- Björn Nordqvist
Infobox Football biography
playername = Björn Nordqvist
fullname = Björn Nordqvist
height = height|m=
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1942|10|06
cityofbirth =Hallsberg
countryofbirth =Sweden
position =Center back
youthyears =
youthclubs = IFK Hallsberg
years = 1961-1972 1972-1975 1975-1978 1979-1980 1980-1983 1984 1988
clubs =IFK Norrköping PSV Eindhoven IFK Göteborg Minnesota Kicks Örgryte IS Landskrona BoIS Hovås IF
caps(goals) = 00000
nationalyears = 1963-1978
nationalteam = Sweden
nationalcaps(goals) = 115 (0)Björn Nordqvist (born
October 6 ,1942 inHallsberg ) is a formerfootball defender fromSweden . During the 1960s and 70's he was the Swedish national team captain. He played at the1970 FIFA World Cup ,1974 FIFA World Cup and1978 FIFA World Cup and in total amassed 115 international matches, and as such held the world record for some time. Nordqvist has later been surpassed even as Swedish record holder, byThomas Ravelli .Roland Nilsson has also surpassed him, with 116 matches. On club level, Nordqvist became Swedish league champion withIFK Norrköping as well as Dutch league and cup champion withPSV Eindhoven . He was awardedGuldbollen in 1968, and has been inducted to the Hall of Fame of Swedish football.Nordqvist also played
ice hockey andbandy on a national level.Clubs
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Örgryte IS
*Minnesota Kicks
*IFK Göteborg
*PSV Eindhoven
*IFK Norrköping ee also
*
List of Soccer Players with 30 or more International Goals
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