Bengt Berndtsson
 Bengt Berndtsson at the 2009 Göteborg Book Fair. | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 26 January 1933 | ||
| Place of birth | Gothenburg, Sweden | ||
| Date of death | 4 June 2015 (aged 82) | ||
| Playing position | Winger | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1951–1968 | IFK Göteborg | 599 | (125) |
| National team | |||
| Sweden | |||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Bengt Berndtsson (26 January 1933 – 4 June 2015) was a Swedish football winger. Born in Gothenburg, he was nicknamed Fölet (meaning The Foal).
After starting his career playing for two local clubs, he joined IFK Göteborg in 1951 and won a Swedish Championship with the club. He played 599 matches for IFK during his 17 seasons there, a club record that would stand for 30 years, before being beaten by Mikael Nilsson.
Berndtsson played for the Sweden national football team, and was a member of the squad at the 1958 FIFA World Cup finals.[1]
References
- ↑ Bengt Berndtsson – FIFA competition record
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