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Swedish footballer and manager
Leif Tommy Svensson
[2]
(born 4 March 1945) is a Swedish former
football
manager and player. He is best known for playing for
Osters IF
and the
Sweden national football team
. He won the
Guldbollen
in 1969. He managed Sweden between 1991 and 1997 and led them to a bronze medal at the
1994 FIFA World Cup
.
He is the son of
Stig Svensson
and the uncle of
Joachim Bjorklund
.
Early years
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Svensson was born 4 March 1945 to father
Stig Svensson
. Stig was a footballer who played for
Osters IF
and dubbed Mr. Oster.
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Svensson, like his father, had a natural talent for football. At just eleven years-old,
he debuted for Osters youth team, and allegedly scored eight goals in the match.
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However, news paper headlines said he was too weak. Tommy bought a barbell and trained. Morning, noon and night, he lifted weights in order to bulk up.
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Playing career
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Svensson's playing career took him to
Osters IF
as well as Belgian
Standard Liege
. Throughout his career, he suffered from knee injuries. His injuries almost stopped him from competing in 1968.
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However, Svensson persevered. He was awarded
Guldbollen
in 1969 and played at the
1970 FIFA World Cup
.
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Managing career
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After retiring, Svensson started working as the Osters IF team manager while
Lars "Laban" Arnesson
was the coach. He later had a successful period with
Tromsø IL
, and became
national team
coach in 1991.
He led the Swedish team to the
1992 European Football Championship
semi final as well as a bronze medal at the
1994 FIFA World Cup
. He resigned in 1997 after failing to qualify for
UEFA Euro 1996
and
1998 FIFA World Cup
, and later worked in television with match commentary as well as coaching Tromsø for a second period in 2001.
Outside the
Azteca Stadium
, there is a statue of the best players of each nation was erected. Sweden's representative was Tommy Svensson.
Honours
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Player
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Osters IF
Individual
Manager
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- Oster
- Sweden
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Chairmen of the Selection Committee (1952?61); Head coaches (1962?present)
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