Tommy Svensson
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Leif Tommy Svensson[2] (born 4 March 1945) is a Swedish former football manager and player. He is best known for playing for Östers IF and the Sweden national football team. He won the Guldbollen in 1969. He managed Sweden between 1991 and 1997 and led them to a bronze medal at the 1994 FIFA World Cup.
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Full name | Leif Tommy Svensson | ||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | (1945-03-04) 4 March 1945 (age 79) | ||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Växjö, Sweden | ||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
1964–1971 | Östers IF | 76 | (14) | ||||||||||||||
1971–1973 | Standard Liège | 41 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
1973–1977 | Östers IF | 103 | (11) | ||||||||||||||
Total | 220 | (28) | |||||||||||||||
International career | |||||||||||||||||
1967–1973 | Sweden[1] | 40 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
Managerial career | |||||||||||||||||
1978–1984 | Östers IF (team manager) | ||||||||||||||||
1985–1986 | Alvesta GIF | ||||||||||||||||
1988–1990 | Tromsø IL | ||||||||||||||||
1991–1997 | Sweden | ||||||||||||||||
2001 | Tromsø IL | ||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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He is the son of Stig Svensson and the uncle of Joachim Björklund.