Bengt Berndtsson (26 January 1933 – 4 June 2015) was a Swedish football winger. Born in Gothenburg, he was nicknamed Fölet (meaning The Foal).

Bengt Berndtsson

Berndtsson during the Göteborg Book Fair in September 2009
Personal information
Date of birth	(1933-01-26)26 January 1933
Place of birth	Gothenburg, Sweden
Date of death	4 June 2015(2015-06-04) (aged 82)
Place of death	Gothenburg, Sweden
Position(s)	Winger
Youth career
	Hisingstads IS
	Lundby IF
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1951–1968	IFK Göteborg	599	(125)
National team
1956–1964	Sweden	29	(6)
Honours Men's Football Representing  Sweden FIFA World Cup Runner-up 1958 Sweden
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

After starting his career playing for two local clubs, he joined IFK Göteborg in 1951 and won a Swedish Championship with the club. He played 599 matches for IFK during his 17 seasons there, a club record that would stand for 30 years, before being beaten by Mikael Nilsson.

Berndtsson played for the Sweden national football team, and was a member of the squad at the 1958 FIFA World Cup finals.[1][2]

References

• Obituary - Expressen

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