Torbjörn Nilsson

Torbjörn Nilsson (born July 9, 1954 in Västerås ) is a former Swedish football player and today's coach.

Torbjörn Nilsson
Personnel
birthday	July 9, 1954
place of birth	Västerås ,  Sweden
size	190 cm
position	striker
Men's
Years	station	Games (goals) 1
1966-1973	Jonsereds IF
1974-1976	IFK Gothenburg	49 (34)
1976-1977	PSV Eindhoven	11 0(2)
1977-1982	IFK Gothenburg	114 (62)
1982-1984	1. FC Kaiserslautern	65 (22)
1984-1986	IFK Gothenburg	49 (31)
1988-1989	Jonsereds IF	44 (19)
National team
Years	selection	Games (goals)
1976-1985	Sweden	28 (9)
Stations as a trainer
Years	station
1988-1990	Jonsereds IF
1991-1993	Örgryte IS
1994-1996	IK Oddevold
1997-1999	Västra Frölunda IF
2001	BK hooks
2002-2004	Sweden U-21
2008–	Gothenburg FC
1 Only league games are given.

Life

Nilsson started his career at Jonsereds IF, but moved to IFK Göteborg when he was 20 years old . There he became a very successful striker and several top clubs from all over Europe noticed the young Swede. In 1976 he moved to the Netherlands for PSV Eindhoven and also made his debut for the Swedish national team . The move abroad, however, was not as successful as he had hoped and a year later Nilsson moved back to Gothenburg. There he went back to his old form and won the Swedish Cup in 1979 and 1982, the Swedish Championship in 1982 and, to top it off, the UEFA Cup in 1982 . Because of these achievements he was named the best Swedish player of the year and received offers from other European clubs and in 1982 moved to the Bundesliga for 1. FC Kaiserslautern . What was strange about the change was that a few weeks earlier he had thrown Kaiserslautern out of the semi-finals of the UEFA Cup. After two years in Germany , he went back to his old club Gothenburg, with whom he was able to win the Swedish championship again in 1984.

successes

• National team: 28 caps (9 goals) between 1976 and 1985
• Participation in the Football World Cup 1978
• UEFA Cup: 1982
• Swedish champion: 1982, 1984
• Swedish Cup: 1979, 1982
• Swedish Footballer of the Year: 1982
• Member of the Swedish "Hall of Fame"

Web links

• Torbjörn Nilsson in the database of National-Football-Teams.com (English)