Bengt Nyholm facts for kids

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Bengt "Zamora" Nyholm

Bengt Nyholm and Malmö FF's Henry Thillberg in 1955
Personal information
Date of birth	(1930-01-30)30 January 1930
Place of birth	Härnösand, Sweden
Date of death	10 September 2015(2015-09-10) (aged 85)
Place of death	Mantorp, Sweden
Playing position	Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
–1948	IF Älgarna	?	(?)
1948–1965	IFK Norrköping	294	(0)
National team
1959–1964	Sweden	30	(0)
Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Bengt "Zamora" Nyholm (born January 30, 1930 – died September 10, 2015) was a famous Swedish football player. He was known for being a great goalkeeper, which is the player who protects the goal. Bengt played for many years and was even given a special award called the Guldbollen.

Bengt "Zamora" Nyholm: Sweden's Star Goalkeeper

Becoming a Football Star

Bengt Nyholm was born in Härnösand, Sweden. He started playing football at a young age. He first played for a team called IF Älgarna. Later, in 1948, he joined IFK Norrköping, a very well-known football club in Sweden.

Success with IFK Norrköping

Bengt Nyholm played as a goalkeeper for IFK Norrköping for many years, from 1948 to 1965. He played in 294 games for the club. During his time with IFK Norrköping, the team won the Allsvenskan (Sweden's top football league) six times! This shows how important he was to their success.

1963: Bengt Nyholm, the keeper of IFK Norrköping, tries to improve his effectiveness by applying glue from flypaper to his hands.

Playing for Sweden

Bengt also played for the Swedish national team. He represented his country in 30 international matches between 1959 and 1964. Playing for your country is a big honor for any athlete.

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.

Awards and Recognition

In 1961, Bengt Nyholm received the Guldbollen award. This is a very special award given to the best Swedish male football player each year. It shows that he was considered one of the top players in Sweden during his career.

Honours

IFK Norrköping

• Allsvenskan: 1951–52, 1955–56, 1956–57, 1960, 1962, 1963

Individual

• Guldbollen: 1961

See also

In Spanish: Bengt Nyholm para niños