Olle Nordin
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Carl Jan Olof Nordin | ||
Date of birth | 23 November 1949 | ||
Place of birth | Älmhult, Sweden | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (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. 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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]International
[edit]National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Sweden | 1970 | 1 | 0 |
1971 | 0 | 0 | |
1972 | 0 | 0 | |
1973 | 0 | 0 | |
1974 | 0 | 0 | |
1975 | 0 | 0 | |
1976 | 4 | 0 | |
1977 | 5 | 1 | |
1978 | 3 | 0 | |
1979 | 6 | 1 | |
Total | 19 | 2 |
- Scores and results list Sweden's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Nordin goal.
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
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1 | 15 June 1977 | Parken, Copenhagen, Denmark | Denmark | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1972–77 Nordic Football Championship | [6] |
2 | 28 June 1979 | Ullevi, Gothenburg, Sweden | Norway | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1978–80 Nordic Football Championship | [7] |
References
[edit]- ^ "1986-1990 Olle Nordin — svenskfotboll.se". www2.svenskfotboll.se. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
- ^ "Olof Nordin - Spelarstatistik - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se. (in Swedish). Retrieved 12 October 2021.
- ^ "Olle Nordin tar över Jönköping | Fotboll | Sportbladet | Aftonbladet". Archived from the original on 17 October 2012.
- ^ "Forne förbundskaptenen lämnar Malmö: "Ville inte fortsätta" - Fotbolldirekt – Experten på svensk fotboll". Fotbolldirekt – Experten på svensk fotboll. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
- ^ "Olof Nordin - Spelarstatistik - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se. (in Swedish). Retrieved 5 January 2023.
- ^ "Danmark - Sverige - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 5 January 2023.
- ^ "Sverige - Norge - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 5 January 2023.
External links
[edit]- #8 Olle Nordin at ifkdb.com
- 1949 births
- Living people
- People from Älmhult Municipality
- Swedish men's footballers
- Sweden men's international footballers
- 1978 FIFA World Cup players
- IFK Göteborg players
- IFK Sundsvall players
- IFK Norrköping players
- Men's association football midfielders
- Swedish football managers
- Västra Frölunda IF managers
- Vålerenga Fotball managers
- Sweden men's national football team managers
- 1990 FIFA World Cup managers
- Lyn Fotball managers
- Al Wasl F.C. managers
- IFK Norrköping managers
- AIK Fotboll managers
- Jönköpings Södra IF managers
- IFK Malmö Fotboll managers
- Swedish expatriate football managers
- Swedish expatriate sportspeople in Norway
- Expatriate football managers in Norway
- Swedish expatriate sportspeople in the United Arab Emirates
- Expatriate football managers in the United Arab Emirates
- Sportspeople from Kronoberg County
- 20th-century Swedish sportsmen
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