Lars "Lasse" Lagerbäck [laːʂ 'lɑsɛ 'laːgɛrbɛk] (born 16 July 1948) is a football manager. After Euro 2004, he became the sole manager for the Sweden national football team. He first joined the national team's coaching staff in 1997 as an assistant to Tommy Söderberg, and was promoted to joint coach in 2000. The pair led Sweden through the 2002 World Cup and Euro 2004; after the latter event, Söderberg left the senior national side to take over the coaching job for Sweden's under-21 national team.
Lagerbäck fell under severe scrutiny during the 2006 World Cup. He was very lax throughout the entire duration of the tournament, even when his side fell behind Germany 2-0 in the first 10 minutes of the game. Many Swedes began to question his passion for the game. Following the cup, Lagerbäck announced that he would only remain with the squad until the 2008 European Cup, after which he will resign.