Sven Axbom
Appearance
Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Sven Erik Emanuel Axbom | ||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | 15 October 1926 | ||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Kimstad, Sweden | ||||||||||||||||
Date of death | 8 April 2006 | (aged 79)||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Defender | ||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
1954–1960 | IFK Norrköping | ||||||||||||||||
International career | |||||||||||||||||
1955–1960 | Sweden | 31 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Sven Axbom (15 October 1926[1] − 8 April 2006[2]) was a Swedish footballer who was capped on 31 occasions by Sweden between 1955 and 1960.[3] He played in all six games for Sweden at the 1958 FIFA World Cup, including the final against Brazil.[4]
Born in Kimstad near Norrköping. He played club football for IFK Norrköping, and in the 1960 season appeared in 16 games for them, whilst in 1956-57 he played two games for them in the European Cup.[5]
References
- ^ "Sven Axbom". World Football: Statistics. FIFA. Retrieved 9 February 2012.
- ^ Sven Axbom, Svensk Filmdatabas. Retrieved 18 September 2016. (in Swedish)
- ^ Sweden Record International Appearances - RSSSF
- ^ Millingstein's History of the World Cup Part 6 Sweden
- ^ playerhistory.com stats