Bengt Berndtsson

Bengt Berndtsson (* January 26, 1933 in Gothenburg ) is a former Swedish football player. The winger, who in 1958 became Swedish champion IFK Gothenburg, participated with the Swedish national team at the World Cup in 1958 and was at the tournament runners-up.

Career

Berndtsson began his career at Hisingstads IS and Lundby IF. There, the IFK Göteborgauf the offensive player was attentive and engaged him at the age of 18 years. On August 5, 1951, he made ​​his debut against Jönköping Södra IF in the Allsvenskan. With the 1954 committed by the club Owe Bertil Ohlsson and Johansson, he formed the by powerful storm of the club.

On May 16, 1956 Berndtsson debuted in the Swedish national team, as this the first international game of the year in Råsundastadion parted 0-0 of the England team. After he was no longer taken into account in the following year, he moved during the successful season in 1957/58 back in the national team and was in the summer at the World Cup in Germany to the Swedish squad. However, it was used during the tournament only a 0-0 draw in their final group game against Wales, but was able to after the victory over Germany in the semi-finals and the subsequent 2:5 - final defeat by Brazil's country selection can celebrate as Vice World Champion. The year was crowned by winning the Von Rosen's Cup as a Swedish national champion at the end of the year. He was one of the eleven players with most operations in the course of the season.

To bridge the winter break in Sweden, he moved in the winter 1959 and 1961 on loan to the Welsh club Barry Town. By 1964 Berndtsson ran on the national team, before he, his international career ended after 29 international matches, where he had six Torerfolge succeeded. His club IFK Göteborg, he remained for 17 years faithful until the end of 1967. He scored in 599 games he played for the club in total, 125 goals. His 348 top-flight appearances for the Swedish club represent a club record