Rolf Yngve Brodd (9 June 1930 – 23 September 2016) was a Swedish professional

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who played as a striker. He began his career with Fritsla IF and then went on to represent

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before retiring at

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in 1964. A full international between 1952 and 1963, he won 20

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and scored 12 goals for the Sweden national team and was part of the Sweden squad that won bronze at the

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Club career

Brodd began his club career with Fristla IF, and signed for

after having scored 32 goals in 33 games in the lower divisions. While at Örebro, he scored 7 goals in 19 games before moving to France where he represented

and

between 1953 and 1962. He then wrapped up his career at

as player-manager, playing in 47 games and scoring 11 goals until his retirement as a player in 1964.

International career

Brodd made his international debut for the Sweden national team on 14 May 1952, in a friendly 0–0 draw with the

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. He scored his first international goal on 11 June 1952, scoring the second goal in a 2–0 win against

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. Brodd was selected to represent Sweden at the

, and scored three goals as Sweden finished third. Brodd scored five goals in four games during the

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campaign, as Sweden failed to qualify for the

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. He made his last international appearance on 14 August 1963 in a friendly 0–0 draw with

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, playing for 86 minutes before being replaced by Bertil "Bebben" Johansson. Brodd won a total of 20

for the Sweden national team between 1952 and 1963, scoring 12 goals. He also represented the Sweden B team twice, scoring one goal.

Personal life

Brodd passed away on 23 September 2016 in Gothenburg.

Career statistics

International

: ''Scores and results list Sweden's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Brodd goal''.

Honours

Sweden * Summer Olympics bronze:

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Individual * Stor Grabb: 1952

References

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