Börje Tapper

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Börje Tapper
Personal information

Full name	Börje Tapper
Date of birth	(1922-05-19)19 May 1922
Place of birth	Sweden
Date of death	8 April 1981(1981-04-08) (aged 58)
Place of death	Malmö, Sweden
Playing position	Centre midfielder
Youth career
-1939	Håkanstorp
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1939-1950	Malmö FF	191	(92)
1950	Genoa 1893	7	(?)
National team
1945-1948	Sweden^[1]	4	(7)
Teams managed
1956-1957	Lunds BK
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Börje Tapper (19 May 1922 – 8 April 1981) was a Swedish footballer.

Career

Tapper started his playing career at Håkanstorp before moving on to Malmö FF. He played for the club between 1939 and 1950 when he went to Italy and Genoa 1893, unfortunately for Tapper he didn't succeed in Italy and when he came home to Sweden he wasn't allowed to play in Allsvenskan anymore due to the policy at the time. He is Malmö FFs second best goalscorer ever with 298 goals.

He later coached Lunds BK.^[2]

References

Malmström, Håkan (2010). 100 MFF:ARE. Sydsvenska Dagbladets AB. ISBN 978-91-85319-71-8.

v t e Sweden squad – 1950 FIFA World Cup Third Place

GK Lindberg GK Kalle Svensson GK T. Svensson DF Bodin DF Johansson DF Månsson DF E. Nilsson (c) DF Samuelsson MF Andersson MF Gärd MF Nordahl MF Åhlund FW Jeppson FW Jönsson FW Mellberg FW S. Nilsson FW Palmér FW Rydell FW Skoglund FW Sundqvist FW Kurt Svensson FW Tapper Coach: Raynor

Persondata
Name	Tapper, Börje
Alternative names
Short description	Swedish footballer and manager
Date of birth	19 May 1922
Place of birth	Sweden
Date of death	8 April 1981
Place of death	Malmö, Sweden

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