Ingvar Svahn (22 May 1938 – 16 June 2008) was a Swedish footballer who played as a midfielder.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Ingvar Svahn | ||
Date of birth | 22 May 1938 | ||
Place of birth | Malmö, Sweden | ||
Date of death | 16 June 2008 | (aged 70)||
Place of death | Malmö, Sweden | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
–1957 | Kulladals FF | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1957–1968 | Malmö FF | 217 | (62) |
1968–1970 | Royal Daring | ||
1970 | Malmö FF | 11 | (1) |
1971–1972 | Eslövs BK | ||
International career | |||
1959–1961 | Sweden U21 | 3 | (3) |
1958–1965 | Sweden B | 13 | (1) |
1961–1970 | Sweden | 19 | (2) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Career
editSvahn played 255 matches for Malmö FF. He became Swedish champion three times and capped 19 times for the national team.[1] In 1967, Svahn won the award for Swedish Footballer of the Year, Guldbollen. Svahn was famous for being a very fair player, he wasn't given a red or yellow card for ten seasons.[2]
References
edit- ^ "Ingvar Svahn - Spelarstatistik - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se. (in Swedish). Retrieved 5 September 2020.
- ^ "Guldbollen 1967". aftonbladet.se (in Swedish).