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Bengt Berndtsson

Berndtsson during the Göteborg Book Fair in September 2009
Personal information
Full name	Bengt Ryno Berndtsson
Date of birth	(1933-01-26)26 January 1933
Place of birth	Gothenburg, Sweden
Date of death	4 June 2015(2015-06-04) (aged 82)
Place of death	Gothenburg, Sweden
Playing position	Winger
Youth career
	Hisingstads IS
	Lundby IF
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1951–1968	IFK Göteborg	348	(69)
National team
1956–1964	Sweden	29	(6)
Honours Men's Football Representing  Sweden FIFA World Cup Runner-up 1958 Sweden
Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

The Sweden national football team in 1961 with these players – from the left, standing: Bengt "Fölet" Berndtsson, Torbjörn Jonsson, Åke "Bajdoff" Johansson, Agne Simonsson, Rune Börjesson and Lennart Backman; crouched: Olle "Lappen" Hellström, Orvar Bergmark, Bengt "Zamora" Nyholm, Lennart Wing and Gösta "Knivsta" Sandberg.

Bengt Ryno Berndtsson was a famous Swedish football player. He was born in Gothenburg, Sweden, on January 26, 1933. He passed away on June 4, 2015. People often called him Fölet, which means The Foal in Swedish. He played as a winger, a player who runs along the sides of the field.

Bengt Berndtsson: A Football Star

Starting His Football Journey

Bengt Berndtsson began his football career with two local teams. These were Hisingstads IS and Lundby IF. He then joined IFK Göteborg in 1951. This was a big step in his career.

Playing for IFK Göteborg

Bengt Berndtsson played for IFK Göteborg for 17 seasons. During this time, he helped the club win a Swedish Championship. He played an amazing 599 matches for IFK Göteborg. This was a club record for 30 years! Later, another player named Mikael Nilsson broke his record.

Representing Sweden

Bengt Berndtsson also played for the Sweden national football team. He was part of the Swedish team that played in the 1958 FIFA World Cup. This big tournament was held in Sweden that year. The Swedish team did very well, reaching the final match.

See also

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