Reino Erik Börjesson[2] (4 February 1929 – 21 October 2023) was a Swedish professional footballer who played as a midfielder for Jonsereds IF, IFK Göteborg, Norrby IF, and Örgryte IS. He played ten international matches for Sweden and participated in the 1958 FIFA World Cup Final when Sweden lost 5–2 to Brazil.[3]
.png) Börjesson with Sweden during the 1958 FIFA World Cup | |||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 4 February 1929 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Partille, Sweden[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 21 October 2023 (aged 94) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Partille | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 1948–1950[1] | Jonsereds IF | ||||||||||||||||
| 1950–1953 | IFK Göteborg | 50 | (27) | ||||||||||||||
| 1953–1958 | Norrby IF | ||||||||||||||||
| 1959–1961[1] | Örgryte IS | ||||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 1951–1958[1] | Sweden | 10 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||
Personal life and death
editBörjesson was born to a Swedish father, footballer Erik Börjesson, and Finnish mother, Hilja.[4] He died on 21 October 2023, at the age of 94.[5]
References
edit- ^ a b c d Reino Börjesson at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ "Reino Börjesson - ifkdb.se".
- ^ "FIFA Player Statistics: Reino BORJESSON". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 17 February 2010. Retrieved 28 December 2011.
- ^ Hjertberg, Lars (1 February 2019). "VM-hjälten fyller 90 – och minns sitt största ögonblick". Göteborgs-Posten (in Swedish). Retrieved 10 December 2019.
Reino Börjesson föddes som svarvaren Eriks och finska Hiljas tredje barn. ... Sverige 1908, i den allra första landskampen, ... Erik dundrade in fem mål.
- ^ "Reino Börjesson är död – blev 94 år gammal". Götesborgs-Posten. 22 October 2023. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
External links
edit- Reino Börjesson at ifkdb.com
