Björn Nordqvist

Björn Nordqvist

Personal information
Date of birth	(1942-10-06) 6 October 1942
Place of birth	Hallsberg, Sweden
Position(s)	Center 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
International career
1963–1978	Sweden	115	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Björn Nordqvist (born 6 October 1942 in Hallsberg) is a former football defender from Sweden. During the 1960s and '70s he was the Swedish national team captain. He played at the 1970 FIFA World Cup, 1974 FIFA World Cup and 1978 FIFA World Cup and in total amassed 115 international matches, and as such held the world record for some time. Nordqvist has later been surpassed even as Swedish record holder, by Thomas Ravelli and others.

On club level, Nordqvist became Swedish league champion with IFK Norrköping as well as Dutch league and cup champion with PSV Eindhoven. He was awarded Guldbollen in 1968 and has been inducted to the Hall of Fame of Swedish football.

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

Clubs

• Örgryte IS
• Minnesota Kicks
• IFK Göteborg
• PSV Eindhoven
• IFK Norrköping

See also

• List of footballers with 100 or more caps

External links

• NASL Stats

Preceded by ?

Sweden Captain 1967–1978

Succeeded by Ingemar Erlandsson