Bengt Berndtsson Explained

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]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bengt Berndtsson – ifkdb.se . 2022-12-07 . ifkdb.se.
  2. Web site: Bengt Berndtsson – Spelarstatistik – Svensk fotboll . 2021-06-01 . Swedish Football Association. . sv.