Lennart Alexandersson (born 31 March 1947) is a Swedish former

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who as a full-back or

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played for

Halmstads BK Halmstads Bollklubb, also known simply as Halmstad () or (especially locally) HBK or Bollklubben, is a Swedish professional Association football, football club located in Halmstad in the county of Halland. The club, formed 7 February 1914 and app ...

in the 1960s and 1970s. He is the father of football players,

Niclas Niclas may refer to: Given name *Niclas Alexandersson (born 1971), retired Swedish football midfielder * Niclas Andersén (born 1988), Swedish ice hockey player *Niclas Bendixen, Danish actor, dancer and choreographer * Niclas Edman (born 1991), ...

and

Daniel Alexandersson Daniel Alexandersson (born 3 December 1978) is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder or forward. He is the younger brother of Niclas Alexandersson. Career Alexandersson started his youth career at Vessigebro BK an ...

. In 1965, Halmstads was demoted to Division 3. From 1966 to 1968, the team regained their Division 2 status after dominating Division 3 with a goal difference of 87 to 23, a record in the Swedish league system. After Halmstads triumphant return to Division 2, Alexandersson along with three other teammates became the first contracted players for the club. After his retirement from football, Lennart settled in

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with his wife and three sons. Two of his sons eventually went on to play for Halmstads BK. His son Niclas helped lead the team to the

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in 1995. As of June 2002, he had two grandchildren from his son Niclas.

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Living people 1947 births Men's association football fullbacks Men's association football forwards Swedish men's footballers Allsvenskan players Halmstads BK players 20th-century Swedish sportsmen {{Sweden-footy-forward-stub