Sven Lindman

Sven Henrik Lindman (born 19 April 1942 in Ormsjö[4]) is a former Swedish footballer who played mainly for Djurgårdens IF. He played there between 1965–1980 and made 312 appearances in Allsvenskan which is a record for the club. During his time at the club he scored 49 goals. He was capped 21 times scoring 1 goal for the Swedish national football team.

Sven Lindman
Personal information
Date of birth (1942-04-19) 19 April 1942
Place of birth Ormsjö, Sweden
Playing position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Ormsjö IF Uven
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
0000–1961 Ormsjö IF Uven
1961–1965 Lycksele IF
1965–1968 Djurgårdens IF 57 (27)
1968–1969 SK Rapid Wien[1] 14 (1)
1969–1980 Djurgårdens IF 255 (24)
1981 Helenelunds IF
National team
Sweden U23[2] 2 (0)
Sweden B[2] 1 (1)
1967–1974 Sweden[3] 21 (1)
Teams managed
1982–1986 Karlstads BK
1987–1991 Norrstrands IF
1983–1994 Malungs IF
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Playing career

Club

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, and finished his career there in the 1980 season.[5] He made 175 consecutive appearances for Djurgårdens IF between 1970 and 1977.[6]

International

Lindman made his international A debut in 1967 and played 21 matches for the Sweden national football 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]

Management career

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

Personal life

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

Career statistics
Club statistics
Club Season League Cup Europe Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Djurgården 1965 Allsvenskan21—21
1966[8]2212—202412
1967[9]2262020266
196811800118
Total572720406327
SK Rapid Vienna 1968–69[10] Nationalliga1414232215
Total1414232215
Djurgården 1969[11] Allsvenskan11200112
1970202202
197122620246
1972223223
1973266266
197426040300
197526120281
197626120281
1977180180
1978250250
1979231231
1980102102
Total255240010026524
Career total326526217234956

Honours

Club
Djurgårdens IF

References
  1. "Profile". rapidarchiv.at. Retrieved 23 October 2012.
  2. 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.
  3. "Sweden national football team stats". passagen.se (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 9 June 2001.
  4. "Untitled Document". algonet.se.
  5. "Sven Lindman – hjälte över hela stan". dif.se.
  6. 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 91-86184-69-5.
  7. http://dif.se/aman-aterblickar-22-svenne-lindman/
  8. "Årets fotboll 1967" [1967 Football of the year]. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  9. "Årets fotboll 1968" [1968 Football of the year]. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  10. "Sven Lindman". rapidarchiv.at.
  11. "Årets fotboll 1970" [1970 Football of the year]. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  12. http://www.difarkivet.se/dif_sm_guld_seniorer.pdf


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