Ingvar Svahn

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Ingvar Svahn
Personal information
Full nameIngvar Svahn
Date of birth(1938-05-22)22 May 1938
Place of birthMalmö, Sweden
Date of death16 June 2008(2008-06-16) (aged 70)
Place of deathMalmö, Sweden
Playing positionMidfielder
Youth career
–1957Kulladals FF
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1957–1968Malmö FF217(62)
1968–1970Royal Daring
1970Malmö FF11(1)
National team
1961–1970Sweden19(2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Ingvar Svahn (22 May 1938, Malmö – 16 June 2008) was a Swedish footballer.

Career

Svahn played 255 matches for Malmö FF. He became Swedish champion three times and capped 19 times for the national team. In 1967 Svahn won the award for Swedish Footballer of the Year, Guldbollen. Svahn was famous for being a very fair player, he wasn't given a red or yellow card for ten seasons.[1]

References

  1. "Guldbollen 1967". aftonbladet.se (in Swedish). 
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