Ulf Lyfors
Swedish football manager (1943–2022)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1943-07-09)9 July 1943 | ||
| Date of death | 20 February 2022(2022-02-20) (aged 78) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Huvudsta IS | |||
| Managerial career | |||
| 1979–1980 | Djurgården (women) | ||
| 1980–1987 | Sweden (women) | ||
| 1991 | Sweden U20 | ||
| 2005–2006 | IK Frej | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Ulf Lyfors (9 July 1943 – 20 February 2022) was a Swedish football player and coach.
Career
Lyfors played for Huvudsta IS.[1]
Lyfors managed Djurgården's women's team in the 1979 and 1980 seasons.[2][3] From 1980 to 1987, he was the coach of the Sweden women's national team, in that time winning the UEFA Women's Championship once, in 1984.[1]
Lyfors can be seen in the 2013 Sveriges Television documentary television series The Other Sport.
Personal life
Lyfors was married to coach and former player Marika Domanski-Lyfors and had one child.[4]
References
- ^ a b "Ulf Lyfors har gått bort" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
- ^ "1970-1979". 18 March 2022.
- ^ "1980-1989". 18 March 2022.
- ^ "Marika Domanski Lyfors fyller 45 år den 17 maj" (in Swedish). Helsingborgs Dagblad. 17 May 2005. Archived from the original on 6 July 2013. Retrieved 27 May 2013.
Sweden squad – 1984 European Competition for Women's Football winners (1st title) | ||
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