Torsten Lindberg

Torsten Lindberg
	Lindberg competing at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London
Personal information
Full name	Torsten Gustav Adolf Lindberg
Date of birth	14 April 1917
Place of birth	Nässjö, Sweden
Date of death	31 August 2009 (aged 92)
Place of death	Malmö, Sweden
Position	Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years	Team
0000–1937	Husqvarna IF
1937–????	IK Tord
0000–1940	Örgryte IS
1940–1953	IFK Norrköping
International career
1947–1951	Sweden
Managerial career
1953–1954	IFK Norrköping
1958	Sweden (Assistant)
1964–1966	Djurgårdens IF
1969–1970	AIK
	* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Torsten Gustav Adolf Lindberg (14 April 1917 – 31 August 2009) was a Swedish football player and manager. As a player, he won a gold medal at the 1948 Summer Olympics and a bronze medal at the 1950 FIFA World Cup; as a manager he won two league titles with Djurgårdens IF in 1964 and 1966.^[2]

Lindberg played club football with Husqvarna IF, IK Tord, Örgryte IS and IFK Norrköping. As a manager, he coached IFK Norrköping, Djurgårdens IF and AIK; he was also Assistant Coach of the Swedish national side during the 1958 FIFA World Cup.

References

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