Rikard Nilsson (born 24 May 1983), sometimes spelled as Richard Nilsson, is a
Swedish football defender
In the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield position whose primary role is to stop attacks during the game and prevent the opposition from scoring.
Centre-backs are usually positioned in pairs, with one full-back on either s ...
who plays for
IK Gauthiod.
Nilsson started his career in
Vänersborgs IF, and played for
Bodens BK,
IF Elfsborg
Idrottsföreningen Elfsborg, more commonly known as IF Elfsborg or simply Elfsborg (), is a professional football club based in Borås, Sweden, and is affiliated to the Västergötlands Fotbollförbund. They play in the Allsvenskan and have spe ...
and
FC Trollhättan
FC Trollhättan is a Swedish football club located in Trollhättan currently playing in Division 1.
Background
The club was founded in 2001, when the old rivals Trollhättans IF and Trollhättans FK decided to merge.
In their first league ...
before joining Lyn in January 2009.
He made his
Norwegian Premier League
Eliteserien () is a Norwegian professional league for association football clubs. At the top of the Norwegian football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. Contested by 16 clubs, it operates on a system of promotio ...
debut for Lyn on 3 May 2009 against
Stabæk.
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References
External links
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Fotbolltransfers Profile
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1983 births
Living people
Swedish men's footballers
Bodens BK players
IF Elfsborg players
Lyn Fotball players
Eliteserien players
Swedish expatriate men's footballers
Expatriate men's footballers in Norway
Swedish expatriate sportspeople in Norway
FC Trollhättan players
Men's association football defenders
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