Bo Augustsson (born on 28 December 1949) is a Swedish former professional footballer who played for Åtvidabergs FF, Den Haag and BoIS. Augustsson grew up in Mala near Hässleholm. As a child, he played football with his brothers on a piece of land near their home. At the age of 17 he moved to Åtvidaberg, and played for Åtvidabergs FF which had just been promoted to

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, while he finished his secondary school studies in Linköping. He was recruited by FC Den Haag in 1972, and remained in Holland for two years. He returned to Åtvidaberg in 1974, and finished his career as a player in Landskrona BoIS; a knee injury forced him to stop playing actively. Augustsson worked as a teacher, but was recruited to BoIS as a youth coach in the 1980s. He subsequently worked as a senior coach for various clubs including Malmö FF, Helsingborgs IF,

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, AIK), as well as abroad, in Norway ( Sandefjord Fotball), Finland ( Turku), Netherlands ( Feyenoord), the United Arab Emirates (Abu Dhabi), and South Africa (

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Youth Academy).

Personal life

He has a younger brother, (

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), who played for

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at the FIFA World Cup. His sons Andreas and Jakob have played football in

, the Swedish professional football league; in addition, both brothers played for the Norwegian club Sandefjord when their father was a coach there.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Augustsson, Bo 1949 births Living people People from Hässleholm Municipality Swedish men's footballers Hässleholms IF players Åtvidabergs FF players Landskrona BoIS players ADO Den Haag players Jamshedpur FC players Swedish expatriate men's footballers Swedish expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands Sandefjord Fotball non-playing staff Men's association football midfielders Footballers from Skåne County