Reino Börjesson

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Reino Börjesson
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Börjesson with Team Sweden during the FIFA World Cup in Sweden in 1958
Personal information
Full name Reino Börjesson
Date of birth (1929-02-04) 4 February 1929 (age 92)
Place of birth Partille, Sweden[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1948–1950[1] Jonsereds IF
1950–1953 IFK Göteborg 50 (27)
1953–1958 Norrby IF
1959–1961[1] Örgryte IS
National team
1951–1958[1] Sweden 10 (2)
Honours
Men's Football
Representing  Sweden
FIFA World Cup
Runner-up 1958 Sweden
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Reino Börjesson (born 4 February 1929) is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder for Jonsereds IF, IFK Göteborg, Norrby IF, and Örgryte IS. He played ten international matches for Sweden and participated in the 1958 FIFA World Cup Final when Sweden lost 5–2 to Brazil.[2]

Personal life[]

Börjesson was born to a Swedish father, footballer Erik Börjesson, and Finnish mother, Hilja.[3]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d Reino Börjesson at National-Football-Teams.com
  2. ^ "FIFA Player Statistics: Reino BORJESSON". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 17 February 2010. Retrieved 28 December 2011.
  3. ^ Hjertberg, Lars (1 February 2019). "VM-hjälten fyller 90 – och minns sitt största ögonblick". Göteborgs-Posten (in Swedish). Retrieved 10 December 2019. Reino Börjesson föddes som svarvaren Eriks och finska Hiljas tredje barn. ... Sverige 1908, i den allra första landskampen, ... Erik dundrade in fem mål.
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