Torbjörn Nilsson
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Nilsson in April 2014 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Torbjörn Anders Nilsson | ||
| Date of birth | 9 July 1954 | ||
| Place of birth | Västerås, Sweden | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1966–1970 | Jonsereds IF | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1971–1974 | Jonsereds IF | 80 | (50) |
| 1975–1976 | IFK Göteborg | 49 | (34) |
| 1976–1977 | PSV Eindhoven | 11 | (2) |
| 1977–1982 | IFK Göteborg | 114 | (62) |
| 1982–1984 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 65 | (22) |
| 1984–1986 | IFK Göteborg | 49 | (31) |
| 1986–1990 | Jonsereds IF | 40 | (14) |
| Total | 408 | (215) | |
| International career | |||
| 1975–1980 | Sweden U21 | 8 | (2) |
| 1976–1985 | Sweden | 28 | (9) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1988–1990 | Jonsereds IF | ||
| 1991–1993 | Örgryte IS | ||
| 1994–1995 | IK Oddevold | ||
| 1997–1999 | Västra Frölunda IF | ||
| 2001 | BK Häcken | ||
| 2002–2004 | Sweden U-21 | ||
| 2008–2013 | Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC | ||
| 2017 | IFK Göteborg (assistant coach) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Torbjörn Anders Nilsson (born 9 July 1954) is a Swedish footballer and manager who played as a striker. Considered one of the best Swedish footballers of all time, he is best remembered for his time with IFK Göteborg with which he won two Swedish championship titles, the 1981–82 UEFA Cup, and reached the semi-finals of the 1985–86 European Cup. He also represented PSV Eindhoven in the Netherlands and 1. FC Kaiserslautern in Germany during a career that spanned between 1971 and 1990. A full international between 1976 and 1985, he won 28 caps for the Sweden national team and scored nine goals. He represented his country at the 1978 FIFA World Cup and was the 1982 recipient of Guldbollen.