Per Mats Ola Carlsson (born 28 January 1961) is a Swedish former
footballer
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who most notably played as a
right-back
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for
IFK Göteborg
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.
Club career
Carlsson helped IFK Göteborg win the
1986–87 UEFA Cup
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, playing the full 180 minutes as a right-back in the two
final
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games against
Dundee United
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.
He was also a part of the IFK Göteborg that won the
1987 Swedish Championship title.
International career
Carlsson played ten games for the
Sweden U21 team between 1985 and 1987.
Career statistics
Club
Honours
IFK Göteborg
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Swedish Champion:
1987
Events January
* January 1 – Bolivia reintroduces the Boliviano currency.
* January 2 – Chadian–Libyan conflict – Battle of Fada: The Military of Chad, Chadian army destroys a Libyan armoured brigade.
* January 3 – Afghan leader ...
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UEFA Cup
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1986–87
References
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Living people
1961 births
Men's association football fullbacks
Swedish men's footballers
IFK Göteborg players
UEFA Europa League–winning players
20th-century Swedish sportsmen
Allsvenskan players
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