Björn Andersson (born 20 July 1951) is a Swedish former professional

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who played as a defender. He is best remembered for representing

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and was part of their

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victory in

1975 It was also declared the ''International Women's Year'' by the United Nations and the European Architectural Heritage Year by the Council of Europe. Events January * January 1 – Watergate scandal (United States): John N. Mitchell, H. R. ...

. A full international between 1972 and 1977, he won 28

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and scored one goal for the

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and represented his country in the

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. He is currently a youth coordinator at IS Halmia.

Honours

;Bayern Munich *

: 1974–75, 1975–76 * Intercontinental Cup:

1976 Events January * January 2 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 18 – Full diplomatic ...

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* * 1951 births Living people People from Perstorp Municipality Swedish men's footballers Men's association football defenders Östers IF players FC Bayern Munich footballers Bundesliga players Allsvenskan players UEFA Champions League–winning players Sweden men's international footballers 1974 FIFA World Cup players Swedish expatriate men's footballers Swedish expatriate sportspeople in Germany Expatriate men's footballers in West Germany FC Bayern Munich non-playing staff Footballers from Skåne County Swedish expatriate sportspeople in West Germany 20th-century Swedish sportsmen Markaryds IF players {{Sweden-footy-defender-stub