Carl Jan Olof "Olle" Nordin (born 23 November 1949) is a Swedish former
football
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coach and former player. He represented
IFK Norrköping
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,
IFK Sundsvall
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Background
Since their foundation IFK Sundsvall has participated mainly in the upper and middle divisions of the Swedish football league syst ...
, and
IFK Göteborg
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during a playing career that spanned between 1970 and 1980. A full international between 1976 and 1979, he won 19
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for the
Sweden national team and represented his country at the
1978 FIFA World Cup
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. As a coach, he is best remembered for leading the Sweden national team at the
1990 FIFA World Cup
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, as well as for his stints with IFK Norrköping and
AIK
AIK Fotboll (), more commonly known simply as AIK (), an abbreviation for Allmänna Idrottsklubben (meaning ''the public'' or ''general sports club''), is a Swedish football club competing in Allsvenskan, the top flight of Swedish football. The ...
.
Playing career
At the club level, Nordin represented
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 ...
,
IFK Sundsvall
IFK Sundsvall is a Swedish football club located in Sundsvall. The club was formed on 22 February 1895.
Background
Since their foundation IFK Sundsvall has participated mainly in the upper and middle divisions of the Swedish football league syst ...
, and
IFK Göteborg
Idrottsföreningen Kamraterna Göteborg (officially IFK Göteborg Fotboll), commonly known as IFK Göteborg, IFK (especially locally) or simply Göteborg, is a Swedish professional football club based in Gothenburg. Founded in 1904, it is the ...
. He was capped 19 times for the
Sweden national team and played at 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 ...
.
Coaching career
As national team coach, Nordin led Sweden to the
1990 FIFA World Cup
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— its first World Cup since Nordin participated as a player. The tournament was a failure, however, as Sweden lost all three matches with 1–2. Nordin was fired shortly thereafter. He managed Norwegian clubs (
Vålerenga
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,
Lyn) as well as Swedish
Västra Frölunda IF
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,
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
AIK
AIK Fotboll (), more commonly known simply as AIK (), an abbreviation for Allmänna Idrottsklubben (meaning ''the public'' or ''general sports club''), is a Swedish football club competing in Allsvenskan, the top flight of Swedish football. The ...
.
The latest club he managed was
IFK Malmö
Idrottsföreningen Kamraterna Malmö, more commonly known as IFK Malmö, is a Swedish sports club with several departments, located in Malmö. The club was founded on 23 April 1899.
The football department of IFK Malmö is one of the oldest footb ...
in 2016.
Career statistics
International
: ''Scores and results list Sweden's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Nordin goal''.
References
1949 births
Living people
People from Älmhult Municipality
Swedish footballers
Sweden international footballers
1978 FIFA World Cup players
IFK Göteborg players
IFK Sundsvall players
IFK Norrköping players
Association football midfielders
Swedish football managers
Västra Frölunda IF managers
Vålerenga Fotball managers
Sweden national football team managers
1990 FIFA World Cup managers
Lyn Fotball managers
Al-Wasl F.C. managers
IFK Norrköping managers
AIK Fotboll managers
Jönköpings Södra IF managers
IFK Malmö Fotboll managers
Swedish expatriate football managers
Swedish expatriate sportspeople in Norway
Expatriate football managers in Norway
Swedish expatriate sportspeople in the United Arab Emirates
Expatriate football managers in the United Arab Emirates
Sportspeople from Kronoberg County
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