Torsten Lindberg
Swedish footballer and manager
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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]
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)
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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 | 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 | |||
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.
