Lars Gerson

Lars Krogh Gerson
	Gerson with IFK Norrköping in May 2012
Personal information
Full name	Lars Christian Krogh Gerson
Date of birth	5 February 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth	Luxembourg, Luxembourg
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Central defender
Team information
Current team	IFK Norrköping
Number	4
Youth career
	Kongsvinger
Senior career*
Years	Team
2008–2011	Kongsvinger
2012–2014	IFK Norrköping
2015–2017	GIF Sundsvall
2018–	IFK Norrköping
International career‡
2009–2011	Luxembourg U21
2008–	Luxembourg
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 January 2021; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18 November 2020

Lars Christian Krogh Gerson (born 5 February 1990) is a Luxembourgish professional footballer who plays as a central defender for Allsvenskan side IFK Norrköping.

International career

Krogh Gerson made his debut for Luxembourg in a 0–2 friendly loss against Wales.^[1] He did not fail to impress.^[2]

Krogh Gerson has also represented Luxembourg at youth level, a.o. at the under-17 European Championship of 2006.

International goals

As of 13 October 2015

Score lists Luxembourg's goal tally first.^[3]

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	29 March 2011	Stadionul Ceahlăul, Piatra Neamț, Romania	Romania	1–0	1–3	UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying
2	14 November 2012	Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg	Scotland	1–2	1–2	Friendly
3	9 September 2014	Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg	Belarus	1–0	1–1	UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying
4	12 October 2015	Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg	Slovakia	2–3	2–4	UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying

Personal life

Krogh Gerson was born in Luxembourg to a Luxembourgian father and Norwegian mother.^[4] His maternal grandfather is the Norwegian anchorman Lars-Jacob Krogh.^[5]

References

^ "26 maart 2008: Josy Barthel, Luxemburg, Luxemburg". Ronaldzwiers.com. Retrieved 10 June 2008.
^ "Nur 30 Minuten Fortschritt, aber ein Lichtblick". Tageblatt.lu. 27 March 2008. Retrieved 10 June 2008.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "NFT profile". national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 7 September 2015.
^ AS, TV 2. "- Vi er sikkert Tippeligaens minst kjente landslagsspillere".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
^ NTB. "Nå skal Lars (24) møte Costa, Fabregas & co".

External links

Lars Gerson at the Kongsvinger IL website at the Wayback Machine (archived 1 May 2008) (in Norwegian)
Lars Gerson at National-Football-Teams.com
Lars Gerson at Soccerway

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[26_maart_2008:_Josy_Barthel,_Luxemburg,_Luxemburg.-1] "26 maart 2008: Josy Barthel, Luxemburg, Luxemburg". Ronaldzwiers.com. Retrieved 10 June 2008.

[Nur_30_Minuten_Fortschritt,_aber_ein_Lichtblick-2] "Nur 30 Minuten Fortschritt, aber ein Lichtblick". Tageblatt.lu. 27 March 2008. Retrieved 10 June 2008.^{[permanent dead link]}

[NFT_profile-3] "NFT profile". national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 7 September 2015.

[4] AS, TV 2. "- Vi er sikkert Tippeligaens minst kjente landslagsspillere".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

[5] NTB. "Nå skal Lars (24) møte Costa, Fabregas & co".

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