Lars Ivarsson started his career with Västerås IK in 1978 and played there until 1984. From 1984-88 he played with Brynäs IF and from 1988-93 played with HV71, before returning to Västerås IK. Ivarsson played with Västerås until 1997, except a short spell with Surahammars IF in 1994-95. In 1997, Ivarsson moved abroad and from 1997-98 played half a season with Kapfenberger SV in Austria and the other half with KalPa in Finland. From 1998-99 he played in Italy with HC Bolzano before finishing his career with Västerås from 2000-02.
Ivarsson was capped 50 times with the Swedish national team. He won an Olympic bronze in 1988 and European Junior Championships bronzes in 1980 and 1981. After finishing his sporting career, Ivarsson worked as an ice hockey coach. He was a coach with Västerås IK from 2003-10, serving as their head coach from 2008-10. From 2010-11 he was head coach of IK Oskarshamn and from 2011-12 was an assistant coach of Mora IK. Since 2012 he has been head coach of Frederikshavn White Hawks in Denmark.
Sweden