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Bo Börjesson
Bo Börjesson (born 1 December 1949) is a former Swedish football player. During his club career, Börjesson played for Örgryte IS and IFK Sundsvall. Börjesson made 23 appearances for the Sweden men's national football team The Sweden men's national football team () represents Sweden in men's international Association football, football and it is controlled by the Swedish Football Association, the governing body of football in Sweden. Sweden's home ground is Strawb ... between 1976 and 1981, scoring 5 goals. External links 1949 births Swedish men's footballers Sweden men's international footballers Örgryte IS players IFK Sundsvall players Men's association football midfielders Living people Footballers from Västernorrland County 20th-century Swedish sportsmen People from Sundsvall Municipality {{Sweden-footy-midfielder-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Midfielder (association Football)
In the sport of association football, a midfielder takes an outfield position primarily in the middle of the pitch. Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. As central midfielders often go across boundaries, with mobility and passing ability, they are often referred to as deep-lying midfielders, play-makers, box-to-box midfielders, or holding midfielders. There are also attacking midfielders with limited defensive assignments. The size of midfield units on a team and their assigned roles depend on which formation is used; the unit of these players on the pitch is commonly referred to as the midfield. Its name derives from the fact that midfield units typically make up the in-between units to the defensive units and forward units of a formation. Managers frequently assign one or more midfielders to disrupt the opposing team's attacks, while others may be tasked with creating goals, or ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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. However, the club is best known for its football department. The club was founded in 1887 which makes it the oldest active sports club in the country. History The club was founded on 4 December 1887 by Willhem Friberg and participated in the first football match in Sweden on 22 May 1892; football had been brought to the club by lacemakers from the Newmilns club in Ayrshire in 1891. Today, a memorial on Heden in central Gothenburg reminiscent of this match. Another memorial has been erected inside the amusement park Liseberg. Örgryte IS came to dominate the childhood of Swedish football. In 1904 Örgyte IS met a friendly match between the English Corinthian FC, thanks for the hospitality donated a silver cup – Corinthian Bo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 system. They have spent five seasons in the Allsvenskan from 1976 to 1977 and 1979–81. The nearest they have come to premier status since was in 1992 when they played in the Kvalsvenskan after progressing from Division 1 Norra. The club currently plays in Division 2 Norra Svealand which is the fourth tier of Swedish football. They play their home matches at the Baldershovs IP in Sundsvall. IFK Sundsvall are affiliated to the Medelpads Fotbollförbund. Season to season Achievements * Division 1 Norra: ** Winners (1): 1992 Attendances In recent seasons IFK Sundsvall have had the following average attendances: The attendance record for IFK Sundsvall was 10,650 spectators for the match against IFK Norrköping Idrottsföreningen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sweden Men's National Football Team
The Sweden men's national football team () represents Sweden in men's international Association football, football and it is controlled by the Swedish Football Association, the governing body of football in Sweden. Sweden's home ground is Strawberry Arena in Solna Municipality, Solna and the team is coached by Jon Dahl Tomasson. From 1945 to the late 1950s, they were considered one of the greatest teams in Europe. Sweden has made twelve appearances at the FIFA World Cup, World Cup with their first coming in 1934 FIFA World Cup, 1934. They have also made six appearances at the UEFA European Championship, European Championship. Sweden finished second at the 1958 FIFA World Cup, which they hosted, and third in both 1950 FIFA World Cup, 1950 and 1994 FIFA World Cup, 1994. Sweden's other accomplishments also include a gold medal at the Football at the 1948 Summer Olympics, 1948 Summer Olympics, and bronze medals in Football at the 1924 Summer Olympics, 1924 and Football at the 1952 Su ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Association Football
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 Football player, players who almost exclusively use their feet to propel a Ball (association football), ball around a rectangular field called a Football pitch, pitch. The objective of the game is to Scoring in association football, score more goals than the opposing team by moving the ball beyond the goal line into a rectangular-framed Goal (sport), goal defended by the opposing team. Traditionally, the game has been played over two 45-minute halves, for a total match time of 90 minutes. With an estimated 250 million players active in over 200 countries and territories, it is the world's most popular sport. Association football is played in accordance with the Laws of the Game (association football), Laws of the Game, a set of rules that has been in effect since 1863 and maintained by the International Football Association Board, IFAB since 1886. The game is pla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1949 Births
Events January * January 1 – A United Nations-sponsored ceasefire brings an end to the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947. The war results in a stalemate and the division of Kashmir, which still continues as of 2025 * January 2 – Luis Muñoz MarÃn becomes the first democratically elected Governor of Puerto Rico. * January 11 – The first "networked" television broadcasts take place, as KDKA-TV in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, goes on the air, connecting east coast and mid-west programming in the United States. * January 16 – Åžemsettin Günaltay forms the new government of Turkey. It is the 18th government, last One-party state, single party government of the Republican People's Party. * January 17 – The first Volkswagen Beetle, VW Type 1 to arrive in the United States, a 1948 model, is brought to New York City, New York by Dutch businessman Ben Pon Sr., Ben Pon. Unable to interest dealers or importers in the Volkswagen, Pon sells the sample car to pay his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swedish Men's Footballers
Swedish or ' may refer to: Anything from or related to Sweden, a country in Northern Europe. Or, specifically: * Swedish language, a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Sweden and Finland ** Swedish alphabet, the official alphabet used by the Swedish language * Swedish people or Swedes, persons with a Swedish ancestral or ethnic identity ** A national or citizen of Sweden, see demographics of Sweden ** Culture of Sweden * Swedish cuisine See also * * Swedish Church (other) * Swedish Institute (other) * Swedish invasion (other) * Swedish Open (other) Swedish Open is a tennis tournament. Swedish Open may also refer to: * Swedish Open (badminton) * Swedish Open (table tennis) * Swedish Open (squash) * Swedish Open (darts) {{disambiguation ... {{disambig Language and nationality disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sweden Men's International Footballers
Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden, is a Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. It borders Norway to the west and north, and Finland to the east. At , Sweden is the largest Nordic country by both area and population, and is the fifth-largest country in Europe. Its capital and largest city is Stockholm. Sweden has a population of 10.6 million, and a low population density of ; 88% of Swedes reside in urban areas. They are mostly in the central and southern half of the country. Sweden's urban areas together cover 1.5% of its land area. Sweden has a diverse climate owing to the length of the country, which ranges from 55°N to 69°N. Sweden has been inhabited since prehistoric times around 12,000 BC. The inhabitants emerged as the Geats () and Swedes (), who formed part of the sea-faring peoples known as the Norsemen. A unified Swedish state was established during the late 10th century. In 1397, Sweden joined Norway and Denmark to form ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Örgryte IS Players
Örgryte is one of the 21 ''stadsdelsnämndsområden'' (a kind of district often translated as borough) of Gothenburg Municipality, Sweden. It is a largely upper middle class residential area just to the east of the city centre. History The original village of Örgryte is much older than the city of Göteborg, with construction in the area predating Göteborg. The original parish being much larger was subsequently absorbed by the city in a gradual process lasting from 1882 to 1922. Construction in the area predates the surrounding areas. The name Örgryte likely originates from the presence of several giant's kettles (''jättegryt'' lit. giant's ''gryt'' in Swedish) in the area. Notable people from Örgryte *Ricky Bruch, 1972 Summer Olympics, 1972 Olympic bronze medallist in the discus throw *Elena Paparizou, winner of the Eurovision Song Contest 2005, representing Greece See also *Örgryte IS, football club based in Örgryte References External linksOfficial website: Göte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
