Bengt Berndtsson | |
Fullname: | Bengt Ryno Berndtsson |
Birth Date: | 26 January 1933 |
Birth Place: | Gothenburg, Sweden |
Death Place: | Gothenburg, Sweden |
Position: | Winger |
Youthclubs1: | Hisingstads IS |
Youthclubs2: | Lundby IF |
Years1: | 1951–1968 |
Clubs1: | IFK Göteborg |
Caps1: | 348 |
Goals1: | 69 |
Nationalyears1: | 1956–1964 |
Nationalteam1: | Sweden |
Nationalcaps1: | 29 |
Nationalgoals1: | 6 |
Bengt Ryno Berndtsson (26 January 1933 – 4 June 2015) was a Swedish football winger. Born in Gothenburg, he was nicknamed Fölet (meaning The Foal).
After starting his career playing for two local clubs, he joined IFK Göteborg in 1951 and won a Swedish Championship with the club. He played 599 matches for IFK during his 17 seasons there, a club record that would stand for 30 years, before being beaten by Mikael Nilsson.[1]
Berndtsson played for the Sweden men's national football team, and was a member of the squad at the 1958 FIFA World Cup finals.[2]