Nils-Åke Sandell
Nils-Åke Sandell (5 February 1927 – 29 May 1992) was a Swedish football player and manager.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nils-Åke Sandell | ||
| Date of birth | 5 February 1927 | ||
| Place of birth | Lund, Sweden | ||
| Date of death | 29 May 1992 (aged 65) | ||
| Playing position(s) | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| ? | Lunds BK | ? | (?) |
| ? | IFK Malmö | 60 | (73) |
| –1952 | Lunds BK | ? | (?) |
| 1952–1956 | Malmö FF | 68 | (62) |
| 1956–1958 | SPAL 1907 | 49 | (13) |
| 1958 | Malmö FF | 4 | (2) |
| National team | |||
| 1952–1956 | Sweden | 20 | (20) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1959–1963 | Malmö FF | ||
| – | Skurup | ||
| – | Lunds Bois | ||
| – | Tomelilla | ||
| – | Ystads IF | ||
| – |
IFK Trelleborg IFK Malmö | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Sandell started his playing career in his birth city Lund at local club Lunds BK. After a brief period at IFK Malmö he returned to Lund before moving to Malmö FF in the 1952 season. After spending 4 years in Malmö Sandell had quite a reputation for being a goalscorer and tried his luck in Italy and SPAL 1907. After his period in Italy Sandell returned to Malmö FF and played one last season there in 1958.
After returning from Italy and playing for a couple of games during the 1958 season Sandell were asked to become manager of the club. He managed the club from 1959 to 1963 winning no titles. Sandells manager career continued throughout regional clubs in Skåne and finished his career at IFK Malmö, nearly managing to promote them to Allsvenskan in 1980.
References
- Malmström, Håkan (2010). 100 MFF:ARE. Sydsvenska Dagbladets AB. pp. 100–101. ISBN 978-91-85319-71-8.
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