Olle Nordin

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Olle Nordin
Personal information
Full name Carl Jan Olof Nordin
Date of birth (1949-11-23) 23 November 1949 (age 75)
Place of birth Älmhult, Sweden
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1970–1974 IFK Norrköping 98 (25)
1975–1976 IFK Sundsvall
1977–1980 IFK Göteborg 69 (12)
International career
1970 Sweden U21 5 (4)
1970–1979 Sweden 19 (2)
Managerial career
1982–1984 Västra Frölunda IF
1985 Vålerenga
1986–1990 Sweden
1990–1992 Vålerenga
1993 Drøbak/Frogn
1994–1995 Lyn
1995–1996 Al Wasl
1997–2000 IFK Norrköping
2001–2002 AIK
2003–2008 Jönköpings Södra IF
2008–2009 Jönköpings Södra IF
2016 IFK Malmö
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Carl Jan Olof "Olle" Nordin (born 23 November 1949) is a Swedish former football coach and former player.

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He represented IFK Norrköping, IFK Sundsvall, and IFK Göteborg during a playing career that spanned between 1970 and 1980. A full international between 1976 and 1979, he won 19 caps for the Sweden national team and represented his country at the 1978 FIFA World Cup.

As a coach, he is best remembered for leading the Sweden national team at the 1990 FIFA World Cup, as well as for his stints with IFK Norrköping and AIK.

Playing career

At the club level, Nordin represented IFK Norrköping, IFK Sundsvall, and IFK Göteborg. [1] He was capped 19 times for the Sweden national team and played at the 1978 FIFA World Cup. [2]

Coaching career

As national team coach, Nordin led Sweden to the 1990 FIFA World Cup — its first World Cup since Nordin participated as a player. The tournament was a failure, however, as Sweden lost all three matches with 1–2. Nordin was fired shortly thereafter. He managed Norwegian clubs (Vålerenga, Lyn) as well as Swedish Västra Frölunda IF, [3] IFK Norrköping and AIK.

The latest club he managed was IFK Malmö in 2016. [4]

Career statistics

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year [5]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Sweden 197010
197100
197200
197300
197400
197500
197640
197751
197830
197961
Total192
Scores and results list Sweden's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Nordin goal.
List of international goals scored by Olle Nordin
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetitionRef.
115 June 1977 Parken, Copenhagen, DenmarkFlag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 1–11–2 1972–77 Nordic Football Championship [6]
228 June 1979 Ullevi, Gothenburg, SwedenFlag of Norway.svg  Norway 2–02–0 1978–80 Nordic Football Championship [7]

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