Rune Börjesson

Rune Börjesson
Harry Bild and Börjesson in 1959
Personal information
Full name Rune Börjesson
Date of birth (1937-04-05)5 April 1937
Place of birth Gothenburg, Sweden
Date of death 21 February 1996(1996-02-21) (aged 58)
Place of death Gothenburg, Sweden
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
–1951 Hovås IF
1951–1954 Örgryte IS
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1955–1961 Örgryte IS
1961–1963 Juventus 0 (0)
1961–1963Palermo (loan) 38 (10)
1963–1967 Örgryte IS
1968–? Hovås IF
International career
1955–1957 Sweden U21 3 (0)
1955–1958 Sweden B 2 (2)
1958–1961 Sweden 20 (17)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Rune Börjesson (5 April 1937 – 21 February 1996) was a Swedish professional footballer who played as a forward. He was the Allsvenskan top scorer in 1959 and 1960 while at Örgryte IS, and later played professionally in Serie A with Juventus and Palermo. A full international between 1958 and 1961, he won 20 caps and scored 17 goals for the Sweden national team.