Personal information | ||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 29 October 1917 | |||||||||||||
Place of birth | Norrköping, Sweden | |||||||||||||
Date of death | 15 October 1977 | (aged 59)|||||||||||||
Place of death | Norrköping, Sweden | |||||||||||||
Position(s) | Midfield | |||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) | |||||||||||
1935–1949 | IFK Norrköping [1] | |||||||||||||
International career | ||||||||||||||
1945–1948 | Sweden | 9 | (0) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Birger Rosengren (29 October 1917 – 15 October 1977) was a Swedish international footballer who played for IFK Norrköping as a midfielder. During his club career, he won the national Swedish league ( Allsvenskan) five times.
Rosengren played nine times for his home country, and as team captain he won the gold medal with the Swedish Olympic team at the 1948 Summer Olympics, [2] at which he played in 4 games including the final. [3] [4] [5]
IFK Norrköping
Sweden