Sven Lindman

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Sven Lindman
Personal information
Date of birth (1942-04-19)19 April 1942
Place of birth Ormsjö, Sweden
Date of death 17 November 2025(2025-11-17) (aged 83)
Position 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 Rapid Wien[2] 14 (1)
1969–1980 Djurgårdens IF 255 (24)
1981 Helenelunds IF
International career
Sweden U23[1] 2 (0)
Sweden B[1] 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

Sven Henrik Lindman (19 April 1942 – 17 November 2025) was a Swedish footballer who played as a midfielder, spending most of his career with Djurgårdens IF. He played there between 1965 and 1980 and set a club record by making 312 appearances in Allsvenskan. During his time he scored 49 goals for the club. He was capped 21 times and scoring one goal for the Sweden national team. He was a member of Sweden's 1974 FIFA World Cup squad.

Club career

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Sven Lindman was born on 19 April 1942.[4] He 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 Rapid Wien, where he stayed for one season. He ended his contract and rejoined Djurgården. He finished his career there in the 1980 season.[5] He made 175 consecutive appearances for Djurgårdens IF between 1970 and 1977.[6]

International career

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Lindman made his international A debut in 1967 and played 21 matches for the Sweden national team, in which he scored one goal.[3] He was selected in Sweden's 1974 FIFA World Cup squad, however, he did not play in the tournament.[5]

Managerial career

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After his playing career, Lindman took over Karlstads BK for five seasons and later Norrstrands IF for another five seasons as a manager.[5]

Personal life and death

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Lindman died on 17 November 2025, at the age of 83.[7][8] He was the brother of Djurgården footballer Jörgen Lindman.[9]

Career statistics

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Europe Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Djurgården 1965 Allsvenskan 2 1 — 2 1
1966[10] Allsvenskan 22 12 — 2 0 24 12
1967[11] 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
Rapid Wien 1968–69[12] Nationalliga 14 1 4 2 3 2 21 5
Djurgården 1969[13] 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

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Djurgårdens IF

References

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  8. ^ Sven Henrik Lindman (in Swedish)
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