Sven Lindman
Sven Henrik Lindman (born 19 April 1942[4]) is a Swedish former footballer who played mainly for Djurgårdens IF. He played there between 1965 and 1980 and made 312 appearances in Allsvenskan which is a record for the club. During his time at the club he scored 49 goals. He was capped 21 times and scoring one goal for the Swedish national team. He was part of Sweden's 1974 FIFA World Cup squad.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 19 April 1942 | ||
| Place of birth | Ormsjö, Sweden | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Ormsjö IF Uven | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| –1961 | Ormsjö IF Uven | ||
| 1961–1965 | Lycksele IF | ||
| 1965–1968 | Djurgårdens IF | 57 | (27) |
| 1968–1969 | SK Rapid Wien[1] | 14 | (1) |
| 1969–1980 | Djurgårdens IF | 255 | (24) |
| 1981 | Helenelunds IF | ||
| International career | |||
| Sweden U23[2] | 2 | (0) | |
| Sweden B[2] | 1 | (1) | |
| 1967–1974 | Sweden[3] | 21 | (1) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1982–1986 | Karlstads BK | ||
| 1987–1991 | Norrstrands IF | ||
| 1983–1994 | Malungs IF | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
Sven Lindman started his career in local Ormsjö team Ormsjö IF Uven. In 1961, he joined Lycksele IF and later became the top scorer of Swedish football Division 2.[5] In 1965, Lindman continued to Djurgårdens IF and was a part of the 1966 Allsvenskan winning team and scored the match-winning goal in the final match against IFK Norrköping,[6] In 1968, he moved to SK Rapid Vienna, where he stayed for one season. He ended his contract and rejoined Djurgården, and finished his career there in the 1980 season.[5] He made 175 consecutive appearances for Djurgårdens IF between 1970 and 1977.[6]
International career
Lindman made his international A debut in 1967 and played 21 matches for the Sweden national football team, in which he scored one goal.[3] He was selected in Sweden's 1974 FIFA World Cup squad, however, he didn't play in the tournament.[5]
Management career
After his playing career, Sven Lindman took over Karlstads BK for five seasons and later Norrstrands IF for another five seasons as a manager.[5]
Personal life
Sven Lindman is the brother of Djurgården footballer Jörgen Lindman.[7]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Djurgården | 1965 | Allsvenskan | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | |||
| 1966[8] | Allsvenskan | 22 | 12 | — | 2 | 0 | 24 | 12 | ||
| 1967[9] | Allsvenskan | 22 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 6 | |
| 1968 | Allsvenskan | 11 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 8 | |||
| Total | 57 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 63 | 27 | ||
| SK Rapid Vienna | 1968–69[10] | Nationalliga | 14 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 5 |
| Total | 14 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 5 | ||
| Djurgården | 1969[11] | Allsvenskan | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | ||
| 1970 | Allsvenskan | 20 | 2 | 20 | 2 | |||||
| 1971 | Allsvenskan | 22 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 6 | |||
| 1972 | Allsvenskan | 22 | 3 | 22 | 3 | |||||
| 1973 | Allsvenskan | 26 | 6 | 26 | 6 | |||||
| 1974 | Allsvenskan | 26 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 30 | 0 | |||
| 1975 | Allsvenskan | 26 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 1 | |||
| 1976 | Allsvenskan | 26 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 1 | |||
| 1977 | Allsvenskan | 18 | 0 | 18 | 0 | |||||
| 1978 | Allsvenskan | 25 | 0 | 25 | 0 | |||||
| 1979 | Allsvenskan | 23 | 1 | 23 | 1 | |||||
| 1980 | Allsvenskan | 10 | 2 | 10 | 2 | |||||
| Total | 255 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 265 | 24 | ||
| Career total | 326 | 52 | 6 | 2 | 17 | 2 | 349 | 56 | ||
Honours
- Djurgårdens IF
References
- ^ "Profile". rapidarchiv.at. Retrieved 23 October 2012.
- ^ a b Alsiö, Martin; Frantz, Alf; Lindahl, Jimmy; Persson, Gunnar, eds. (2004). 100 år: Svenska fotbollförbundets jubileumsbok 1904-2004, del 2: statistiken [100 years: Swedish Football Association's centenary 1904-2004, part 2: statistics] (in Swedish). Vällingby: Stroemberg Media Group. ISBN 91-86184-59-8.
- ^ a b . passagen.se (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 9 June 2001.
- ^ "Untitled Document". algonet.se.
- ^ a b c d "Sven Lindman – hjälte över hela stan". dif.se.
- ^ a b Frantz, Alf; Glanell, Tomas; Persson, Gunnar, eds. (2008). Det svenska fotbollslandslaget 1908–2008 [The Swedish National Football Team 1908–2008] (in Swedish). Vällingby: CA Strömberg AB. ISBN 978-91-86184-69-8.
- ^ . Archived from the original on 23 April 2016.
- ^ "Årets fotboll 1967" [1967 Football of the year].
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ "Årets fotboll 1968" [1968 Football of the year].
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ "Sven Lindman". rapidarchiv.at.
- ^ "Årets fotboll 1970" [1970 Football of the year].
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ http://www.difarkivet.se/dif_sm_guld_seniorer.pdf[bare URL PDF]
External links
- Sven Lindman at WorldFootball.net
- at the Swedish Football Association (in Swedish) (archived)