Peter Nilsson

Peter Ulf Nilsson (born 8 August 1958) is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He won three Allsvenskan titles with Östers IF, played professionally in Belgium for Club Brugge KV, and won Svenska Cupen with Kalmar FF during a career that spanned between 1974 and 1991. A full international between 1979 and 1984, he won 35 caps for the Sweden national team.

Club career Nilsson started off his career at Lycksele IF, helping them advance from Division 4 to Division 1 between 1974 and 1977. Following his success in the lower divisions, he was signed to Östers IF in Allsvenskan by the legendary manager Stig Svensson. While at Öster, Nilsson was part of the team that went on to win the 1978, 1980, and 1981 Allsvenskan titles.

After his success with Öster, Nilsson signed for Club Brugge KV in the Belgian First Division during the 1981–82 season. In total, he made 88 appearances for the Belgian club in all competitions before returning to Sweden and signing for Kalmar FF. The next few years proved significantly less successful for the club in league play, as Kalmar was relegated from Allsvenskan in 1986 and then relegated again the following season from Division 1 down to Division 2.

International career Nilsson represented the Sweden U17, U19, and U21 teams a total of 32 times before making his senior Sweden debut in a friendly game against the Soviet Union on 19 April 1979 at the age of 20.

He made his first competitive appearance for Sweden in a UEFA Euro 1980 qualifier against Czechoslovakia which Sweden lost 1–4.

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International

Honours Östers IF Allsvenskan: 1978, 1980, 1981

Kalmar FF Svenska Cupen: 1986–87 Individual Stor Grabb: 1980