Bror Mellberg
Swedish footballer (1923–2004)
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Bror Lars Astley Mellberg (9 December 1923 − 8 September 2004)[1] was a Swedish footballer who played as a forward. He played for the Sweden national team at the 1950 FIFA World Cup and 1958 FIFA World Cup where Sweden finished third and second, respectively.
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Full name
Bror Lars Astley Mellberg
Date of birth
9 December 1923
Place of birth
Ambjörby, Sweden
Date of death
8 September 2004 (aged 80)
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Mellberg with Toulouse in 1953 | ||||||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Bror Lars Astley Mellberg | |||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 9 December 1923 | |||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Ambjörby, Sweden | |||||||||||||
| Date of death | 8 September 2004 (aged 80) | |||||||||||||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||
| Position | Forward | |||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||
| 1936–1940 | Ambjörby IK | |||||||||||||
| 1941–1947 | IK Viking | |||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
| 1947–1948 | Karlstad BK | |||||||||||||
| 1948–1950 | AIK | 21 | (15) | |||||||||||
| 1950–1952 | Genoa | 65 | (23) | |||||||||||
| 1952–1953 | Toulouse | 33 | (27) | |||||||||||
| 1953–1956 | Red Star | 103 | (72) | |||||||||||
| 1956–1957 | Sochaux | 25 | (7) | |||||||||||
| 1957–1961 | AIK | 62 | (18) | |||||||||||
| International career | ||||||||||||||
| 1948–1949 | Sweden B | 2 | (1) | |||||||||||
| 1949–1958 | Sweden | 6 | (2) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | ||||||||||||||
Career statistics
International
- Scores and results list Sweden's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Mellberg goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
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| 1 | 23 October 1949 | Parken, Copenhagen, Denmark |  Denmark |
2–2 | 2–3 | 1948–51 Nordic Football Championship | [3] |
| 2 | 16 July 1950 | Pacaembu Stadium, São Paulo, Brazil |  Spain |
2–0 | 3–1 | 1950 FIFA World Cup | [4] |
Honours
Sweden[5]
- FIFA World Cup runner-up: 1958
- FIFA World Cup third place: 1950