Sven Lindman

Sven Henrik Lindman (19 April 1942 – 17 November 2025) was a Swedish footballer who played as a midfielder, spending most of his career with Djurgårdens IF. He played there between 1965 and 1980 and set a club record by making 312 appearances in Allsvenskan. During his time, he scored 49 goals for the club. He was capped 21 times and scoring one goal for the Sweden national team. He was a member of Sweden's 1974 FIFA World Cup squad.

Club career Sven Lindman was born on 19 April 1942. He started his career in local Ormsjö team Ormsjö IF Uven. In 1961, he joined Lycksele IF and later became the top scorer of Swedish football Division 2. In 1965, Lindman continued to Djurgårdens IF and was a part of the 1966 Allsvenskan winning team and scored the match-winning goal in the final match against IFK Norrköping, In 1968, he moved to Rapid Wien, where he stayed for one season. He ended his contract and rejoined Djurgården. He finished his career there in the 1980 season. He was the brother of Djurgården footballer Jörgen Lindman.

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Honours Djurgårdens IF Allsvenskan: 1966