Thomas Nordahl

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Thomas Nordahl
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Nordahl in 1970
Personal information
Full name Thomas Gunnar Nordahl
Date of birth (1946-05-24) 24 May 1946 (age 78)
Place of birth Norrköping, Sweden
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1964 Degerfors 14 (4)
1965–1968 Örebro 77 (41)
1968–1971 Juventus 0 (0)
1968–1971 → Anderlecht (loan) 75 (26)
1971–1978 Örebro 175 (55)
1979–1980 BK Forward 45 (21)
Total386(157)
International career
1964 Sweden U19 8 (0)
1965–1967 Sweden U21 7 (6)
1967–1975 Sweden 15 (5)
Managerial career
BK Forward
1981–1984 Sandvikens IF
1985 IK Grand Bodø
Motala AIF
1995 IFK Norrköping
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Thomas Gunnar Nordahl (born 24 May 1946) is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as a forward. He is also a former manager.

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He played his club football for Degerfors IF, Örebro SK, R.S.C. Anderlecht, and BK Forward during a career that spanned between 1964 and 1980. A full international between 1967 and 1975, he won 15 caps and scored 5 goals for the Sweden national team. He represented Sweden at the 1970 FIFA World Cup. After his playing career he worked as a manager with BK Forward, Sandvikens IF, [1] Motala AIF, and IFK Norrköping. [2]

He is the son of former professional footballer Gunnar Nordahl. [3] [4]

Club career

Nordahl made his debut in the Allsvenskan in 1964 for Degerfors IF when he was 17 years old. A year later, he moved to Örebro SK and became a key player there. He played 77 matches for the Swedish side and scored 41 goals. 1968 he moved to the Italian club Juventus, who had finished third in Serie A during the 1967–68 season. However, shortly after Nordahl signed the contract, the Serie A issued a ban which stopped all clubs from bringing in foreign players. Nordahl was contracted with Juventus but couldn't play because of this ban. This forced Juventus to loan him out to Belgian side R.S.C. Anderlecht. Nordahl stayed in Anderlecht for three years, until 1971; after those three years, his contract with Juventus ended, but the ban still had not been lifted. Nordahl left the club without playing a match for them and went to his old club Örebro. He played there for 7 years between 1971 and 1978, making 175 appearances and scoring 65 goals, resulting in a total of 252 appearances and 106 goals for the club. In 1979 (the season began 1980) he went to another Swedish club, BK Forward, and played 45 matches and scored 21 goals. In 1980, an injury forced Nordahl to quit playing football and the age of 34.

International career

Nordahl made 15 international appearances for the Sweden national team between 1967 and 1975, and scored 5 goals. He also made 15 appearances for the Swedish youth teams. Nordahl was included in the Swedish squad for the 1970 FIFA World Cup in Mexico. [5]

Coaching career

Following his retirement from professional football, Nordahl went on to coach a number of Swedish clubs, including BK Forward, Sandvikens IF, [1] Motala AIF, and IFK Norrköping. [6]

Career statistics

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year [5]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Sweden 196711
196852
196910
197020
197110
197200
197300
197420
197532
Total155
Scores and results list Sweden's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Nordahl goal.
List of international goals scored by Thomas Nordahl
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetitionRef.
13 September 1967 Ullevaal Stadium, Oslo, NorwayFlag of Norway.svg  Norway 1–01–3 UEFA Euro 1968 qualifying [7]
22 May 1968 Malmö Stadium, Malmö, SwedenFlag of Spain.svg  Spain 1–01–1 Friendly [8]
327 June 1968 Råsunda Stadium, Solna, SwedenFlag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 2–12–1 1968–71 Nordic Football Championship [9]
430 June 1975Råsunda Stadium, Solna, SwedenFlag of Norway.svg  Norway 1–03–1 UEFA Euro 1976 qualifying [10]
52–1

Honours

RSC Anderlecht

Individual

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References

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  2. ↑ "Tränare". Gruvstugan. Archived from the original on 29 June 2019. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
  3. ↑ Gunnar Nordahl. Swedish Olympic Committee
  4. ↑ "A.C. Milan Hall of Fame: Gunnar Nordahl". acmilan.com. Retrieved 8 February 2016.
  5. 1 2 "Thomas Nordahl - Spelarstatistik - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se. (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 8 April 2023. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
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