Benny Lennartsson

Benny Lennartsson
Personal information
Full name	Benny Lennartsson
Date of birth	14 December 1942 (age 81)
Place of birth	Örebro, Sweden
Youth career
	Örebro
Senior career*
Years	Team
	Örebro
	Fulham
	FC Monthey
Managerial career
1969–1975	FC Monthey
1976–1978	Örebro
1979–1980	IFK Sundsvall
1980–1985	Sweden U-21
1985–1988	Sweden Olympic football team
1988–1991	Viking
1993–1995	BK Forward
1995–1998	Lyngby
1998–1999	Bristol City
2000–2002	Viking
2003	Viborg
2007	Start
2009	GAIS (assistant coach)
2010	Ivory Coast (assistant coach)
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Benny Lennartsson is a Swedish football coach, former football and bandy player.

He has managed Örebro SK, Lyngby FC and Bristol City among others.^[1]^[2]

Managerial career

Viking

In 1988, Lennartsson signed for Norwegian club Viking FK. He won promotion from the second tier in his first season at the club. The next season, Viking were the winners of the Norwegian Cup by beating Molde in the final. In 1991, he won the first tier of Norwegian football, before leaving the club the same season.

In 2000, Lennartsson joined Viking for a second spell. It would prove to be a successful one, as the club finished in third place in his first two seasons in charge. Viking also got to the final of the Norwegian Cup in both 2000 and 2001, but only winning it in the latter. His last season as manager of Viking, was in 2002. The club finished in 4th place in the league and knocked Chelsea out of the UEFA Cup.

Honours

Viking

First tier

Winner (1): 1991

Third place (2): 2000, 2001

Second tier

Winner (1): 1988

Norwegian Cup

Winner (2): 1989, 2001

Runner-up (1): 2000

References

^ http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11726_2193655,00.html
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