Rutger Backe (born 14 January 1951 in

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) is a Swedish former football player and coach. He started his career in local club IF Böljan. He joined

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club

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in 1972, with whom he played until 1981. Backe played 207 matches in the top league, scoring 77 goals. He was the

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with 21 goals, when the club won its first ever Swedish national championship in 1976. Backe played 8 matches with the

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, scoring two goals. He trained

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and

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in the 1990s.

References

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