Thomas Gunnar Nordahl (born 24 May 1946) is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as a forward. He is also a former manager.
 Nordahl in 1970 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Thomas Gunnar Nordahl | ||
| Date of birth | 24 May 1946 | ||
| Place of birth | Norrköping, Sweden | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1964 | Degerfors | 14 | (4) |
| 1965–1968 | Örebro | 77 | (41) |
| 1968–1971 | Juventus | 0 | (0) |
| 1968–1971 | → Anderlecht (loan) | 75 | (26) |
| 1971–1978 | Örebro | 175 | (55) |
| 1979–1980 | BK Forward | 45 | (21) |
| Total | 386 | (157) | |
| International career | |||
| 1964 | Sweden U19 | 8 | (0) |
| 1965–1967 | Sweden U21 | 7 | (6) |
| 1967–1975 | Sweden | 15 | (5) |
| Managerial career | |||
| BK Forward | |||
| 1981–1984 | Sandvikens IF | ||
| 1985 | IK Grand Bodø | ||
| Motala AIF | |||
| 1995 | IFK Norrköping | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
He played his club football for Degerfors IF, Örebro SK, R.S.C. Anderlecht, and BK Forward during a career that spanned between 1964 and 1980. A full international between 1967 and 1975, he won 15 caps and scored 5 goals for the Sweden national team. He represented Sweden at the 1970 FIFA World Cup. After his playing career he worked as a manager with BK Forward, Sandvikens IF,[1] Motala AIF, and IFK Norrköping.[2]
He is the son of former professional footballer Gunnar Nordahl.[3][4]
Club career
editNordahl made his debut in the Allsvenskan in 1964 for Degerfors IF when he was 17 years old. A year later, he moved to Örebro SK and became a key player there. He played 77 matches for the Swedish side and scored 41 goals. 1968 he moved to the Italian club Juventus, who had finished third in Serie A during the 1967–68 season. However, shortly after Nordahl signed the contract, the Serie A issued a ban which stopped all clubs from bringing in foreign players. Nordahl was contracted with Juventus but couldn't play because of this ban. This forced Juventus to loan him out to Belgian side R.S.C. Anderlecht. Nordahl stayed in Anderlecht for three years, until 1971; after those three years, his contract with Juventus ended, but the ban still had not been lifted. Nordahl left the club without playing a match for them and went to his old club Örebro. He played there for 7 years between 1971 and 1978, making 175 appearances and scoring 65 goals, resulting in a total of 252 appearances and 106 goals for the club. In 1979 (the season began 1980) he went to another Swedish club, BK Forward, and played 45 matches and scored 21 goals. In 1980, an injury forced Nordahl to quit playing football and the age of 34.
International career
editNordahl made 15 international appearances for the Sweden national team between 1967 and 1975, and scored 5 goals. He also made 15 appearances for the Swedish youth teams. Nordahl was included in the Swedish squad for the 1970 FIFA World Cup in Mexico.[5]
Coaching career
editFollowing his retirement from professional football, Nordahl went on to coach a number of Swedish clubs, including BK Forward, Sandvikens IF,[1] Motala AIF, and IFK Norrköping.[6]
Career statistics
editInternational
edit| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 1967 | 1 | 1 |
| 1968 | 5 | 2 | |
| 1969 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1970 | 2 | 0 | |
| 1971 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1972 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1973 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1974 | 2 | 0 | |
| 1975 | 3 | 2 | |
| Total | 15 | 5 | |
- Scores and results list Sweden's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Nordahl goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 September 1967 | Ullevaal Stadium, Oslo, Norway |  Norway
|
1–0 | 1–3 | UEFA Euro 1968 qualifying | [7] |
| 2 | 2 May 1968 | Malmö Stadium, Malmö, Sweden |  Spain
|
1–0 | 1–1 | Friendly | [8] |
| 3 | 27 June 1968 | Råsunda Stadium, Solna, Sweden |  Denmark
|
2–1 | 2–1 | 1968–71 Nordic Football Championship | [9] |
| 4 | 30 June 1975 | Råsunda Stadium, Solna, Sweden | Norway
|
1–0 | 3–1 | UEFA Euro 1976 qualifying | [10] |
| 5 | 2–1 |
Honours
editRSC Anderlecht
Individual
- Stor Grabb: 1975[11]
References
edit- ^ a b "Tränare genom åren". Sandvikens IF. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
- ^ "Tränare". Gruvstugan. Archived from the original on 29 June 2019. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
- ^ Gunnar Nordahl. Swedish Olympic Committee
- ^ "A.C. Milan Hall of Fame: Gunnar Nordahl". acmilan.com. Retrieved 8 February 2016.
- ^ a b "Thomas Nordahl - Spelarstatistik - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se. (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 8 April 2023. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
- ^ "Bebas888 : Situs Game Online Mudah Menang Minimal Deposit 5000".
- ^ "Norge - Sverige - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 8 April 2023. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
- ^ "Sverige - Spanien - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 8 April 2023. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
- ^ "Sverige - Danmark - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 8 April 2023. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
- ^ "Sverige - Norge - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 8 April 2023. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
- ^ "Stora Grabbars Märke - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 29 October 2021.
External links
edit- Thomas Nordahl at WorldFootball.net
- Career stats