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Björn Axel Göte Nordqvist (born 6 October 1942) is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as a defender.

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Björn Nordqvist

Nordqvist with Sweden
Personal information
Birth name	Björn Axel Göte Nordqvist
Date of birth	(1942-10-06) 6 October 1942 (age 79)
Place of birth	Hallsberg, Sweden
Position(s)	Centre back
Youth career
	IFK Hallsberg
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1961–1972	IFK Norrköping	245	(7)
1972–1975	PSV Eindhoven	101	(0)
1975–1978	IFK Göteborg	83	(2)
1979–1980	Minnesota Kicks	61	(1)
1979–1981	Minnesota Kicks (indoor)	28	(7)
1980–1983	Örgryte IS	72	(0)
1984	Landskrona BoIS	5	(0)
1988	Hovås IF
National team
1960–1964	Sweden U23	11	(1)
1962–1963	Sweden B	4	(0)
1963–1978[1]	Sweden	115	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

During the 1960s and 1970s Nordqvist was captain of the Sweden national team. He played at the 1970 FIFA World Cup, 1974 FIFA World Cup and 1978 FIFA World Cup and in total won 115 international caps, which was a world record at the time. Nordqvist was the most capped Swedish player until over taken by Thomas Ravelli and others.

At club level, Nordqvist won the Swedish title with IFK Norrköping and also won Dutch league and cup winners medals with PSV Eindhoven. He was awarded the Guldbollen as Swedish footballer of the year in 1968 and was later inducted to the Hall of Fame of Swedish football.

Nordqvist also played ice hockey and bandy on a national level.

See also

• List of footballers with 100 or more caps

References

External links

• NASL Stats

На других языках

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- [en] Björn Nordqvist

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[es] Björn Nordqvist

Björn Nordqvist (Hallsberg, Suecia, 6 de octubre de 1942) y es un exfutbolista sueco, que se desempeñó como defensa y que militó en diversos clubes de Suecia y Holanda.

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[fr] Björn Nordqvist

Björn Nordqvist (né le 6 octobre 1942 à Hallsberg) est un footballeur suédois qui évoluait au poste de défenseur.

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[it] Björn Nordqvist

Björn Nordqvist (Hallsberg, 6 ottobre 1942) è un ex calciatore e hockeista su ghiaccio svedese, per lungo tempo detentore assoluto del primato di presenze in gare di calcio riservate alle selezioni nazionali (115).

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[ru] Нурдквист, Бьёрн

Бьёрн Ну́рдквист (швед. Björn Nordqvist; 6 октября 1942, Халльсберг, Швеция) — шведский футболист, центральный защитник. Участник трёх чемпионатов мира, 1970, 1974 и 1978 годов. Лучший футболист Швеции 1968 года. Некоторое время удерживал мировой рекорд по количеству матчей, проведённых за национальную сборную.

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