Jan Börje Möller (born 17 September 1953) is a Swedish former professional
footballer
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who played as a
goalkeeper
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. Starting off his career with
Malmö FF
Malmö Fotbollförening, commonly known as Malmö FF, Malmö, or MFF, is a professional football club and the most successful football club in Sweden in terms of trophies won. Formed in 1910 and affiliated with the Scania Football Association, ...
, he went on to represent also
Bristol City
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,
Toronto Blizzard Toronto Blizzard may refer to:
*Toronto Blizzard (1971–1984), the original soccer club, a franchise of the North American Soccer League
*Toronto Blizzard (1986–1993), the later club and franchise of the Canadian Soccer League
*Toronto Azzurri B ...
,
Helsingborgs IF
Helsingborgs IF (full name Helsingborgs Idrottsförening), commonly referred to as HIF (), is a Swedish professional football club located in Helsingborg. They play in the Swedish first tier, Allsvenskan, following promotion in the 2021 Superet ...
, and
Trelleborgs FF
Trelleborgs Fotbollsförening, more commonly known as Trelleborgs FF or simply Trelleborg, is a Swedish football club located in Trelleborg. Formed 6 December 1926, the club plays in Superettan, the second tier in the Swedish Football system. T ...
during a career that spanned between 1971 and 1993. A full international between 1979 and 1988, he won 17
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for the
Sweden national team and represented his country at the
1978 FIFA World Cup
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The Cup was won by t ...
. In 1979, he was awarded
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 Sweden's best footballer of the year.
Club career
Möller had a successful 16-year career for
Malmö FF
Malmö Fotbollförening, commonly known as Malmö FF, Malmö, or MFF, is a professional football club and the most successful football club in Sweden in terms of trophies won. Formed in 1910 and affiliated with the Scania Football Association, ...
during the 1970s and 1980s (two different spells), appearing in the
1978–79 European Cup
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final against
Nottingham Forest
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, a 0–1 loss in
Munich
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. He also played for
Helsingborgs IF
Helsingborgs IF (full name Helsingborgs Idrottsförening), commonly referred to as HIF (), is a Swedish professional football club located in Helsingborg. They play in the Swedish first tier, Allsvenskan, following promotion in the 2021 Superet ...
,
Bristol City
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of
England
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,
Toronto Blizzard Toronto Blizzard may refer to:
*Toronto Blizzard (1971–1984), the original soccer club, a franchise of the North American Soccer League
*Toronto Blizzard (1986–1993), the later club and franchise of the Canadian Soccer League
*Toronto Azzurri B ...
of Canada (following his former manager at Malmö,
Bob Houghton
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, to both clubs),
and
Trelleborgs FF
Trelleborgs Fotbollsförening, more commonly known as Trelleborgs FF or simply Trelleborg, is a Swedish football club located in Trelleborg. Formed 6 December 1926, the club plays in Superettan, the second tier in the Swedish Football system. T ...
, retiring professionally at the age of 40; in 1979, 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 ...
''.
International career
Möller was a
Swedish international on 17 occasions, and was on squad for the
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 ...
in Argentina, as a backup, along with
Göran Hagberg, to
Ronnie Hellström
Folke Ronnie Wallentin Hellström (21 February 1949 – 6 February 2022) was a Swedish professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He represented Hammarby IF and 1. FC Kaiserslautern during a career that spanned between 1966 and 1984 an ...
.
Honours
Malmö FF
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Allsvenskan
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: 1974, 1975, 1977, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988
*
Swedish Champion: 1974, 1975, 1977, 1986, 1988
*
Swedish Cup: 1973, 1974, 1975, 1978, 1980, 1984, 1986
Individual
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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 ...
: 1979
References
External links
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Toronto Blizzard stats*
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1953 births
Living people
Footballers from Malmö
Swedish footballers
Footballers from Skåne County
Association football goalkeepers
Allsvenskan players
Malmö FF players
Helsingborgs IF players
Trelleborgs FF players
Bristol City F.C. players
North American Soccer League (1968–1984) players
Toronto Blizzard (1971–1984) players
Sweden international footballers
1978 FIFA World Cup players
Swedish expatriate footballers
Expatriate footballers in England
Expatriate soccer players in Canada
Swedish expatriate sportspeople in Canada
Swedish expatriate sportspeople in the United Kingdom