Björn Nordqvist
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Nordqvist in 1968 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Birth name | Björn Axel Göte Nordqvist | ||
| Date of birth | 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.