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Swedish footballer and manager

Torsten Lindberg
Lindberg competing at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London
Personal information
Full name Torsten Gustav Adolf Lindberg
Date of birth (1917-04-14)14 April 1917
Place of birth Nässjö, Sweden
Date of death 31 August 2009(2009-08-31) (aged 92)
Place of death Malmö, Sweden
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
0000–1937 Husqvarna IF ? (?)
1937–? IK Tord ? (?)
0000–1940 Örgryte IS ? (?)
1940–1953 IFK Norrköping ? (?)
International career
1947–1951 Sweden 19 (0)
Managerial career
1953–1954 IFK Norrköping
1958 Sweden (Assistant)
1964–1966 Djurgårdens IF
1969–1970 AIK
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Torsten Gustav Adolf Lindberg (14 April 1917 – 31 August 2009) was a Swedish football player and manager. As a player, he won a gold medal at the 1948 Summer Olympics and a bronze medal at the 1950 FIFA World Cup; as a manager he won two league titles with Djurgårdens IF in 1964 and 1966.

Lindberg played club football with Husqvarna IF, IK Tord, Örgryte IS and IFK Norrköping. As a manager, he coached IFK Norrköping, Djurgårdens IF and AIK; he was also Assistant Coach of the Swedish national side during the 1958 FIFA World Cup.

References

  1. Sweden men's national football team stats
  2. "Torsten Lindberg". Olympedia. Retrieved 13 October 2021.

External links

Sweden squads
Sweden football squad – 1948 Summer Olympics – Gold medalists
Sweden
Sweden squad – 1950 FIFA World Cup third place
Sweden
Torsten Lindberg managerial positions
IFK Norrköping – managers
Djurgårdens IF Fotboll – managers
AIK Fotboll – managers


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