Bengt Berndtsson
Swedish footballer
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| Intro | Swedish footballer | |
| Places | Sweden | |
| was | Athlete Football player Association football player | |
| Work field | Sports | |
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| Birth | 26 January 1933, Gothenburg | |
| Death | 4 June 2015Gothenburg (aged 82 years) |
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Bengt Berndtsson (26 January 1933 – 4 June 2015) was a Swedish football winger. Born in Gothenburg, he was nicknamed Fölet (meaning The Foal).
After starting his career playing for two local clubs, he joined IFK Göteborg in 1951 and won a Swedish Championship with the club. He played 599 matches for IFK during his 17 seasons there, a club record that would stand for 30 years, before being beaten by Mikael Nilsson.
Berndtsson played for the Sweden national football team, and was a member of the squad at the 1958 FIFA World Cup finals.