Björn Nordqvist Football player

Björn Nordqvist (born 6 October 1942 in Hallsberg) is a former football defender from Sweden. During the 1960s and '70s he was the Swedish national team captain. He played at the 1970 FIFA World Cup, 1974 FIFA World Cup and 1978 FIFA World Cup and in total amassed 115 international matches, and as such held the world record for some time. Nordqvist has later been surpassed even as Swedish record holder, by Thomas Ravelli and others.On club level, Nordqvist became Swedish league champion with IFK Norrköping as well as Dutch league and cup champion with PSV Eindhoven. He was awarded Guldbollen in 1968 and has been inducted to the Hall of Fame of Swedish football.Nordqvist also played ice hockey and bandy on a national level.

Personal facts

Björn Nordqvist
Birth dateOctober 06, 1942
Birth place
Sweden , Hallsberg

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Football player

position
Association football positions
teams
IFK Göteborg
Landskrona BoIS
PSV Eindhoven
Sweden national football team
Minnesota Kicks
Örgryte IS
IFK Norrköping

Björn Nordqvist on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://nasljerseys.com/Players/N/Nordqvist.Bjorn.htm