Ralf Edström

Ralf Sigvard Edström (born 7 October 1952[1] in Degerfors) is a Swedish former footballer.

Ralf Edström

Ralf Edström during the Swedish Sports Awards in Stockholm, Sweden in January 2013
Personal information
Full name	Ralf Sigvard Edström
Date of birth	(1952-10-07) 7 October 1952
Place of birth	Degerfors, Sweden
Height	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Playing position(s)	Forward
Youth career
0000–1971	Degerfors IF
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1971–1973	Åtvidabergs FF	52	(28)
1973–1977	PSV Eindhoven	153	(81)
1977–1979	IFK Göteborg	37	(14)
1979–1981	Standard Liège	51	(27)
1981–1983	AS Monaco	49	(16)
1983–1985	Örgryte IS	0	(0)
Total		301	(140)
National team
1972–1980	Sweden	40	(15)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Ralf Edström scoring 1–0 against West Germany in the 1974 FIFA World Cup

Starting his career in Degerfors IF, a club known to produce many young talents, Edström moved to Åtvidabergs FF and became national champion in 1972. He moved to PSV Eindhoven in 1973 and was part of the team that became national champion in 1974/75 and 1975/76.

Edström made 40 appearances for the Swedish national team and scored 15 times. He is most noted for his performance in the 1974 FIFA World Cup where he had a big part in Sweden finishing fifth, and he made 6 appearances during this tournament.[1]

On club level, he became not only Swedish Champion, but also Dutch (twice) and French Champion. He also won the Swedish, Dutch and Belgian Cups and was voted Swedish player of the year twice (1972 and 1974, winning Guldbollen).

He has been an expert radio commentator since the 1980s.