998 and 2004.
Managerial career
Following his retirement as a player, Larsson began his career as a manager in 2010 at the Superettan club Landskrona BoIS, staying for three seasons. He subsequently managed Falkenberg in the Allsvenskan and took over at Helsingborg in 2015, where his son Jordan played under him.
Helsingborg were relegated to Superettan in 2016 and Larsson stepped down from his role. Three years later he returned briefly to the same club before serving as an assistant coach to Ronald Koeman at Barcelona from August 2020 until October 2021.
Birthday and age
Henrik Larsson was born on September 20, 1971, which makes Henrik 55 years old today. That birthday falls under the Virgo sign. Henrik shares the date with 31 other famous people.
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