Lars Näsman
{{short description|Finnish footballer (1943-1995)}}
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|death_place = Cyprus
|position = Goalkeeper
|years1 = 1961–1964
|clubs1 = Vasa IFK
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|years2 = 1965–1967
|clubs2 = Upon Pallo
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|years3 = 1968
|clubs3 = Vasa IFK
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|years4 = 1969–1971
|clubs4 = SC Cambuur
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|years5 = 1971–1972
|clubs5 = Helsingfors IFK
|caps5 = 20
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|years6 = 1973–1976
|clubs6 = Ekenäs IF
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|nationalteam1 = Finland
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File:Tolsa-Lindholm-Nasman-1970.jpg (left) and Tommy Lindholm, summer 1970.]]
Lars Näsman (14 July 1943 – 10 October 1995) is considered one of the best Finnish football goalkeepers of all time, having been capped for 37 full international matches.{{cite web |last1=Näsman |first1=Lars |title=Lars Näsman |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/lars-naesman/ |website=worldfootball.net |accessdate=7 February 2020}}{{cite news |last1=Järviö |first1=Timo |title=Kahden lajin maalivahti Lars Näsman |url=https://www.hs.fi/ihmiset/art-2000003479006.html |accessdate=7 February 2020 |publisher=Helsingin Sanomat |date=23 October 1995}}
He was voted the Player of the year in Finland in 1965 and 1967. He was also ranked 10th in the annual List of top sportsmen in Finland in 1967.
Career
Näsman was born in the coastal town of Vaasa in 1943. He started his playing career with VIFK from where he moved to Upon Pallo, Lahti. He joined the Dutch team Cambuur in 1969, remaining there for three years.
In 1971, he joined HIFK, who were runners up in the Finnish league in the same year.
He ended his playing career after 1976 season at Ekenäs IF.{{Cite book |last1=Kasila |first1=Markku |title=Pelimiehet |last2=Vuorinen |first2=Juha |date=17 February 2024 |publisher=Suomen Urheilumuseosäätiö |isbn=978-952-99075-9-5 |page=240}}
Lars Näsman was not tall for a goalkeeper, only 178 cm. However, his fast reactions, good eye for the ball and speed made him the perfect choice for the Finland national team.
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Coach
After his playing career, Näsman coached EIF a second division team in southern Finland.
Lars Näsman had strong opinions about how football should be developed in Finland and in 1970 he told YLE Television, "We must get rid of secret payments to players. Players must be paid openly for their work. Finland can never rise to international level if we don't give up semi-professionalism where players go to work and train in their spare time".
References
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External links
- [http://jp.uefa.com/competitions/euro/history/season=1972/round=187/match=3738/index.html UEFA Wales–Finland 1971]{{dead link|date=March 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20070712023952/http://jp.uefa.com/competitions/euro/history/season=1972/round=187/match=3736/index.html UEFA Wales–Czechoslovakia 1971]
- [http://ru.uefa.com/competitions/euro/history/season=1968/round=178/match=3863/index.html UEFA Finland–Romania 1966]{{dead link|date=March 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}
- {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080326220054/http://www.geocities.com/scottishfootballarchives/scot-int1965.html |date=26 March 2008 |title=Scotland–Finland 1965 Team Line Up }}
- [http://www.londonhearts.com/scotland/games/19650527.html Scotland–Finland 1965 Team ]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20070613015249/http://www.palloliitto.fi/palloliitto/english/ Finland Football Association]
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