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He is one of Swedish football’s great giants.
We have so much to thank the icon Henrik Larsson for.
Now he takes his place on a powerful football list and the position surprises many.
There are few Swedish footballers who can measure up to the fantastic Henrik Larsson. He has meant so much to our Swedish national team and also left a big mark on some of the world’s biggest club teams.
Larsson broke through as a major talent in Helsingborg and then Dutch Feyenoord. His career also lasted a long time and in the fall of age he proved his greatness for both Barcelona and Manchester United.
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But in between was his real heyday at Glasgow Celtic. Henrik Larsson spent seven seasons in Scotland for the green and white-striped big club and shot himself forever into the hearts of the supporters.
Henrik in Celtic
The Swedish legend completely poured in 242 goals in 313 games in all competitions for Celtic. Larsson won four league titles, five cup titles and the Golden Shoe as Europe’s best goalscorer during the successful years in Scotland.
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He was given the nickname “The King of Kings” and is forever a club icon. Now the ten best players have ever been named in Celtic and then Larsson takes his place on the mighty list of green and white giants, see the full list below.
Many are surprised that “Henke” takes a surprising sixth place on the desirable list, see the whole below, of all the legends who have represented the club throughout the ages.
“He arrived as a relative unknown in 1997 but would leave Celtic as a legend. Everyone who saw him knew he was world class and he became the club’s third-highest goalscorer in history. Larsson’s impact in Scotland was remarkable, without a doubt one of the greatest ever to wear a Celtic shirt,” writes football site Give Me Sport as justification.
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Full list:
10. Paul McStay
9. Stiliyan Petrov
8. Shunsuke Nakamura
7. Scott Brown
6. Henrik Larsson
5. Roy Aitken
4. Kenny Dalglish
3. Jimmy Quinn
2. Jimmy McGrory
1. Jimmy Johnstone
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