Olle Nordin
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Carl Jan Olof Nordin | ||
| Date of birth | 23 November 1949 | ||
| Place of birth | Älmhult, Sweden | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1970–1974 | IFK Norrköping | 98 | (25) |
| 1975–1976 | IFK Sundsvall | ||
| 1977–1980 | IFK Göteborg | 69 | (12) |
| National team | |||
| 1976–1979 | Sweden | 19 | (2) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1982–1984 | Västra Frölunda IF | ||
| 1985 | Vålerenga | ||
| 1986–1990 | Sweden | ||
| 1990–1992 | Vålerenga | ||
| 1993 | Drøbak/Frogn | ||
| 1994–1995 | FC Lyn Oslo | ||
| 1995–1996 | Al Wasl FC | ||
| 1997–2000 | IFK Norrköping | ||
| 2001–2002 | AIK | ||
| 2003–2008 | Jönköpings Södra IF | ||
| 2008–2009 | Jönköpings Södra IF | ||
| 2016 | IFK Malmö | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Carl Jan Olof "Olle" Nordin (born 23 November 1949) is a Swedish former football coach and former player.
As a player, he represented IFK Norrköping, IFK Sundsvall, and IFK Göteborg during a career that spanned between 1970 and 1980. A full international between 1976 and 1979, he won 19 caps for the Sweden national team and represented his country at the 1978 FIFA World Cup.
As a coach, he is best remembered for leading the Sweden national team at the 1990 FIFA World Cup, as well as for his stints with IFK Norrköping and AIK.
Playing career[]
At the club level, Nordin represented IFK Norrköping, IFK Sundsvall, and IFK Göteborg.[1] He was capped 19 times for the Sweden national team and played at the 1978 FIFA World Cup.[2]
Coaching career[]
As national team coach, Nordin led Sweden to the 1990 FIFA World Cup — its first World Cup since Nordin participated as a player. The tournament was a failure, however, as Sweden lost all three matches with 1–2. Nordin was fired shortly thereafter. He managed Norwegian clubs (Vålerenga, Lyn) as well as Swedish Västra Frölunda IF,[3] IFK Norrköping and AIK.
The latest club he managed was IFK Malmö in 2016.[4]
References[]
- ^ "1986-1990 Olle Nordin — svenskfotboll.se". www2.svenskfotboll.se. Retrieved 2021-10-12.
- ^ "Olof Nordin - Spelarstatistik - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se. (in Swedish). Retrieved 2021-10-12.
- ^ http://www.aftonbladet.se/sportbladet/fotboll/article108931.ab[bare URL]
- ^ "Forne förbundskaptenen lämnar Malmö: "Ville inte fortsätta" - Fotbolldirekt – Experten på svensk fotboll". Fotbolldirekt – Experten på svensk fotboll. Retrieved 2021-10-12.
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