Bengt Berndtsson
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Bengt Berndtsson (born 26 January 1933 in Gothenburg) was a Swedish football winger. He was nicknamed Fölet (meaning The Foal).
After starting his carrier playing for two local clubs, he joined IFK Göteborg in 1951 and won a Swedish Championship with the club. He played 599 matches for IFK during his 17 seasons there, a club record that would stand for 30 years, before being beaten by Mikael Nilsson.
[edit] Clubs
- Hisingstads IS, Lundby IF (-1951)
- IFK Göteborg (1951-67)
- Barry Town F.C. (on loan 1959 and 1961)
Sweden squad - 1958 World Cup Runners-up | ||
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1 K. Svensson | 2 Bergmark | 3 Axbom | 4 Liedholm | 5 Johansson | 6 Parling | 7 Hamrin | 8 Gren | 9 Simonsson | 10 Selmonsson | 11 Skoglund | 12 T. Svensson | 13 Oberg | 14 Gustavsson | 15 Borjesson | 16 Haraldsson | 17 Hakansson | 18 Lofgren | 19 Kallgren | 20 Mellberg | 21 Berndtsson | 22 Olsson | Coach: Raynor |