 Ingvar Svahn in 1967 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ingvar Svahn | ||
| Date of birth | (1938-05-22)22 May 1938 | ||
| Place of birth | Malmö, Sweden | ||
| Date of death | 16 June 2008(2008-06-16) (aged 70) | ||
| Place of death | Malmö, Sweden | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –1957 | Kulladals FF | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1957–1968 | Malmö FF | 217 | (62) |
| 1968–1970 | Royal Daring | ||
| 1970 | Malmö FF | 11 | (1) |
| 1971–1972 | Eslövs BK | ||
| International career | |||
| 1959–1961 | Sweden U21 | 3 | (3) |
| 1958–1965 | Sweden B | 13 | (1) |
| 1961–1970 | Sweden | 19 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Ingvar Svahn (22 May 1938 – 16 June 2008) was a Swedish footballer who played as a midfielder.
Career
Svahn played 255 matches for Malmö FF. He became Swedish champion three times and capped 19 times for the national team. In 1967, Svahn won the award for Swedish Footballer of the Year, Guldbollen. Svahn was famous for being a very fair player, he wasn't given a red or yellow card for ten seasons.
References
- "Ingvar Svahn - Spelarstatistik - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se. (in Swedish). Retrieved 5 September 2020.
- "Guldbollen 1967". aftonbladet.se (in Swedish).