Ingvar Svensson (born 16 December 1939) is a Swedish former

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and

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who played as a

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and made six appearances for the Sweden national team.

Club career

In his last two seasons before retiring as a player, Svensson twice was Swedish football champion with

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, winning the

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and

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International career

Svensson made his debut for

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on 5 October 1966 in a

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match against

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, which finished as a 4–1 win. He went on to make six appearances, scoring one goal, before making his last appearance on 25 June 1967 in a

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match against

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, which finished as a 1–1 draw.

Managerial career

After retiring as a player, Svensson became manager of

Jönköpings Södra IF Jönköpings Södra IF, also known as J-Södra IF, J-Södra or simply Jönköping, is a Swedish football club based in Jönköping. The club, founded in 1922, returned to the Swedish second division Superettan in 2018 after relegation from the 2 ...

from 1974 to 1976. In 1977, he became manager of

where he remained until 1979, leading the club to promotion to the

in his first season.

Career statistics

International

International goals

Honours

Club

Åtvidabergs FF *

References

External links

* * *
Swedish Football Association profile
1939 births Living people Swedish men's footballers Swedish football managers Sweden men's under-21 international footballers Sweden men's international footballers Men's association football midfielders IFK Göteborg players Åtvidabergs FF players Allsvenskan players Jönköpings Södra IF managers Åtvidabergs FF managers {{Sweden-footy-bio-stub