Rune Börjesson

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 "Lill-Lappen" Hellström, Orvar Bergmark, Bengt "Zamora" Nyholm, Lennart Wing and Gösta "Knivsta" Sandberg. Rune Börjesson (5 April 1937 – 21 February 1996) was a Swedish professional footballer who played as a forward. He was the Allsvenskan top scorer in 1959 and 1960 while at Örgryte IS, and later played professionally in Serie A with Juventus and Palermo. A full international between 1958 and 1961, he won 20 caps and scored 17 goals for the Sweden national team.

Club career Early career Rune Börjesson started off his career with Hovås IF, before being signed by Örgryte IS at the age of 14. While at Örgryte, Börjesson formed a successful striker partnership with the prolific striker Agne Simonsson.

During the 1957–58 Division 2 Västra Götaland season, Börjesson helped Örgryte win promotion to Allsvenskan for the first time in 19 years by scoring a total of 40 goals. The following season Börjesson yet again finished as the league's top scorer with 24 goals, helping his team finish third.

Serie A Börjesson signed with the Italian Serie A team Juventus after the 1961 Allsvenskan season but was quickly loaned out to Palermo where he spent two seasons, playing in 38 games and scoring 10 goals.

Return to Örgryte Börjesson returned to Örgryte in 1963 after his stint in Italy and was reunited with his former striker partner Agne Simonsson, who had returned from a spell in La Liga with Real Madrid and Real Sociedad.

International career Börjesson started his international career with the Sweden U21 team, representing them in three games. Prior to making his senior debut, he also represented the Sweden B team twice, scoring two goals.

Career statistics

International Appearances and goals by national team and year

26 October 1958 Råsunda, Stockholm, Sweden

1956–59 Nordic Football Championship

2 August 1959 Malmö Stadium, Malmö, Sweden

1956–59 Nordic Football Championship

11 November 1959 Dalymount Park, Dublin, Ireland

Friendly

18 May 1960 Malmö Stadium, Malmö, Sweden

Friendly

18 September 1960 Ullevaal, Oslo, Norway

1960–63 Nordic Football Championship

19 October 1960 Råsunda, Stockholm, Sweden

1962 FIFA World Cup qualification

23 October 1960 Ullevi, Gothenburg, Sweden

1960–63 Nordic Football Championship

Honours Örgryte IS Division 2 Västra Götaland: 1957–58

Individual Allsvenskan top scorer: 1959, 1960 Kristallkulan: 1955 Stor Grabb: 1960