Birger Rosengren (29 October 1917 – 15 October 1977) was a Swedish international footballer who played for IFK Norrköping as a midfielder. During his club career, he won the national Swedish league (Allsvenskan) five times.
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| Date of birth | 29 October 1917 | |||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Norrköping, Sweden | |||||||||||||
| Date of death | 15 October 1977 (aged 59) | |||||||||||||
| Place of death | Norrköping, Sweden | |||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Midfield | |||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
| 1935–1949 | IFK Norrköping[1] | |||||||||||||
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| 1945–1948 | Sweden | 9 | (0) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | ||||||||||||||
International career
editRosengren played nine times for his home country, and as team captain he won the gold medal with the Swedish Olympic team at the 1948 Summer Olympics,[2] at which he played in 4 games including the final.[3][4][5]
Honours
editIFK Norrköping
Sweden
References
edit- ^ a b "Birger Rosengren". National Football Teams. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
- ^ "Birger Rosengren". Olympedia. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
- ^ "Birger ROSENGREN". FIFA. Archived from the original on 1 July 2013. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
- ^ Birger Rosengren. sports-reference.com
- ^ Birger Rosengren. Swedish Olympic Committee
External links
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- Birger Rosengren at National-Football-Teams.com
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