Björn Löf
 Löf with Hammarby IF in 1965. | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Björn Robert Löf | ||
| Date of birth | 9 March 1945[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Stockholm, Sweden | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Hammarby IF | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1962–1972 | Hammarby IF | 188 | (1) |
| International career | |||
| Sweden U19 | 1 | (0) | |
| 1965–1967 | Sweden U21 | 5 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Björn "Bönan" Löf (born 9 March 1945) is a Swedish former footballer who played as a centre-back, best known for representing Hammarby IF.
Club career
[edit]In 1962, at age 17, Löf made his senior debut for Hammarby IF in Allsvenskan, Sweden's top tier.[2]
Löf soon established himself as a regular, and became known as tall centre-back with great heading skills.[3] Between 1965 and 1967, Löf won five caps for the Swedish U21's.[1]
He took a break from playing football in 1969 to study, but returned to Hammarby a year later. At the end of 1972, Löf retired from football definitely, aged 27.[4][5]
In total, Löf played seven seasons in Allsvenskan and three in Division 2, the second tier, with Hammarby. He made 188 league appearances for the club, scoring one goal.[6][7]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Landslagsdatabasen: Björn Löf" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
- ^ "1962" (in Swedish). HIF Historia. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
- ^ "1964" (in Swedish). HIF Historia. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
- ^ "1971" (in Swedish). HIF Historia. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
- ^ "Söderstadions Beckenbauer" (PDF) (in Swedish). Hammarby Fotboll. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
- ^ "Total forwardsbrist – då är försvar bästa anfall" (in Swedish). Aftonbladet. 9 July 2004. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
- ^ "Hammarby IF:s historia" (in Swedish). HIF Historia. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
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