Henrik Larsson
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In this essay I am going to write a bout the footballer Henrik larsson. Larsson has played in big teams for most of his career like Celtic, Barcelona and Manchester utd where he is now
Larsson started his professional career playing for Hцgaborg at the age of 17. He subsequently moved to Helsingborgs IF, where he scored 50 goals in 56 appearances. It was this sensational form that brought the interest of Dutch club Feyenoord, who signed him for Ј295,000 in 1993.
After a complicated contract with Feyenoord, he was signed by Celtic manager Wim Jansen in July 1997 for a fee of Ј650,000. His debut against Hibernian at Easter Road wasnt the best debut. He passed the ball to Hibs player, Chic Charnley, who scored and the game ended up in a 2-1 loss for Celtic. He didnt have much luck in his first European game, scoring an own goal.
Larsson scored 242 goals for Celtic, in 315 matches, making him Celtics third all-time record goal scorer in all competitions. This is more remarkable because he missed almost a year having suffered a terrible injury, breaking his leg in two places, whilst playing against Olympique Lyonnais in a UEFA cup match in France.
In 2001 he won the Golden Boot award for being Europes most prolific goal scorer, with 30 league goals. His total in all competitions that season was 53. In 2003, he scored two superb goals in the UEFA Cup Final, although opponents Porto went on to win 3-2. His goalscoring feats on the continent for Celtic mean he holds the record for number of goals scored for a club from Britain in European matches. Celtic fans still hail him as a hero today, and he is considered the greatest ever foreign player in the history of the Scottish league by the fans of Celtic.
In his last appearance for Celtic, he scored twice to defeat Dunfermline Athletic and win the Scottish Cup.
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