Torsten Lennart Samuelsson (7 July 1924 – 27 November 2012) was a Swedish association footballer who played as a defender and won bronze medals at the 1950 FIFA World Cup and 1952 Summer Olympics.^[2][3][4]

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Lennart Samuelsson

Samuelsson with Sweden c. 1952
Personal information
Date of birth	(1924-07-07)7 July 1924
Place of birth	Borås, Sweden
Date of death	27 November 2012(2012-11-27) (aged 88)
Place of death	Borlänge, Sweden
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1947–1950	IF Elfsborg
1950–1951	Nice	9	(0)
1951–1956	IF Elfsborg
International career
1950–1955	Sweden[1]	36	(0)
Managerial career
	IFK Luleå
1962–1966	IK Brage
1967–1970	Örebro SK
1971–1973	IK Brage
Medal record Representing  Sweden FIFA World Cup 1950 Brazil Olympic Games 1952 Helsinki
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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Between 1950 and 1955 Samuelsson capped 36 international matches and scored no goals. Domestically he played for Elfsborg (126 matches, 2 goals in 1947–1954), and in 1951 he appeared in nine matches with the French club Nice. His career was cut short due to a broken leg.^[5] He later coached IFK Luleå, IK Brage^[6] and Örebro SK.