Sven Henrik Lindman (born 19 April 1942[4]) is a Swedish former footballer who played mainly for Djurgårdens IF. He played there between 1965 and 1980 and set a club record by making 312 appearances in Allsvenskan. During his time he scored 49 goals for the club. He was capped 21 times and scoring one goal for the Sweden national team. He was a member of Sweden's 1974 FIFA World Cup squad.

Club career

Sven Lindman started his career in local Ormsjö team Ormsjö IF Uven. In 1961, he joined Lycksele IF and later became the top scorer of Swedish football Division 2.[5] In 1965, Lindman continued to Djurgårdens IF and was a part of the 1966 Allsvenskan winning team and scored the match-winning goal in the final match against IFK Norrköping,[6] In 1968, he moved to SK Rapid Vienna, where he stayed for one season. He ended his contract and rejoined Djurgården. He finished his career there in the 1980 season.[5] He made 175 consecutive appearances for Djurgårdens IF between 1970 and 1977.[6]

International career

Lindman made his international A debut in 1967 and played 21 matches for the Sweden national team, in which he scored one goal.[3] He was selected in Sweden's 1974 FIFA World Cup squad, however, he didn't play in the tournament.[5]

Managerial career

After his playing career, Lindman took over Karlstads BK for five seasons and later Norrstrands IF for another five seasons as a manager.[5]

Personal life

Lindman is the brother of Djurgården footballer Jörgen Lindman.[7]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Europe Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Djurgården 1965 Allsvenskan 2 1 2 1
1966[8] Allsvenskan 22 12 2 0 24 12
1967[9] Allsvenskan 22 6 2 0 2 0 26 6
1968 Allsvenskan 11 8 0 0 11 8
Total 57 27 2 0 4 0 63 27
Rapid Wien 1968–69[10] Nationalliga 14 1 4 2 3 2 21 5
Djurgården 1969[11] Allsvenskan 11 2 0 0 11 2
1970 Allsvenskan 20 2 20 2
1971 Allsvenskan 22 6 2 0 24 6
1972 Allsvenskan 22 3 22 3
1973 Allsvenskan 26 6 26 6
1974 Allsvenskan 26 0 4 0 30 0
1975 Allsvenskan 26 1 2 0 28 1
1976 Allsvenskan 26 1 2 0 28 1
1977 Allsvenskan 18 0 18 0
1978 Allsvenskan 25 0 25 0
1979 Allsvenskan 23 1 23 1
1980 Allsvenskan 10 2 10 2
Total 255 24 0 0 10 0 265 24
Career total 326 52 6 2 17 2 349 56

Honours

Djurgårdens IF

References

  1. ^ a b Alsiö, Martin; Frantz, Alf; Lindahl, Jimmy; Persson, Gunnar, eds. (2004). 100 år: Svenska fotbollförbundets jubileumsbok 1904-2004, del 2: statistiken [100 years: Swedish Football Association's centenary 1904-2004, part 2: statistics] (in Swedish). Vällingby: Stroemberg Media Group. ISBN 91-86184-59-8.
  2. ^ "Profile". rapidarchiv.at. Retrieved 23 October 2012.
  3. ^ a b "Sweden men's national football team stats". passagen.se (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 9 June 2001.
  4. ^ "Untitled Document". algonet.se.
  5. ^ a b c d "Sven Lindman – hjälte över hela stan". dif.se.
  6. ^ a b Frantz, Alf; Glanell, Tomas; Persson, Gunnar, eds. (2008). Det svenska fotbollslandslaget 1908–2008 [The Swedish National Football Team 1908–2008] (in Swedish). Vällingby: CA Strömberg AB. ISBN 978-91-86184-69-8.
  7. ^ "DIF Fotboll | Åmans återblickar #22 Svenne Lindman - DIF Fotboll". Archived from the original on 23 April 2016.
  8. ^ "Årets fotboll 1967" [1967 Football of the year]. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  9. ^ "Årets fotboll 1968" [1968 Football of the year]. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  10. ^ "Sven Lindman". rapidarchiv.at.
  11. ^ "Årets fotboll 1970" [1970 Football of the year]. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  12. ^ http://www.difarkivet.se/dif_sm_guld_seniorer.pdf Archived 30 June 2019 at the Wayback Machine [bare URL PDF]


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