Bengt Lindskog Explained

Bengt Lindskog
Birth Date:25 February 1933
Birth Place:Furulund, Sweden
Position:Midfielder
Years1:1952–1955
Clubs1:Helsingborg
Caps1:40
Goals1:14
Years2:1955–1956
Clubs2:Malmö FF
Caps2:19
Goals2:13
Years3:1956–1958
Clubs3:Udinese
Caps3:58
Goals3:28
Years4:1958–1961
Clubs4:Inter Milan
Caps4:88
Goals4:32
Years5:1961–1964
Clubs5:Lecco
Caps5:65
Goals5:11
Years6:1965–1967
Clubs6:IFK Malmö
Totalcaps:270+
Totalgoals:98+
Nationalyears1:1955–1965
Nationalteam1:Sweden
Nationalcaps1:14
Nationalgoals1:1

Bengt Lindskog (25 February 1933 – 27 January 2008) was a Swedish footballer who played at both professional and international levels, as a midfielder.

Career

Club career

Born in Furulund, Lindskog played club football in Sweden and Italy for Helsingborg, Malmö FF, Udinese, Inter Milan, Lecco and IFK Malmö.[1]

International career

Lindskog earned 14 caps for the Sweden national team between 1955 and 1965. Before the 1958 World Cup, which was held on home soil in Sweden, Lindskog transferred from Udinese to Inter; his new contract did not allow him to participate in the tournament.[2] He did, however, participate in qualifying matches for the 1966 World Cup.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Lindskog . www.enciclopediadelcalcio.com . 12 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080317212930/http://www.enciclopediadelcalcio.com/Lindskog.html . 17 March 2008 . dead.
  2. Arne Norlin: 1958. När folkhemmet fick fotbolls-VM (Malmö 2008)