Olle Nordin

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

Olle Nordin
Personal information
Full name Carl Jan Olof Nordin
Date of birth (1949-11-23) 23 November 1949
Place of birth Älmhult, Sweden
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1970–1974 IFK Norrköping 98 (25)
1975–1976 IFK Sundsvall
1977–1980 IFK Göteborg 69 (12)
National team
1976–1979 Sweden 19 (2)
Teams managed
1982–1984 Västra Frölunda IF
1985 Vålerenga
1986–1990 Sweden
1990–1992 Vålerenga
1993 Drøbak/Frogn
1994–1995 Lyn
1995–1996 Al Wasl
1997–2000 IFK Norrköping
2001–2002 AIK
2003–2008 Jönköpings Södra IF
2008–2009 Jönköpings Södra IF
2016 IFK Malmö
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

As a player, he represented IFK Norrköping, IFK Sundsvall, and IFK Göteborg during a 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.[1] He was capped 19 times for the Sweden national team and played at the 1978 FIFA World Cup.[2]

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,[3] IFK Norrköping and AIK.

The latest club he managed was IFK Malmö in 2016.[4]

References
  1. "1986-1990 Olle Nordin — svenskfotboll.se". www2.svenskfotboll.se. Retrieved 2021-10-12.
  2. "Olof Nordin - Spelarstatistik - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se. (in Swedish). Retrieved 2021-10-12.
  3. "Olle Nordin tar över Jönköping | Fotboll | Sportbladet | Aftonbladet". Archived from the original on 2012-10-17.
  4. "Forne förbundskaptenen lämnar Malmö: "Ville inte fortsätta" - Fotbolldirekt – Experten på svensk fotboll". Fotbolldirekt – Experten på svensk fotboll. Retrieved 2021-10-12.


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