About Bengt Berndtsson
Lived 1933 – 2015 (aged 82). Bengt Berndtsson was a Swedish association football player.
The Sweden men's national football team in 1961 with this players – from the left, standing: Bengt "Fölet" Berndtsson, Torbjörn Jonsson, Åke "Bajdoff" Johansson, Agne Simonsson, Rune Börjesson and Lennart Backman; crouched: Olle "Lappen" Hellström, Orvar Bergmark, Bengt "Zamora" Nyholm, Lennart Wing and Gösta "Knivsta" Sandberg.
Bengt Ryno Berndtsson (26 January 1933 – 4 June 2015) was a Swedish football winger. Born in Gothenburg, he was nicknamed Fölet (meaning The Foal).
After starting his career playing for two local clubs, he joined IFK Göteborg in 1951 and won a Swedish Championship with the club. He played 599 matches for IFK during his 17 seasons there, a club record that would stand for 30 years, before being beaten by Mikael Nilsson.
Berndtsson played for the Sweden men's national football team, and was a member of the squad at the 1958 FIFA World Cup finals.
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Who was Bengt Berndtsson?
Swedish footballer (1933-2015)
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Bengt Berndtsson was born on 26 January 1933 in Gothenburg.
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Bengt Berndtsson died on 4 June 2015 in Älvsborg parish.
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Bengt Berndtsson was an association football player.
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Bengt Berndtsson was Swedish.
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