Ingvar Svensson (footballer)

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Ingvar Svensson

Personal information
Full name	Ingvar Svensson
Date of birth	(1939-12-16) 16 December 1939 (age 85)
Place of birth	Sweden
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1957–1960	Mölnlycke IF
1960–1968	IFK Göteborg	147	(27)
1969–1971	Tranås BoIS
1972–1973	Åtvidabergs FF
International career
	Sweden U21	1	(0)
	Sweden B	2	(0)
1966–1967	Sweden	6	(1)
Managerial career
1974–1976	Jönköpings Södra IF
1977–1979	Åtvidabergs FF
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ingvar Svensson (born 16 December 1939) is a Swedish former footballer and manager who played as a midfielder and made six appearances for the Sweden national team. ^[1]

Club career

In his last two seasons before retiring as a player, Svensson twice was Swedish football champion with Åtvidabergs FF, winning the Allsvenskan of 1972 and 1973. ^[2]

International career

Svensson made his debut for Sweden on 5 October 1966 in a friendly match against Austria, which finished as a 4–1 win. He went on to make six appearances, scoring one goal, before making his last appearance on 25 June 1967 in a 1964–67 Nordic Football Championship match against Denmark, which finished as a 1–1 draw. ^[3]

Managerial career

After retiring as a player, Svensson became manager of Jönköpings Södra IF from 1974 to 1976. ^{[2] [4]} In 1977, he became manager of Åtvidabergs FF where he remained until 1979, leading the club to promotion to the Allsvenskan in his first season. ^{[5] [6]}

Career statistics

International

Sweden [3]
Year	Apps	Goals
1966	3	0
1967	3	1
Total	6	1

International goals

Scores and results list Sweden's goal tally first. ^[3]

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	1 June 1967	Råsunda Stadium, Solna, Sweden	Portugal	1–1	1–1	UEFA Euro 1968 qualifying

Honours

Club

Åtvidabergs FF

• Allsvenskan: 1972, 1973 ^[2]

References

1. Ingvar Svensson at WorldFootball.net
2. Höglund, Jimmy (19 November 2007). "1974: Överlägset J-Södra infriade favoritskapet" [1974: Superior J-Södra fulfilled favorite title] (in Swedish). Södrasajten.se. Archived from the original on 12 February 2019. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
3. "Ingvar Svensson". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
4. "J-Södras tränare" [J-Södra's managers]. j-sodra.com (in Swedish). Jönköpings Södra IF. Archived from the original on 9 October 2015. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
5. "Tony vet hur det ska gå till" [Tony knows how to do it]. corren.se (in Swedish). Åtvidaberg: Östgöta Correspondenten. 18 October 2009. Archived from the original on 12 February 2019. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
6. "Allsvenskan i Fotboll 1979" [1979 Allsvenskan of football]. FotbollSweden.se (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 13 August 2016. Retrieved 12 February 2019.

External links

• Ingvar Svensson at National-Football-Teams.com
• Ingvar Svensson at Soccerway
• Swedish Football Association profile