Torsten Lindberg | |
Fullname: | Torsten Gustav Adolf Lindberg |
Birth Date: | 14 April 1917 |
Birth Place: | Nässjö, Sweden |
Death Place: | Malmö, Sweden |
Position: | Goalkeeper |
Years1: | –1937 |
Clubs1: | Husqvarna IF |
Caps1: | ? |
Goals1: | ? |
Years2: | 1937–? |
Clubs2: | IK Tord |
Caps2: | ? |
Goals2: | ? |
Years3: | –1940 |
Clubs3: | Örgryte IS |
Caps3: | ? |
Goals3: | ? |
Years4: | 1940–1953 |
Clubs4: | IFK Norrköping |
Caps4: | ? |
Goals4: | ? |
Nationalyears1: | 1947–1951 |
Nationalteam1: | Sweden |
Nationalcaps1: | 19 |
Nationalgoals1: | 0[1] |
Manageryears1: | 1953–1954 |
Managerclubs1: | IFK Norrköping |
Manageryears2: | 1958 |
Managerclubs2: | Sweden (Assistant) |
Manageryears3: | 1964–1966 |
Managerclubs3: | Djurgårdens IF |
Manageryears4: | 1969–1970 |
Managerclubs4: | AIK |
Torsten Gustav Adolf Lindberg (14 April 1917 – 31 August 2009) was a Swedish football player and manager. As a player, he won a gold medal at the 1948 Summer Olympics and a bronze medal at the 1950 FIFA World Cup; as a manager he won two league titles with Djurgårdens IF in 1964 and 1966.[2]
Lindberg played club football with Husqvarna IF, IK Tord, Örgryte IS and IFK Norrköping. As a manager, he coached IFK Norrköping, Djurgårdens IF and AIK; he was also Assistant Coach of the Swedish national side during the 1958 FIFA World Cup.