Mats Nordgren

Mats Göran Nordgren (born 9 April 1955) is a Swedish former footballer who played as a midfielder and made 19 appearances for the Sweden national team.^[1][2]

Mats Göran Nordgren

Personal information
Full name	Mats Nordgren
Date of birth	(1955-04-09) 9 April 1955 (age 69)
Place of birth	Kristianstad, Sweden
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
1970–1974	Vä IF
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1975–1976	Hässleholms IF	20+	(4+)
1977–1982	Östers IF	121	(24)
1982–1984	Hessen Kassel	69	(8)
1984–1986	Östers IF	54	(7)
1987–1988	Mjällby AIF	13	(0)
1989	Vilans BoIF
1990	Hanaskogs IS
Total		277+	(43+)
International career
1978–1980	Sweden	19	(3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Nordgren made his debut for Sweden on 1 September 1978 in a UEFA Euro 1980 qualifying match against France, in which he scored the opening goal for Sweden in the 2–2 draw. He went on to make 19 appearances, scoring 3 goals, before making his last appearance on 10 September 1980 in a 1982 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Scotland, which finished as a 0–1 loss.^[3]

Career statistics

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year

Sweden[3]
Year	Apps	Goals
1978	2	1
1979	10	0
1980	7	2
Total	19	3

International goals

Scores and results list Sweden's goal tally first.^[3]

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	1 September 1978	Parc des Princes, Paris, France	France	1–0	2–2	UEFA Euro 1980 qualifying
2	29 April 1980	Malmö Stadion, Malmö, Sweden	Soviet Union	1–2	1–5	Friendly
3	22 May 1980	Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland	Finland	1–0	2–0	1978–80 Nordic Football Championship

References

1. Mats Nordgren at WorldFootball.net
2. "Mats Nordgren". svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. Archived from the original on 23 February 2019. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
3. "Mats Nordgren". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 23 February 2019.

External links

• Mats Nordgren at National-Football-Teams.com
• Mats Nordgren at Soccerway
• Profile at DFB.de
• Profile at kicker.de