Torsten Lindberg
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Full name
Torsten Gustav Adolf Lindberg
Date of birth
14 April 1917
Place of birth
Nässjö, Sweden
Date of death
31 August 2009 (aged 92)
 Lindberg competing at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Torsten Gustav Adolf Lindberg | ||
| Date of birth | 14 April 1917 | ||
| Place of birth | Nässjö, Sweden | ||
| Date of death | 31 August 2009 (aged 92) | ||
| Place of death | Malmö, Sweden | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| –1937 | Husqvarna IF | ||
| 1937–???? | IK Tord | ||
| –1940 | Örgryte IS | ||
| 1940–1953 | IFK Norrköping | ||
| International career | |||
| 1947–1951 | Sweden | 19 | (0[1]) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1953–1954 | IFK Norrköping | ||
| 1958 | Sweden (Assistant) | ||
| 1964–1966 | Djurgårdens IF | ||
| 1969–1970 | AIK | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and 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.[2]
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.
