Reino Börjesson | |
Birth Date: | 1929 2, df=yes |
Birth Place: | Partille, Sweden |
Death Place: | Partille |
Position: | Midfielder |
Years1: | 1948–1950 |
Clubs1: | Jonsereds IF |
Years2: | 1950–1953 |
Clubs2: | IFK Göteborg |
Caps2: | 50 |
Goals2: | 27 |
Years3: | 1953–1958 |
Clubs3: | Norrby IF |
Years4: | 1959–1961 |
Clubs4: | Örgryte IS |
Nationalyears1: | 1951–1958 |
Nationalteam1: | Sweden |
Nationalcaps1: | 10 |
Nationalgoals1: | 2 |
Reino Erik Börjesson[1] (4 February 1929 – 21 October 2023) was a Swedish professional footballer who played as a midfielder for Jonsereds IF, IFK Göteborg, Norrby IF, and Örgryte IS. He played ten international matches for Sweden and participated in the 1958 FIFA World Cup Final when Sweden lost 5–2 to Brazil.[2]
Börjesson was born to a Swedish father, footballer Erik Börjesson, and Finnish mother, Hilja.[3] He died on 21 October 2023, at the age of 94.[4]