Birger Rosengren (29 October 1917 – 15 October 1977) was a Swedish international footballer who played for IFK Norrköping as a midfielder. During his club career, he won the national Swedish league (Allsvenskan) five times.
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| Date of birth | (1917-10-29)29 October 1917 | ||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Norrköping, Sweden | ||||||||||||
| Date of death | 15 October 1977(1977-10-15) (aged 59) | ||||||||||||
| Place of death | Norrköping, Sweden | ||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Midfield | ||||||||||||
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| 1935–1949 | IFK Norrköping[1] | ||||||||||||
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| 1945–1948 | Sweden | 9 | (0) | ||||||||||
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| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||||||||||||
Rosengren played nine times for his home country, and as team captain he won the gold medal with the Swedish Olympic team at the 1948 Summer Olympics,[2] at which he played in 4 games including the final.[3][4][5]
IFK Norrköping
Sweden
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