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Celtic: Henrik Larsson reveals his idols growing up

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Celtic hero Henrik Larsson appeared on a recent edition of The Lockdown Tactics podcast alongside Kris Boyd and Robert Snodgrass.

The former Sweden international represented the Hoops between 1997 and 2004, scoring an impressive 242 goals in 315 games for the Glasgow-based giants.

During his time in Scotland, the Celts were crowned champions four times in seven seasons, that success combined with his excellent goalscoring record will have contributed to the player achieving what we would describe as legendary status.

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During the interview, the former Parkhead hero was asked who his biggest idol was, to which he responded: “It has to be my dad in the beginning, because he was so interested in football, so whenever there was football on television, we watched it. In those days, you couldn’t watch [as] much football as nowadays, you were talking about maybe a game on the Saturday and maybe the quarter-finals or semi-finals of the big European cups, so I have to say, my father.

“Later on, when I got a little bit more into football and I saw a videotape of Pele, [who] was my biggest idol when I was young. I have to say him, the way he played the game, I’ve tried to play it in a similar fashion. He was a team player and it didn’t really matter to him if he scored or he made an assist. I have to say him from around when I was 10 or 12 years [old].

“Pele and my father were the biggest inspirations.”

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It’s great to see Larsson values his father’s contribution in regards to developing his early interest in the game he went on to play so successfully. As well as the aforementioned Scottish league titles, the striker also achieved UEFA Champions League and Premier League glory having gone on to play for Barcelona and Manchester United before retiring in 2009.

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