Ingvar Svensson (footballer)

Ingvar Svensson (born 16 December 1939) is a Swedish former footballer and manager who played as a midfielder and made six appearances for the Sweden national team.[1]

Ingvar Svensson
Personal information
Full name Ingvar Svensson
Date of birth (1939-12-16) 16 December 1939
Place of birth Sweden
Playing position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1957–1960 Mölnlycke IF
1960–1968 IFK Göteborg 147 (27)
1969–1971 Tranås BoIS
1972–1973 Åtvidabergs FF
National team
Sweden U21 1 (0)
Sweden B 2 (0)
1966–1967 Sweden 6 (1)
Teams managed
1974–1976 Jönköpings Södra IF
1977–1979 Åtvidabergs FF
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career

In his last two seasons before retiring as a player, Svensson twice was Swedish football champion with Åtvidabergs FF, winning the Allsvenskan of 1972 and 1973.[2]

International career

Svensson made his debut for Sweden on 5 October 1966 in a friendly match against Austria, which finished as a 4–1 win. He went on to make six appearances, scoring one goal, before making his last appearance on 25 June 1967 in a 1964–67 Nordic Football Championship match against Denmark, which finished as a 1–1 draw.[3]

Managerial career

After retiring as a player, Svensson became manager of Jönköpings Södra IF from 1974 to 1976.[2][4] In 1977, he became manager of Åtvidabergs FF where he remained until 1979, leading the club to promotion to the Allsvenskan in his first season.[5][6]

Career statistics

International
Sweden[3]
YearAppsGoals
196630
196731
Total61

International goals
Scores and results list Sweden's goal tally first.[3]
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
11 June 1967Råsunda Stadium, Solna, Sweden Portugal1–11–1UEFA Euro 1968 qualifying

Honours

Club

Åtvidabergs FF

References
  1. Ingvar Svensson at WorldFootball.net
  2. Höglund, Jimmy (19 November 2007). "1974: Överlägset J-Södra infriade favoritskapet" [1974: Superior J-Södra fulfilled favorite title] (in Swedish). Södrasajten.se. Archived from the original on 12 February 2019. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
  3. "Ingvar Svensson". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
  4. "J-Södras tränare" [J-Södra's managers]. j-sodra.com (in Swedish). Jönköpings Södra IF. Archived from the original on 9 October 2015. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
  5. "Tony vet hur det ska gå till" [Tony knows how to do it]. corren.se (in Swedish). Åtvidaberg: Östgöta Correspondenten. 18 October 2009. Archived from the original on 12 February 2019. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
  6. "Allsvenskan i Fotboll 1979" [1979 Allsvenskan of football]. FotbollSweden.se (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 13 August 2016. Retrieved 12 February 2019.


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