Billy Ohlsson

Hammarby IF

In 1972, Ohlsson made his debut for the senior team, at age 17, in Allsvenskan, Sweden's first tier. His first and only appearance for the season came in a shocking 1–8 loss against rivals Djurgårdens IF, in a game where Ohlsson scored the only goal for his side. After primarily being used as a substitute player the following year, Ohlsson broke into the broke into the side as a regular in 1974, playing with the likes of Jan Sjöström and his youth idol Tom Turesson, as well as forming a fruitful partnership in the offense with his brother Kenneth Ohlsson. In 1977, Hammarby reached the final of Svenska Cupen, the main domestic cup, but lost 0–1 to Östers IF. Ohlsson had his major breakthrough in 1978, scoring 18 goals in 26 league games, being surpassed in the scoring league by Tommy Berggren on the final match day of the season.

Arminia Bielefeld

In the winter of 1979, Ohlsson drew attention from international clubs and signed for Arminia Bielefeld, recently promoted to the Bundesliga. Under manager Otto Rehhagel, he made nine appearances in the second half of the 1978–79 season and scored his only league goal in a 2–3 away defeat at FC Kaiserslautern. As a bonuspoint, the goalkeeper for 1.FC Kaiserslautern was Ohlssons former teammate in Hammarby, Ronnie Hellström.

Return to Hammarby

In 1980, Ohlsson returned to his former club Hammarby IF and immediately became the top scorer in Allsvenskan with 19 goals in 26 games, as the side…

In 1976, Ohlsson won two caps for the Sweden national under-21 team. On 4 October 1978, he made his debut for the Sweden national team in a 1–3 loss against Czechoslovakia in a UEFA Euro qualifier. In total, Ohlsson won six caps for the national team, scoring in two friendlies against Denmark and Bulgaria

Ohlsson was born in Stockholm and grew up in the suburb of Bagarmossen, together with his older brother Kenneth Ohlsson, who also become a footballer. He started to play football as a youngster with local club Bagarmossens IS, before joining Hammarby IF at age nine.

Ohlsson was as a football coach in the lower Swedish division's after his playing career ended, but returned to Hammarby in early 2001 as a board member. Being responsible for the sport organisation, Ohlsson was criticised by supporters of the club after making the decision not to renew manager Sören Cratz's contract, that was due to expire at the end of the year, even though Hammarby was placed first and the league and later won the first ever Swedish Champions title in its history. Outside of football, Ohlsson worked as a fireman. He was also hired as a pundit and football commentator by TV4.