Who is better, Bosse Larsson or Rosenberg?
Bo "Bosse" Larsson leads with a GOAT score of 42.9 against 32.8 for Markus Rosenberg — a gap of 10.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Bosse Larsson vs Rosenberg
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GOAT Rank currently ranks Bo "Bosse" Larsson above Markus Rosenberg: 42.9 vs 32.8. Bo "Bosse" Larsson leads on Honours, Statistics, Dominance.
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Bosse LarssonWinner
42.9Bosse Larsson wins: Dominance, Peak, Longevity, Honours, Statistics
Rosenberg
32.8Rosenberg wins: no category outright
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇸🇪 Bo "Bosse" Larsson
42.9
Bosse Larsson leads in 5 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Bo "Bosse" Larsson
2. Markus Rosenberg
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. 🇸🇪 Bo "Bosse" Larsson18 goals
1 season by age 21 · 18 per season
Setting the pace at age 21
2. 🇸🇪 Markus Rosenberg8 goals
1 season by age 21 · 8 per season
Rosenberg is -55.6% behind Bosse Larsson'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 | RosenbergRetired · Malmö FF |
|---|---|---|
| Career goals | 306 | 214 |
| League titles | 5 | 5 |
| Swedish cups | 6 | 1 |
| Sweden caps | 70 | 44 |
| World Cups played | 3 | — |
| Guldbollen awards | 2 | — |
| Allsvenskan top scorer | — | 1 |
| Champions League groups | — | 2 |
| Dominance w25% | 38 | 28 |
| Peak w20% | 42 | 35 |
| Longevity w20% | 58 | 48 |
| Honours w20% | 34 | 22 |
| Statistics w15% | 44 | 32 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Bosse Larsson42.9
Rosenberg32.8
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Bosse Larsson
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Where does Rosenberg beat Bosse Larsson?
Rosenberg does not lead any of the five categories; Bosse Larsson is ahead or level on all of them.
How is the Bosse Larsson vs Rosenberg score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Bosse Larsson: 42.9, Rosenberg: 32.8.
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