Bertil Nordahl Explained

Bertil Nordahl
Fullname:Karl Bertil Emanuel Nordahl
Birth Date:26 July 1917
Birth Place:Hörnefors, Sweden
Death Place:Degerfors, Sweden
Position:Midfielder
Years1:–1949
Years2:1949–1951
Years3:1951–
Clubs1:Degerfors IF
Clubs2:Atalanta B.C.
Clubs3:Degerfors IF
Caps2:76
Goals2:0
Nationalyears1:1945–1948
Nationalteam1:Sweden[1]
Nationalcaps1:15
Nationalgoals1:0
Manageryears1:1952–1953
Manageryears2:1953–1955
Managerclubs1:Örebro SK
Managerclubs2:IK Brage

Karl Bertil Emanuel Nordahl (26 July 1917 – 1 December 1998) was a Swedish footballer who played as a midfielder. He was also a football manager.

Playing career

He played for Degerfors IF and Atalanta B.C.[2] He won the gold medal at the 1948 Summer Olympics, along with his brothers Knut and Gunnar Nordahl.[3] After the Olympics, he and Gunnar transferred to Italy and, due to being in a professional football league while the Swedish football was all amateur, they were not called to the 1950 FIFA World Cup.[4] He was capped 15 times for the Sweden men's national football team.

Managerial career

After his playing career, he coached Örebro SK and IK Brage.[5]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sweden men's national football team stats . Swedish . passagen.se . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120606000450/http://hem.passagen.se/fotbollslandslaget/statistiktest.htm . 2012-06-06 .
  2. http://www.enciclopediadelcalcio.com/NordhalB.html{{Dead link|date=October 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
  3. Web site: Bertil Nordahl . Olympedia . 13 October 2021.
  4. http://www.trivela.com/Conteudo.aspx?secao=31&id=20418 "Nordahl: 'Il pompiere d'oro', André Melsohn Dayan, Trivela.com
  5. Web site: IK Brage – Tillsammans är vi IK Brage .