Rune Larsson

Rune Larsson (17 July 1927 – 15 August 2014) was a Swedish football, ice hockey and bandy player, best known for representing Hammarby IF and AIK in all sports.

Although most known for his footballing career, Larsson briefly represented Sweden internationally in ice hockey.

He later coached his former football club Hammarby in the domestic top division Allsvenskan.

Athletic career Football Raised in Stockholm, Larsson started to play football as a youngster with local clubs Verdandi IF and Sundbybergs IK.

In 1948, at age 20, he joined AIK in Allsvenskan, Sweden's first tier. Larsson soon broke into the side as a regular and won the 1950 Svenska Cupen with the club, beating Helsingborgs IF 3–2 in the final. He played four seasons with the club, making 47 league appearances and scoring 14 goals, before leaving after falling out with the board at AIK.

Ice hockey Between 1951 and 1956, Larsson was a prominent ice hockey player who represented both AIK and Hammarby IF in Division 1, Sweden's highest league at the time. In 1959, he made a brief comeback as a player-coach for Tranås AIF in the lower divisions. Larsson made five appearances for the Swedish national team throughout his career.

Bandy Larsson also played bandy with AIK, Hammarby IF and Sundbybergs IK in Sweden's highest division Elitserien.

Honours Football AIK Svenska Cupen: 1950