Olle Nordin

Carl Jan Olof "Olle" Nordin (born 23 November 1949) is a Swedish former football coach and former player.

He represented IFK Norrköping, IFK Sundsvall, and IFK Göteborg during a playing career that spanned between 1970 and 1980. A full international between 1976 and 1979, he won 19 caps for the Sweden national team and represented his country at the 1978 FIFA World Cup.

As a coach, he is best remembered for leading the Sweden national team at the 1990 FIFA World Cup, as well as for his stints with IFK Norrköping and AIK.

Playing career At the club level, Nordin represented IFK Norrköping, IFK Sundsvall, and IFK Göteborg. He was capped 19 times for the Sweden national team and played at the 1978 FIFA World Cup.

Coaching career As national team coach, Nordin led Sweden to the 1990 FIFA World Cup — its first World Cup since Nordin participated as a player. The tournament was a failure, however, as Sweden lost all three matches with 1–2. Nordin was fired shortly thereafter. He managed Norwegian clubs (Vålerenga, Lyn) as well as Swedish Västra Frölunda IF, IFK Norrköping and AIK.

The latest club he managed was IFK Malmö in 2016.

Career statistics

International

Scores and results list Sweden's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Nordin goal.