Bror Lars Astley Mellberg (9 December 1923 − 8 September 2004)[2] was a Swedish footballer who played as a forward.
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Mellberg with Toulouse in May 1953, celebrating the team's promotion from the second to the first division of France | |||||||||||||
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| Full name | Bror Lars Astley Mellberg | ||||||||||||
| Date of birth | (1923-12-09)9 December 1923 | ||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Ambjörby, Sweden | ||||||||||||
| Date of death | 8 September 2004(2004-09-08) (aged 80) | ||||||||||||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||
| 1936–1940 | Ambjörby IK | ||||||||||||
| 1941–1947 | IK Viking | ||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||
| 1947–1948 | Karlstad BK | ||||||||||||
| 1948–1950 | AIK | 21 | (15) | ||||||||||
| 1950–1952 | Genoa | 65 | (23) | ||||||||||
| 1952–1953 | Toulouse | 33 | (27) | ||||||||||
| 1953–1956 | Red Star | 103 | (72) | ||||||||||
| 1956–1957 | Sochaux | 25 | (7) | ||||||||||
| 1957–1961 | AIK | 62 | (18) | ||||||||||
| National team | |||||||||||||
| 1949–1958 | Sweden[1] | 6 | (2) | ||||||||||
Honours
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He played for the Sweden national team at the 1950 FIFA World Cup and 1958 FIFA World Cup.
Ligue 2 top scorers | |
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(N) – Nord Section, (C) – Centre Section, (S) – Sud Section, Gr. A – Group A section, Gr. B – Group B section |
Sweden squads | |||||||||||||
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