Björn Nordqvist
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Personal information | |||
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Birth name | Björn Axel Göte Nordqvist | ||
Date of birth | 6 October 1942 | ||
Place of birth | Hallsberg, Sweden | ||
Position(s) | Centre back | ||
Youth career | |||
IFK Hallsberg | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1961–1972 | IFK Norrköping | 245 | (7) |
1972–1975 | PSV Eindhoven | 101 | (0) |
1975–1978 | IFK Göteborg | 83 | (2) |
1979–1980 | Minnesota Kicks | 61 | (1) |
1979–1981 | Minnesota Kicks (indoor) | 28 | (7) |
1980–1983 | Örgryte IS | 72 | (0) |
1984 | Landskrona BoIS | 5 | (0) |
1988 | Hovås IF | ||
National team | |||
1960–1964 | Sweden U23 | 11 | (1) |
1962–1963 | Sweden B | 4 | (0) |
1963–1978[1] | Sweden | 115 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Björn Axel Göte Nordqvist (born 6 October 1942) is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as a defender.
Career[]
During the 1960s and 1970s Nordqvist was captain of the Sweden national team. He played at the 1970 FIFA World Cup, 1974 FIFA World Cup and 1978 FIFA World Cup and in total won 115 international caps, which was a world record at the time. Nordqvist was the most capped Swedish player until over taken by Thomas Ravelli and others.
At club level, Nordqvist won the Swedish title with IFK Norrköping and also won Dutch league and cup winners medals with PSV Eindhoven. He was awarded the Guldbollen as Swedish footballer of the year in 1968 and was later inducted to the Hall of Fame of Swedish football.
Nordqvist also played ice hockey and bandy on a national level.
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Bjorn Nordqvist - Century of International Appearances". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation.
External links[]
- 1942 births
- Living people
- People from Hallsberg Municipality
- Swedish footballers
- Association football defenders
- Allsvenskan players
- Eredivisie players
- IFK Göteborg players
- PSV Eindhoven players
- Landskrona BoIS players
- IFK Norrköping players
- Örgryte IS players
- Sweden international footballers
- 1970 FIFA World Cup players
- 1974 FIFA World Cup players
- 1978 FIFA World Cup players
- North American Soccer League (1968–1984) indoor players
- North American Soccer League (1968–1984) players
- Minnesota Kicks players
- FIFA Century Club
- Swedish expatriate footballers
- Swedish expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands
- Expatriate footballers in the Netherlands
- Swedish expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- Expatriate soccer players in the United States