Torsten Gustav Adolf Lindberg (14 April 1917 – 31 August 2009) was a Swedish
football
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player and manager. As a player, he won a gold medal at the
1948 Summer Olympics
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and a bronze medal at the
1950 FIFA World Cup
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; as a manager he won two
league titles with
Djurgårdens IF
Djurgårdens Idrottsförening, commonly known simply as Djurgårdens IF, Djurgården (), and (especially locally) Djurgår'n (), Dif or DIF – is a Swedish sports association with several sections, located in Stockholm.
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in 1964 and 1966.
Lindberg played club football with
Husqvarna IF
Husqvarna IF is a sports club in Huskvarna, Sweden. It was founded on 22 September 1904. It supported clubs in various sports, including bandy, football, and ice hockey. The ice hockey section merged with Vätterstads IK in 1971 to form Huskvarna/V ...
,
IK Tord
IK Tord is a Swedish football club located in Rosenlund in Jönköping
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,
Örgryte IS
Örgryte Idrottssällskap, commonly referred to as Örgryte IS, Örgryte () or (especially locally) ÖIS or Öis, is a Swedish sports club based in Gothenburg. It consists of four departments, namely bowling, football, athletics and wrestling. H ...
and
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 ...
. As a manager, he coached
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 ...
,
Djurgårdens IF
Djurgårdens Idrottsförening, commonly known simply as Djurgårdens IF, Djurgården (), and (especially locally) Djurgår'n (), Dif or DIF – is a Swedish sports association with several sections, located in Stockholm.
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and
AIK
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; he was also Assistant Coach of the
Swedish national side during the
1958 FIFA World Cup
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Brazil be ...
.
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1917 births
2009 deaths
Swedish footballers
Sweden international footballers
Olympic footballers of Sweden
Olympic gold medalists for Sweden
Footballers at the 1948 Summer Olympics
1950 FIFA World Cup players
IFK Norrköping players
Örgryte IS players
Swedish football managers
IFK Norrköping managers
AIK Fotboll managers
Djurgårdens IF Fotboll managers
Olympic medalists in football
Association football goalkeepers
Medalists at the 1948 Summer Olympics
People from Nässjö Municipality
Sportspeople from Jönköping County
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