Personal information | |||
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Full name | Rolf Reine Almqvist | ||
Date of birth | 12 April 1949 | ||
Place of birth | Gothenburg, Sweden | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1967–1972 | IFK Göteborg | 79 | (43) |
1973–1975 | Åtvidabergs FF | 70 | (35) |
1976 | IFK Sundsvall | 12 | (2) |
1976–1980 | IFK Göteborg | 75 | (29) |
1980 | Seattle Sounders | 5 | (0) |
1980–1981 | Seattle Sounders (indoor) | 17 | (11) |
1981–1982 | BK Häcken | 41 | (13) |
1983 | Ope IF | ||
1984 | Djerv 1919 | ||
International career | |||
1966–1967 | Sweden U19 | 10 | (5) |
1969–1975 | Sweden U21 | 8 | (1) |
1970–1979 | Sweden | 4 | (1) |
Managerial career | |||
1977–1978 | IF Olsfors | ||
1982 | Kullens BK | ||
1983 | BK Häcken | ||
1984–1985 | Djerv 1919 | ||
1986–1987 | Fredrikstad FK | ||
1989–1993 | BK Häcken | ||
1994–1997 | Helsingborgs IF | ||
1998–1999 | IFK Göteborg | ||
2000 | Landskrona BoIS | ||
2001–2003 | Bryne | ||
2004–2005 | FK Tønsberg | ||
2006 | BK Häcken | ||
2007–2008 | Västra Frölunda IF | ||
2009 | IF Olsfors | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Rolf Reine Almqvist (born 12 April 1949) is a Swedish former professional football player and coach who played as striker.
Almqvist played for IFK Göteborg, Åtvidabergs FF, IFK Sundsvall, In 1980, he joined the Seattle Sounders of the North American Soccer League, playing five games during the outdoor season and another seventeen during the 1980–81 NASL indoor season. He then returned to Sweden and played for BK Häcken, Ope IF and Djerv 1919. He was the Allsvenskan top scorer in 1969 and 1977. [1]
Almqvist won four caps and scored one goal between 1970 and 1979 for the Sweden national team. [2] He also represented the Sweden U19 and U21 teams. [3]
Almqvist coached IF Olsfors, Kullens BK, BK Häcken, Djerv 1919, Fredrikstad FK, [4] Helsingborgs IF, [5] IFK Göteborg, Landskrona BoIS, Bryne, FK Tønsberg and Västra Frölunda IF. [6]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Sweden | 1970 | 1 | 1 |
1971 | 0 | 0 | |
1972 | 0 | 0 | |
1973 | 0 | 0 | |
1974 | 1 | 0 | |
1975 | 0 | 0 | |
1976 | 0 | 0 | |
1977 | 0 | 0 | |
1978 | 0 | 0 | |
1979 | 2 | 0 | |
Total | 4 | 1 |
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
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1 | 26 August 1970 | Helsinki Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland | Finland | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1968–71 Nordic Football Championship | [7] |
IFK Göteborg [8]
Åtvidabergs FF [8]
Individual [8]
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