Peter Larsson

Infobox Football biography
playername = Peter Larsson


fullname = Peter Larsson
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1984|04|30
cityofbirth = Halmstad
countryofbirth = Sweden
height =
position = Defender
currentclub = F.C. Copenhagen
clubnumber = 12
youthyears = 1998 1999-2002
youthclubs = IF Centern Halmstads BK
years = 2003-2008 2008-present
clubs = Halmstads BK F.C. Copenhagen
caps(goals) = 76 (6) 05 (0)
nationalyears = 2005-2007 2008-present
nationalteam = Sweden U-21 Sweden
nationalcaps(goals) = 02 (0) 02 (0)
pcupdate = 31 August 2008

Peter Larsson (born 30 April 1984) is a Swedish professional footballer defender who is currently playing for F.C. Copenhagen.

Biography

Club career

Starting his football career in IF Centern, alongside Swedish tennis player Sofia Arvidsson, he then in 1999 moved to local rivals Halmstads BKs youth squad in which he played until 2002, he played his first league match against Hammarby IF, (1-1), in August 2004, started during 2006 to take over Lithuanian national player Tomas Žvirgždauskas position in the team, placing Žvirgždauskas more and more on the bench as a substitute.

In 2007 when Brazil was in Sweden for a game against Chile and Ghana, Peter was one of four Swedish league players that where allowed to do one training pass with the Brazilian squad, the other players where Samuel Holmén, Johan Karlsson and Ari Da Silva [cite web|url=http://www.hbk.se/extra/news/?module_instance=1&id=1144 |title=Peter träner med Brasilien |date=2007-03-23| accessdate=2008-06-29 |publisher=Halmstads BK |language=Swedish ] [cite web |url=http://www.sr.se/cgi-bin/sjuharad/nyheter/artikel.asp?artikel=1271259|title=Brasilien vill ha elfsborgare |date=2007-03-23 |accessdate=2008-06-29 |publisher=Sveriges Radio |language=Swedish ] [cite web |url=http://www.aftonbladet.se/sportbladet/fotboll/article416080.ab |title=Allsvenska spelare förstärker Brasilien |date=2007-03-23 |accessdate=2008-06-29 |publisher=Aftonbladet |language=Swedish ] .

On 25 July 2008 Larsson and Halmstad agreed a deal with F.C. Copenhagen, where he signed a 5-year long contract. [cite web |url=http://fck.dk/index.php?pageid=754&newsid=8172 |title=Peter Larsson til F.C. København |accessdate=2008-07-25 |date=2008-08-25 |publisher=F.C. Copenhagen |language=Danish ]

International career

He earned his first caps for the Sweden national football team in January 2008 when he played against Costa Rica and the United States. [cite web |url=http://www.hallandsposten.se/artikel.asp?oid=283424 |title=Dolle och Peter Larsson i landslaget |date=2007-12-13 |accessdate=2008-06-29 |publisher=Hallandsposten |language=Swedish ] As of the game against Costa Rica he became the 1000^th player that have represent Sweden at top level. [cite web |url=http://www.svenskfotboll.se/t2llh.aspx?p=345819&x=1&a=1118798 |title=Herr: Peter Larsson 1000:e landslagsmannen |date=2008-01-14 |accessdate=2008-06-29 |publisher=Svenskfotboll.se |language=Swedish ]

References

External links

* [http://fck.dk/truppen/spillerprofil/?playerid=212 F.C. Copenhagen profile] da icon
* [http://www.hbk.se/extra/link/?module_instance=1&action=link_show&id=17&nav_id=71 Halmstads BK Profile] sv icon