About Bengt Nyholm
Lived 1930 – 2015 (aged 85). Bengt Nyholm was a Swedish association football player.
The Sweden men's national football team in 1961 with these 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. 1963: Bengt Nyholm, the keeper of IFK Norrköping, tries to improve his effectiveness by applying glue from flypaper to his hands.
Bengt "Zamora" Nyholm (30 January 1930 – 10 September 2015) was a Swedish footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He was awarded the Guldbollen Award in 1961.
Honours IFK Norrköping Allsvenskan: 1951–52, 1955–56, 1956–57, 1960, 1962, 1963
Individual Guldbollen: 1961
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Who was Bengt Nyholm?
Swedish association football goalkeeper (1930-2015)
When was Bengt Nyholm born?
Bengt Nyholm was born on 30 January 1930 in Härnösand.
When did Bengt Nyholm die?
Bengt Nyholm died on 10 September 2015 in Mantorp.
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Bengt Nyholm was an association football player.
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Bengt Nyholm was Swedish.
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