Staffan Lars Anders Tapper (born 10 July 1948) is a Swedish former footballer who played as a

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for

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and the Sweden national team. A full international between 1971 and 1978, he won 36

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for Sweden and played at the 1974 and 1978 FIFA World Cups.

Career

Playing for

, his career there was successful, becoming Swedish champion in 1974,

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and

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, as well as runner-up in the European Cup

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(a 0–1 defeat to

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). He represented the Swedish national team at the 1974 and 1978 World Cups as well as on a number of other occasions. However, many remember him for missing a penalty kick against

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at the 1974 World Cup. For some time, Tapper was first team coach at Malmö FF, he later resigned from that role to become youth talent coach.

Personal life

He is the son of Börje Tapper.

Career statistics

International

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

Honours

Malmö FF * Allsvenskan: 1974,

* European Cup runner-up:

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Tapper, Staffan 1948 births Living people Swedish footballers Allsvenskan players Malmö FF players 1974 FIFA World Cup players 1978 FIFA World Cup players Sweden international footballers Malmö FF non-playing staff Association football midfielders Allsvenskan managers Swedish football managers Footballers from Malmö