Börje_Leander

Börje Leander

Börje Leander

Swedish footballer

Oscar Börje Leander (7 March 1918 – 30 October 2003) was a Swedish footballer. He played 249 matches as a midfielder for AIK and scored 25 goals, mostly successful penalty kicks. He also played 23 times for the Swedish national team, scoring four goals. He was part of the Swedish Olympic squad that won the gold medal in 1948 Summer Olympics.[2] When Knut Nordahl was injured in the opening match against Austria, Leander stepped in as a substitute right-back, and stayed until the final, when Nordahl recovered.[3][4]

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Sweden[4]

References

  1. [1]
    "Sweden national football team stats". passagen.se (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 2012-06-06.
  2. [2]
    "Börje Leander". Olympedia. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
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    Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Börje Leander". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2017-07-03.
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    "Börje Leander". SOK.se (in Swedish). Swedish Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 2016-02-04.

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