Ove Kindvall
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Kindvall with Sweden during the 1974 FIFA World Cup | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Bengt Ove Kindvall | ||
| Date of birth | 16 May 1943 | ||
| Place of birth | Norrköping, Sweden | ||
| Date of death | 5 August 2025 (aged 82) | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| IFK Norrköping | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1962–1966 | IFK Norrköping | 84 | (70) |
| 1966–1971 | Feyenoord | 144 | (129) |
| 1971–1975 | IFK Norrköping | 94 | (30) |
| 1975–1977 | IFK Göteborg | 58 | (30) |
| Total | 344 | (259) | |
| International career | |||
| 1961 | Sweden U19 | 3 | (0) |
| 1964 | Sweden U21 | 2 | (0) |
| 1963–1964 | Sweden B | 2 | (4) |
| 1965–1974 | Sweden | 43 | (16) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1979–1980 | IFK Göteborg (chairman) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Bengt Ove Kindvall (16 May 1943 – 5 August 2025) was a Swedish professional footballer. He played as a striker. He started his career at IFK Norrköping, where he played until he joined Feyenoord in 1966 and became professional. He was thought to be one of Sweden's greatest ever players.[1] He played for the Sweden men's national football team from 1965 until 1974.
References
- ↑ "Greatest players". gopeking.net (unofficial IFK Norrköping fansite). Archived from the original on 28 September 2007. Retrieved 15 March 2016.