Björn Nordqvist

Björn Nordqvist
Nordqvist in 1968
Personal information
Birth name Björn Axel Göte Nordqvist
Date of birth (1942-10-06) 6 October 1942
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
International career
1960–1964 Sweden U23 11 (1)
1962–1963 Sweden B 4 (0)
1963–1978 Sweden 115 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Björn Axel Göte Nordqvist (born 6 October 1942) is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as a defender. A full international between 1963 and 1978, he won 115 caps for the Sweden national team and represented his country at the 1970, 1974, and 1978 FIFA World Cups. In 1968, he was awarded Guldbollen as Sweden's best footballer of the year.