Harry Sven-Olof Bild (born 18 December 1936) is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as a striker. Starting off his career with IFK Norrköping in 1956, he went on to represent FC Zürich and Feyenoord before retiring at Östers IF in 1973. A full international between 1957 and 1968, he won 28 caps and scored 13 goals for the Sweden national team. In 1963, he was awarded Guldbollen as Sweden's best footballer of the year.
 Harry Bild in December 1965 during a game between Feyenoord and FC Utrecht | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Harry Sven-Olof Bild | ||
| Date of birth | 18 December 1936 | ||
| Place of birth | Växjö, Sweden | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1956–1964 | IFK Norrköping | 175 | (120) |
| 1964–1965 | FC Zürich | 17 | (6) |
| 1965–1967 | Feyenoord | 52 | (39) |
| 1968–1973 | Östers IF | 115 | (42) |
| Total | 359 | (207) | |
| International career | |||
| 1957–1968 | Sweden | 28 | (13) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
editBorn in Växjö he was transferred to IFK Norrköping during the 1950s. He turned professional for FC Zürich in Switzerland and for Feyenoord in the Netherlands, scoring 39 goals in 52 games.[1] He turned back to Östers IF in 1967 and won the Swedish national title in 1968. Between 1968 and 1973, he scored 42 goals in 113 matches for Östers.
International career
editBild made 28 appearances and scored 13 goals for the national football team of Sweden and he won Guldbollen in 1963.[2]
Honours
editIndividual
- Stor Grabb: 1962
- Guldbollen: 1963
References
edit- ^ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Harry Bild (Player)". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
- ^ Gunnar Käll (26 June 2015). "Spelare vi minns-intervju med Harry Bild" (in Swedish). Svenska Fans. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
External links
edit
- Harry Bild at WorldFootball.net
- Harry Bild at National-Football-Teams.com
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