Who is better, Bosse Larsson or Thern?
Jonas Thern leads with a GOAT score of 43.1 against 42.9 for Bo "Bosse" Larsson — a gap of 0.2 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Bosse Larsson vs Thern
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Jonas Thern above Bo "Bosse" Larsson: 43.1 vs 42.9. Jonas Thern leads on Honours, Dominance, Peak. Bo "Bosse" Larsson leads on Longevity.
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ThernWinner
43.1Thern wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours
Bosse Larsson
42.9Bosse Larsson wins: Longevity
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇸🇪 Jonas Thern
43.1
Thern leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Jonas Thern
2. Bo "Bosse" Larsson
Category breakdown
Season form · Form index per season
Career timeline · Form index per season
Cumulative output season by season — the shape of each career against the other.
GOAT pace tracker
Through age 21 · Form index per season
1. 🇸🇪 Jonas Thern34 goals
4 seasons by age 21 · 8.5 per season
Setting the pace at age 21
2. 🇸🇪 Bo "Bosse" Larsson18 goals
1 season by age 21 · 18 per season
Bosse Larsson is -47.1% behind Thern's pace at age 21
Every career is cut at the season the athlete turned 21, so a rookie today is measured against exactly what a legend had banked by the same birthday.
| Metric | Bosse LarssonRetired · Malmö FF | ThernRetired · Napoli / Roma |
|---|---|---|
| Career goals | 306 | — |
| League titles | 5 | 5 |
| Swedish cups | 6 | — |
| Sweden caps | 70 | 74 |
| World Cups played | 3 | — |
| Guldbollen awards | 2 | 1 |
| World Cup bronze | — | 1 |
| Serie A seasons | — | 4 |
| MFF appearances | — | 108 |
| Dominance w25% | 38 | 42 |
| Peak w20% | 42 | 44 |
| Longevity w20% | 58 | 46 |
| Honours w20% | 34 | 40 |
| Statistics w15% | 44 | 44 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Thern43.1
Bosse Larsson42.9
FAQ
Where does Bosse Larsson beat Thern?
Bosse Larsson scores higher on longevity. Thern leads on peak, dominance, honours.
How is the Bosse Larsson vs Thern score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Bosse Larsson: 42.9, Thern: 43.1.
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