Kurt Lennart Ingemar Backman (born 7 February 1934) is a Swedish former footballer who played as a winger. He made more than 200 Allsvenskan appearances for IFK Norrköping and AIK between 1957 and 1968. A full international between 1958 and 1966, he won 31 caps and scored three goals for the Sweden national team.
Born in Skellefteå, Backman started off his career with Skellefteå IF.[1] In 1957, he signed for the Allsvenskan team IFK Norrköping where he played for two seasons.[2] In 1959, he signed with AIK with which he spent ten seasons, appearing in a total of 194 league games.[1] Nine of these seasons were spent in Allsvenskan, while he spent the 1962 season with AIK in Division 2 Svealand.[1] In Division 2, Backman scored a total of 19 goals in 24 games, helping AIK win Division 2 Svealand and win promotion back to Allsvenskan by qualifying through the 1962 Allsvenskan promotion playoffs.[1] He retired from professional football in 1968.[3]
Backman made his full international debut for the Sweden national team on 7 May 1958 in a friendly game against Switzerland ahead of the 1958 FIFA World Cup.[4] 65 minutes into his debut, Backman was replaced by Sylvie Bengtsson after picking up a knee injury.[4] The injury ended up keeping Backman out of Sweden's 1958 World Cup squad and sidelined him from all football for the next couple of months.[4][5]
Backman scored his first international goal for Sweden in a 6–0 friendly win against Denmark on 21 June 1959.[4] He made his competitive debut for Sweden on 19 October 1960 in a 1962 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Belgium which Sweden won 2–0.[4] He also represented Sweden in the UEFA Euro 1964 and 1966 FIFA World Cup qualifying campaigns, but never appeared in a major international tournament.[4] He made his final international appearance on 4 June 1966 in a friendly against Finland.[4]
In total, Backman won 31 caps for Sweden and scored three goals.[4][3] He also appeared twice for the Sweden B team.[4]
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Kurt Lennart Ingemar Backman born 7 February 1934 is a Swedish former footballer who played as a winger He made more than 200 Allsvenskan appearances for IFK Norrkoping and AIK between 1957 and 1968 A full international between 1958 and 1966 he won 31 caps and scored three goals for the Sweden national team Lennart BackmanPersonal informationFull nameKurt Lennart Ingemar BackmanDate of birth 1934 02 07 7 February 1934 age 89 Place of birthSkelleftea SwedenPosition s WingerYouth careerSkelleftea IFSenior career YearsTeamApps Gls 1950 1956Skelleftea IF1957 1958IFK Norrkoping32 6 1959 1968AIK194 51 International career1958 1965Sweden B2 0 1958 1966Sweden31 3 Club domestic league appearances and goals Contents 1 Club career 2 International career 3 Bandy and ice hockey career 4 Career statistics 4 1 International 5 Honours 6 ReferencesClub career EditBorn in Skelleftea Backman started off his career with Skelleftea IF 1 In 1957 he signed for the Allsvenskan team IFK Norrkoping where he played for two seasons 2 In 1959 he signed with AIK with which he spent ten seasons appearing in a total of 194 league games 1 Nine of these seasons were spent in Allsvenskan while he spent the 1962 season with AIK in Division 2 Svealand 1 In Division 2 Backman scored a total of 19 goals in 24 games helping AIK win Division 2 Svealand and win promotion back to Allsvenskan by qualifying through the 1962 Allsvenskan promotion playoffs 1 He retired from professional football in 1968 3 International career Edit nbsp The Sweden national football team in 1961 with this players from the left standing Bengt Folet Berndtsson Torbjorn Jonsson Ake Bajdoff Johansson Agne Simonsson Rune Borjesson and Lennart Backman crouched Olle Lill Lappen Hellstrom Orvar Bergmark Bengt Zamora Nyholm Lennart Wing and Gosta Knivsta Sandberg Backman made his full international debut for the Sweden national team on 7 May 1958 in a friendly game against Switzerland ahead of the 1958 FIFA World Cup 4 65 minutes into his debut Backman was replaced by Sylvie Bengtsson after picking up a knee injury 4 The injury ended up keeping Backman out of Sweden s 1958 World Cup squad and sidelined him from all football for the next couple of months 4 5 Backman scored his first international goal for Sweden in a 6 0 friendly win against Denmark on 21 June 1959 4 He made his competitive debut for Sweden on 19 October 1960 in a 1962 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Belgium which Sweden won 2 0 4 He also represented Sweden in the UEFA Euro 1964 and 1966 FIFA World Cup qualifying campaigns but never appeared in a major international tournament 4 He made his final international appearance on 4 June 1966 in a friendly against Finland 4 In total Backman won 31 caps for Sweden and scored three goals 4 3 He also appeared twice for the Sweden B team 4 Bandy and ice hockey career EditA versatile athlete Backman also represented AIK in bandy and ice hockey during his footballing career 2 He appeared a total of 16 times for the Sweden national bandy team and helped his country finish second at the 1961 Bandy World Championship and third at the 1963 Bandy World Championship 2 6 Career statistics EditInternational Edit Appearances and goals by national team and year 4 National team Year Apps GoalsSweden 1958 2 01959 4 21960 5 01961 8 11962 3 01963 6 01964 1 01965 1 01966 1 0Total 31 3Scores and results list Sweden s goal tally first score column indicates score after each Backman goal List of international goals scored by Lennart Backman No Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Ref 1 21 June 1959 Parken Copenhagen Denmark nbsp Denmark 4 0 6 0 1956 59 Nordic Football Championship 7 2 28 June 1959 Nepstadion Budapest Hungary nbsp Hungary 2 3 2 3 Friendly 8 3 9 August 1961 Idrottsparken Norrkoping Sweden nbsp Finland 4 0 4 0 1960 63 Nordic Football Championship 9 Honours EditAIK Division 2 Svealand 1962 1 Individual Stor Grabb 1960 10 References Edit a b c d e 500 AIK are Lennart Backman www aik se Retrieved 14 December 2020 a b c 22 Lennart Backman Skanes Bandyforbund in Swedish Retrieved 14 December 2020 a b Glomda svenska fotbollshjaltar 15 Dribblern och eleganten Lennart Backman Tommy Hanssons Blogg in Swedish 18 November 2019 Retrieved 14 December 2020 a b c d e f g h i j Lennart Backman Spelarstatistik Svensk fotboll www svenskfotboll se in Swedish Retrieved 14 December 2020 22 Lennart Backman Skanes Bandyforbund in Swedish Retrieved 14 December 2020 Lennart Backman nara att bli historisk pa hemmaplan Svenska Bandyforbundet in Swedish Retrieved 14 December 2020 Danmark Sverige Matchfakta Svensk fotboll www svenskfotboll se in Swedish Retrieved 14 December 2020 Ungern Sverige Matchfakta Svensk fotboll www svenskfotboll se in Swedish Retrieved 14 December 2020 Sverige Finland Matchfakta Svensk fotboll www svenskfotboll se in Swedish Retrieved 14 December 2020 Stora Grabbars Marke Svensk fotboll www svenskfotboll se in Swedish Retrieved 14 December 2020 Retrieved from https en 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