Lindberg competing at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Torsten Gustav Adolf Lindberg | ||
| Date of birth | (1917-04-14)14 April 1917 | ||
| Place of birth | Nässjö, Sweden | ||
| Date of death | 31 August 2009(2009-08-31) (aged 92) | ||
| Place of death | Malmö, Sweden | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 0000–1937 | Husqvarna IF | ? | (?) |
| 1937–? | IK Tord | ? | (?) |
| 0000–1940 | Örgryte IS | ? | (?) |
| 1940–1953 | IFK Norrköping | ? | (?) |
| International career | |||
| 1947–1951 | Sweden | 19 | (0[1]) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1953–1954 | IFK Norrköping | ||
| 1958 | Sweden (Assistant) | ||
| 1964–1966 | Djurgårdens IF | ||
| 1969–1970 | AIK | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Torsten Gustav Adolf Lindberg (14 April 1917 – 31 August 2009) was a Swedish football player and manager. As a player, he won a gold medal at the 1948 Summer Olympics and a bronze medal at the 1950 FIFA World Cup; as a manager he won two league titles with Djurgårdens IF in 1964 and 1966.[2]
Lindberg played club football with Husqvarna IF, IK Tord, Örgryte IS and IFK Norrköping. As a manager, he coached IFK Norrköping, Djurgårdens IF and AIK; he was also Assistant Coach of the Swedish national side during the 1958 FIFA World Cup.
Sweden squads
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Torsten Lindberg managerial positions
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