Thomas Gunnar Nordahl (born 24 May 1946) is a Swedish former professional

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who played as a forward. He is also a former manager. He played his club football for Degerfors IF,

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during a career that spanned between 1964 and 1980. A full international between 1967 and 1975, he won 15

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and scored 5 goals for the Sweden national team. He represented Sweden at the 1970 FIFA World Cup. After his playing career he worked as a manager with BK Forward,

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, Motala AIF, and

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. He is the son of former professional footballer

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Club career

Nordahl made his debut in the Allsvenskan in 1964 for Degerfors IF when he was 17 years old. A year later, he moved to

and became a key player there. He played 77 matches for the Swedish side and scored 41 goals. 1968 he moved to the Italian club Juventus, who had finished third in

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during the 1967–68 season. However, shortly after Nordahl signed the contract, the Serie A issued a ban which stopped all clubs from bringing in foreign players. Nordahl was contracted with Juventus but couldn't play because of this ban. This forced Juventus to loan him out to Belgian side

. Nordahl stayed in Anderlecht for three years, until 1971; after those three years, his contract with Juventus ended, but the ban still had not been lifted. Nordahl left the club without playing a match for them and went to his old club Örebro. He played there for 7 years between 1971 and 1978, making 175 appearances and scoring 65 goals, resulting in a total of 252 appearances and 106 goals for the club. In 1979 (the season began 1980) he went to another Swedish club,

, and played 45 matches and scored 21 goals. In 1980, an injury forced Nordahl to quit playing football and the age of 34.

International career

Nordahl made 15 international appearances for the Sweden national team between 1967 and 1975, and scored 5 goals. He also made 15 appearances for the Swedish youth teams. Nordahl was included in the Swedish squad for the 1970 FIFA World Cup in Mexico.

Coaching career

Following his retirement from professional football, Nordahl went on to coach a number of Swedish clubs, including BK Forward,

, Motala AIF, and

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Career statistics

International

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

Honours

Player

RSC Anderlecht *

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: 1967–68 * Inter-Cities Fairs Cup: 1969-70 (runners-up) Individual * Stor Grabb: 1975

References

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Career stats
{{DEFAULTSORT:Nordahl, Thomas Living people 1946 births Men's association football midfielders Swedish men's footballers Sweden men's international footballers 1970 FIFA World Cup players Degerfors IF players Örebro SK players Juventus FC players R.S.C. Anderlecht players Swedish football managers Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium Expatriate men's footballers in Italy IFK Norrköping managers Sandvikens IF managers BK Forward players Belgian Pro League players Allsvenskan players Footballers from Norrköping