Björn Axel Göte Nordqvist (born 6 October 1942) is a Swedish former professional
footballer
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who played as a
defender.
Career
During the 1960s and 1970s Nordqvist was captain of the
Sweden national team. He played at the
1970 FIFA World Cup
The 1970 FIFA World Cup was the ninth edition of the FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international Association football, football championship for List of men's national association football teams, men's senior national teams. Held from 31 May t ...
,
1974 FIFA World Cup
The 1974 FIFA World Cup was the tenth FIFA World Cup, a quadrennial football tournament for men's senior national teams, and was played in West Germany (and West Berlin) between 13 June and 7 July. The tournament marked the first time that the ...
and
1978 FIFA World Cup
The 1978 FIFA World Cup was the 11th edition of the FIFA World Cup, a quadrennial international football world championship tournament among the men's senior national teams. It was held in Argentina between 1 and 25 June.
The Cup was won by t ...
and in total won 115 international caps, which
was a world record at the time. Nordqvist was the most capped Swedish player until over taken by
Thomas Ravelli
Thomas Ravelli (; born 13 August 1959) is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. His 21-year professional career was almost exclusively associated with Öster and Göteborg, for whom he appeared in a combined 416 ...
and others.
At club level, Nordqvist won the Swedish title with
IFK Norrköping
Idrottsföreningen Kamraterna Norrköping, more commonly known as IFK Norrköping or simply Norrköping, is a Swedish professional football club based in Norrköping. The club is affiliated to Östergötlands Fotbollförbund and play their ...
and also won Dutch league and cup winners medals with
PSV Eindhoven
Philips Sport Vereniging (; en, Philips Sports Association ), abbreviated as PSV and internationally known as PSV Eindhoven (), is a Dutch sports club from Eindhoven, Netherlands. It is best known for its professional football department, whi ...
. He was awarded the
Guldbollen
Guldbollen (''Golden Ball'') is a Swedish football award given by ''Aftonbladet'' and the Swedish Football Association to the best male Swedish footballer each year.
History
The award was created by Bengt Liljedahl and between 1946 to 1965 it was ...
as Swedish footballer of the year in 1968 and was later inducted to the Hall of Fame of Swedish football.
Nordqvist also played
ice hockey
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and
bandy
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on a national level.
See also
*
List of footballers with 100 or more caps
References
External links
NASL Stats
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1942 births
Living people
People from Hallsberg Municipality
Swedish footballers
Association football defenders
Allsvenskan players
Eredivisie players
IFK Göteborg players
PSV Eindhoven players
Landskrona BoIS players
IFK Norrköping players
Örgryte IS players
Sweden international footballers
1970 FIFA World Cup players
1974 FIFA World Cup players
1978 FIFA World Cup players
North American Soccer League (1968–1984) indoor players
North American Soccer League (1968–1984) players
Minnesota Kicks players
FIFA Century Club
Swedish expatriate footballers
Swedish expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands
Expatriate footballers in the Netherlands
Swedish expatriate sportspeople in the United States
Expatriate soccer players in the United States
Sportspeople from Örebro County