Sylve Bengtsson
Sylve Bengtsson |
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| Full name | Sylve Bengtsson |
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| Date of birth | July 2, 1930 |
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| Place of birth | Halmstad, Sweden |
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| Date of death | April 30, 2005(2005-04-30) (aged 74) |
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| Place of death | Sweden |
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| Playing position | Forward |
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| Youth career |
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| Halmstads BK |
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| Senior career* |
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| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
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| 1947-1948 | Halmstads BK | | |
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| 1949-1952 | Hälsingborgs IF | | |
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| 1953-1960 | Halmstads BK | | |
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| 1961-1963 | Gnosjö IF | | |
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| 1964-1965 | Hälsingborgs IF | | |
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| 1967 | Halmstads BK | | |
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| National team |
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| 1950-1958 | Sweden | 28 | (3) |
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| Teams managed |
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| 1967 | Halmstads BK |
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| 1968 | Laholms FK |
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| 1971 | Halmstads BK |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).
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Sylve Bengtsson (July 2, 1930 – April 30, 2005) was a Swedish football player, who played forward.
Career
He started his career in Halmstads BK at the age of 17 in 1947 against Djurgårdens IF, a 0-5 defeat. In 1948 as Halmstads BK was relegated from Allsvenskan Sylve left for Hälsingborgs IF (now Helsingborgs IF); during his time in Hälsingborg he made his first national team appearance for Sweden; he was later part of the Swedish national team that won bronze medal in the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki after defeating West Germany.
After the Summer Olympics he returned to Halmstads BK and helped the club back up in Allsvenskan, in season 1954-55 he won the Stora Silvret with the club and in the following season he become the top goalscorer with 22 goals. Halmstads BK was relegated yet again in 1959 and in 1961 Sylve left for Gnosjö IF where he played for three seasons before returning to Allsvenskan and Hälsingborgs IF to play between 1964 and 1965.
In 1967 he returned to Halmstads BK as a playing coach and in 1968 he become manager for Laholms FK, shortly south of Halmstad, he then returned to Halmstads BK as teamleader; he made a short time as manager yet again for the club during the summer of 1971 and led the club back to Allsvenskan.
Aside from playing football he also worked as a baker and confectioner.
Achievements
Club
Halmstads BK:
- Runners-up (1): 1954-1955
Individual
- Allsvenskan Top Goalscorer:
National team
Sweden:
- 3rd Place (1): 1952
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