Torsten Lindberg

Torsten Lindberg
Personal information
Full nameTorsten Gustav Adolf Lindberg
Date of birth14 April 1917
Place of birthNässjö, Sweden
Date of death31 August 2009 (aged 92)
Place of deathMalmö, Sweden
Playing positionGoalkeeper
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
–1937Husqvarna IF?(?)
1937–?IK Tord?(?)
–1940Örgryte IS?(?)
1940–1953IFK Norrköping?(?)
National team
1947–1951Sweden19(0[1])
Teams managed
1953–1954IFK Norrköping
1958Sweden (Assistant)
1964–1966Djurgårdens IF
1969–1970AIK
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (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 national football team stats

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