Bertil Lennart Söderberg (born 10 June 1947) is a Swedish former

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player who competed in the

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Clubs

Born in Gothenburg, Bertil Söderberg played handboll in

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from 1965 to 1973. In 1970 the club advanced to the highest Swedish league. After two years in "Allsvenskan" he shifted club to IFK Lidingö where he played for five or six seasons. He changed club to

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but only for two seasons. His last club were

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National team

Bertil Söderberg played 88 matches for the national team 1967 to 1977. First match in National team 9 April 1967 on Island against Island. Last match 30 October 1977 against Danmark."Handbollboken". 1978-1979. page 40 In 1972 he was part of the Swedish team which finished seventh in the Olympic tournament. He played five matches and scored six goals.

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1947 births Living people Swedish male handball players Olympic handball players for Sweden Handball players at the 1972 Summer Olympics SoIK Hellas Handboll players 20th-century Swedish sportsmen Handball players from Gothenburg {{Sweden-handball-bio-stub