[65] The second round saw former Rangers player-manager Graeme Souness' Blackburn Rovers side visit Celtic Park in a matched dubbed "The Battle of Britain".
I went out with lots of applause, and it was a great honour for me.”. In four years with the Rotterdam-based club, he had notched 26 league [186], On 21 November 2011, Larsson signed a new one-year contract, making him manager for Landskrona during the 2012 Superettan as well. [134] Helsingborg also failed to retain the Swedish Cup, losing 1–2 to BoIS in the fourth round in June 2007.[135]. And even though he enjoyed an illustrious, trophy laden career, Del Piero admits his nights playing in front of the Old Firm fans almost led to him finishing his career in Scotland. [120] Despite this, Sir Alex Ferguson was full of praise for the striker, who scored 3 goals in 13 matches in all competitions during his three-month stay,[121] saying, "He's been fantastic for us, his professionalism, his attitude, everything he's done has been excellent. 0 goals in national team(). Three years later he made a brief return in the same role at the club for just a couple of months. Some reports at the time suggested that this in fact was the end of his playing career, with this injury also coming on top of the recent death of his younger brother, Robert. [142] Larsson also discussed the possibility of taking up floorball on a full-time basis.
Due to the many injuries, Larsson was included in the first-team squad that beat Tenhult with 4–2 on 19 June 2013. They did not lose at home for 77 games in a row, it seems to me that this is enough to understand what kind of opponent that Celtic was. And then that full stadium – wonderful memories. [76] Boavista took the advantage on away goals after a 1–1 draw in the first leg, in which Larsson scored the equaliser after missing a penalty. Notes of caution were sounded afterwards. [15] Larsson won his case and in July 1997, he signed for Scottish side Celtic.[19].
[17] He did record a hat-trick in a 4–3 win against Werder Bremen in the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup in 1994–95. This marked the start of something, of a dynasty, breaking the Rangers stranglehold for Celtic’s own era of dominance. Larsson played a testimonial match on 25 May 2004 against Sevilla in front of a capacity crowd at Celtic Park. [18], In 1997, Larsson told manager Arie Haan that he wished to leave the club. [139] He is Helsingborg's record goalscorer in UEFA competitions with 12 goals. Larsson still ranks among the most complete strikers to ever play the game, as his highlights reel of goals against Rangers demonstrates. Henrik Larsson, scored 242 goals in 313 games for Celtic, 1-0 victory over Championship rivals Dumbarton, By purchasing a Sky Sports Day Pass for £6.99 or Sky Sports Week Pass for £10.99, you can enjoy access to all seven Sky Sports channels, We would like your feedback, please fill in our survey. [196], On 23 August 2019, Helsingborg announced that Larsson had decided to quit as head coach after being verbally assaulted on social media following the club's loss to third tier club Oskarshamns AIK in the qualification to Svenska Cupen group stage. ”We want to do better against Rangers in the league and close the gap on them,” said Larsson before the season started. Henrik Larsson of SWEDEN has scored 15 goals against their Old Firm rivals, Glasgow Rangers during his football career with Glasgow Celtic from 1997-1998 to 2003-2004 season. In Sweden's last 16 game against hosts Germany, Larsson missed a penalty and Sweden went out with the score at 2–0 to Germany.[169]. Henrik Larsson is a hero for Rangers man Filip Helander. [55] It also marked the club's first foray into the UEFA Champions League group stage. He scored in the final minute of the match against England for Sweden to draw the match 2–2 in their final match in the group stages. We and our partners will store and/or access information on your device through the use of cookies and similar technologies, to display personalised ads and content, for ad and content measurement, audience insights and product development. [165] Despite initially maintaining his decision to retire, he eventually agreed to return to the national side for Euro 2004. He revealed that he had refused an offer by club president Joan Laporta to extend his contract to the end of the next season. Helsingborg went on to win the competition, defeating Gefle 2–0 in the final on 11 November 2006, earning Larsson another medal. “There was never a time when I feared not coming back into the team but you can’t help the feeling of ‘What if?’” he told the Daily Record that summer. And the doubts even crept into Larsson’s mind.
His 242 goals in 315 matches saw Celtic fans nickname him The King of Kings. [176], Larsson made clear his intentions to take up coaching once his playing career came to an end, having also expressed an interest in returning to Celtic in a coaching capacity. “I must say, however, that, looking back, I would have liked in my career to have had an experience in England or Scotland, precisely because of the great reception that I have always experienced playing there.”, You can follow Jonathan Holloway on Twitter – @J_Holloway86. 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What we do know is that the fizzing atmosphere reached new heights as Celtic quickly spanked two more, Stiliyan Petrov and Paul Lambert making it 3-0 by the 11th minute. “It is one of the best memories of my history and one of the most important games for building my career,” said Del Piero. [12] He made his league debut on 21 November 1993 as a substitute for Regi Blinker in a 1–1 home draw against Vitesse. When they do, it makes it sound like you or I could easily pull it off too. The odd thing about this game is that, on the face of things it very much earned its nickname of the ‘Demolition Derby’. On 6 June 2009, before Sweden's 1–0 loss against Denmark, Larsson's younger brother Robert, who had a troubled personal life, was found dead in his flat in their hometown of Helsingborg.
[25], Larsson's second season with the club saw a change in management with Jozef Vengloš taking the Parkhead hotseat following Wim Jansen's resignation. But I am also losing a great friend. The first was in May 2005, for Jackie McNamara's testimonial against the Republic of Ireland,[99] which Celtic lost 1–0, Robbie Keane scoring the only goal. In Larsson's Celtic debut, against Hibernian at Easter Road, he came on as a late substitute.
[12], In his first year as a full-time professional, Larsson scored 34 goals for Helsingborg and his partnership up front with veteran striker Mats Magnusson helped the side win promotion to the top Swedish division, the Allsvenskan, the club's return to the top tier after 24 seasons in the lower divisions. [191] After securing Falkenberg's position in Allsvenskan, it was announced on 10 November 2014 that he would not manage the club for the 2015 season. They were scary even in the Champions League.
He scored a hat-trick and made a further assist for Bobby Petta as the Celtic side came back from 2–0 down to win 5–2. After Sweden's elimination from the 2006 FIFA World Cup on 24 June 2006, Larsson joined up with his former club, Helsingborg. You can listen to the latest edition of the Totally Scottish Football Show here, and even better, you can subscribe here. [141] The announcement quickly sparked rumours of a return to Celtic as manager, even going so far as to suggest a link-up with former Celtic teammate Ľubomír Moravčík as his assistant. During his time in the Dutch Eredivisie, he won two KNVB Cups with Feyenoord. In July 2009, Larsson scored three goals in the Europa League qualifying ties against Eastern European minnows Mika and Zestaponi.
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