Lennart Backman

Kurt Lennart Ingemar Backman (7 February 1934 – 24 January 2026) was a Swedish footballer who played as a winger. He made more than 200 Allsvenskan appearances for IFK Norrköping and AIK between 1957 and 1968. A full international between 1958 and 1966, he won 31 caps and scored three goals for the Sweden national team.

Club career Born in Skellefteå, Backman started off his career with Skellefteå IF. In 1957, he signed for the Allsvenskan team IFK Norrköping where he played for two seasons. In 1959, he signed with AIK with which he spent ten seasons, appearing in a total of 194 league games.

International career The Sweden men's national football team in 1961 with this players – from the left, standing: Bengt "Fölet" Berndtsson, Torbjörn Jonsson, Åke "Bajdoff" Johansson, Agne Simonsson, Rune Börjesson and Lennart Backman; crouched: Olle "Lill-Lappen" Hellström, Orvar Bergmark, Bengt "Zamora" Nyholm, Lennart Wing and Gösta "Knivsta" Sandberg. Backman made his full international debut for the Sweden national team on 7 May 1958 in a friendly game against Switzerland ahead of the 1958 FIFA World Cup. 65 minutes into his debut, Backman was replaced by Sylvie Bengtsson after picking up a knee injury.

Death Backman died on 24 January 2026, at the age of 91.

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Honours AIK Division 2 Svealand: 1962