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Reino Börjesson
Swedish footballer (1929–2023) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Reino Erik Börjesson[2] (4 February 1929 – 21 October 2023) was a Swedish professional footballer who played as a midfielder for Jonsereds IF, IFK Göteborg, Norrby IF, and Örgryte IS. He played ten international matches for Sweden and participated in the 1958 FIFA World Cup Final when Sweden lost 5–2 to Brazil.[3]
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![]() Börjesson with Sweden during the 1958 FIFA World Cup | |||||||||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | (1929-02-04)4 February 1929 | ||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Partille, Sweden[1] | ||||||||||||||||
Date of death | 21 October 2023(2023-10-21) (aged 94) | ||||||||||||||||
Place of death | Partille | ||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
1948–1950[1] | Jonsereds IF | ||||||||||||||||
1950–1953 | IFK Göteborg | 50 | (27) | ||||||||||||||
1953–1958 | Norrby IF | ||||||||||||||||
1959–1961[1] | Örgryte IS | ||||||||||||||||
International career | |||||||||||||||||
1951–1958[1] | Sweden | 10 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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