Lars-Olof Mattsson

Lars-Olof Mattsson

Personal information
Date of birth	(1954-11-13) 13 November 1954
Place of birth	Köla, Sweden
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	Köla AIK
	IFK Arvika
	IF Olsfors
	Mariestads BK
	Torsby IF
	Köla AIK
Managerial career
1987	Gimo
1988	Säffle
1990–1991	Oddevold
1993	Degerfors IF
1994–1995	Fredrikstad
1996–1997	Ljungskile
1998–1999	Sweden U21
2001–2002	Västra Frölunda
2003–2004	Moss
2005	FK Tønsberg
2006	Ljungskile
2007–2010	FC Trollhättan
2011–2013	Sierra Leone
2014–2015	Oddevold
2017–2018	Ljungskile
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Lars-Olof Mattsson (born 13 November 1954) is a Swedish football coach and former player.

Career

Mattsson played for Köla AIK, IFK Arvika, IF Olsfors, Mariestads BK and Torsby IF.

He previously coached clubs in Sweden and Norway, such as Gimo IF, Säffle FF, IK Oddevold, Degerfors IF, Fredrikstad FK, Ljungskile SK, Sweden under-21 team, Västra Frölunda IF, Moss FK, FK Tønsberg and FC Trollhättan.

Mattsson took charge of the Sierra Leone national team in January 2011, and in March of that year publicly expressed a desire to remain in the job once his one-match contract expired. In April 2011, Mattsson's contract was extended until the end of the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying campaign. However, Mattsson, who was appointed by the Sports Ministry, was not recognised by the Sierra Leone Football Association, until a meeting between the two organisations confirmed Mattsson's role as manager.

Mattsson was awarded a full-time contract in May 2012.

On 28 March 2013, Mattsson quit his job as manager of the Sierra Leone national team, and announced he wanted to take a break from football. However, the Sierra Leone Football Association denied knowledge of the resignation.

In 2019, Mattson was appointed to the coaching staff of Lillestrøm SK.