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Henrik Larsson (Born 20 September 1971) is a Swedish football coach and former professional player. He was known as an excellent striker whose main attributes were his goal scoring prowess and on-field intelligence.
Early Career
Larsson began his career with Högaborgs BK. He moved to Helsingborgs IF, where he was one of the key players when they won promotion to the Allsvenskan in 1993. Larsson then moved to Feyenoord for four years before leaving in 1997. Next at Celtic he won four league titles in seven years. He was moved at the start of his second season there to be the focal striker rather than the supporting forward. This led to him scoring 242 goals in 315 competitive Celtic matches
Barcelona
He moved to FC Barcelona in 2004 where he won two league titles and the 2006 Champions League with a pivotal two assists in the final. Following the expiration of his contract at Barcelona. Larsson returned to his hometown club of Helsingborg, and joined Manchester United on a brief loan between January and March 2007. He announced his retirement from football on 20 October 2009.
International
Henrik Larsson played for Sweden in three World Cups and three European Championships and is a former captain of the national team. He ended his international career with 37 goals in 106 matches. Larsson has also played competitive floorball since 1989.
Honours
Club
KNVB Cup: 1993–94, 1994–95
Celtic
Scottish Premier League: 1997–98, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2003–04
Scottish Cup: 2000–01, 2003–04
League Cup: 1997–98, 2000–01
2003 UEFA Cup: Runner-up
Barcelona
La Liga: 2004–05, 2005–06
Supercopa de España: 2005
UEFA Champions League: 2005–06
Helsingborg
Svenska Cupen: 2006
Manchester United
Premier League: 2006–07
International
FIFA World Cup Bronze Medal: 1994
Individual
Guldbollen: 1998, 2004
Scottish Premier League Top Scorer: 1998–99, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2003–04
SFWA Footballer of the Year: 1999, 2001
SPFA Players’ Player of the Year: 1999, 2001
Scottish Premier League Player of the Month: September 2000, November 2002
European Golden Boot: 2001
UEFA Euro 2004: Team of the Tournament
Scottish Football Hall of Fame
Tidernas Guldboll (All-time best Swedish football player): 2005
All-time UEFA Cup/Europa league goalscorer: 40 goals
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