Mats Nordgren

Mats Göran Nordgren

Personal information
Full name	Mats Nordgren
Date of birth	(1955-04-09) 9 April 1955
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

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.

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.

Career statistics

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year

Sweden
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.

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

External links

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