Yngve_Brodd
Yngve Brodd
Swedish footballer and manager
Rolf Yngve Brodd (9 June 1930 – 23 September 2016) was a Swedish professional footballer who played as a striker. He began his career with Fritsla IF and then went on to represent Örebro SK, Toulouse, and Sochaux before retiring at IFK Göteborg in 1964. A full international between 1952 and 1963, he won 20 caps and scored 12 goals for the Sweden national team and was part of the Sweden squad that won bronze at the 1952 Summer Olympics.
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Yngve Brodd in 1952 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rolf Yngve Brodd | ||
| Date of birth | 9 June 1930 | ||
| Place of birth | Seglora, Sweden | ||
| Date of death | 23 September 2016(2016-09-23) (aged 86) | ||
| Place of death | Gothenburg, Sweden | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Rydals GOIF | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| –1952 | Fritsla IF | 33 | (32) |
| 1952–1953 | Örebro SK | 19 | (7) |
| 1953–1956 | Toulouse | 64 | (15) |
| 1956–1959 | Sochaux | 102 | (39) |
| 1960–1962 | Toulouse | 63 | (21) |
| 1962–1964 | IFK Göteborg | 47 | (11) |
| Total | 328 | (126) | |
| International career | |||
| 1952–1962 | Sweden B | 2 | (1) |
| 1952–1963 | Sweden | 20 | (12) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1963–1966 | IFK Göteborg | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
| Olympic medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's Football | ||
Representing  Sweden | ||
 | 1952 Helsinki | |
Brodd began his club career with Fritsla IF, and signed for Örebro SK after having scored 32 goals in 33 games in the lower divisions.[1][2][3] While at Örebro, he scored 7 goals in 19 games before moving to France where he represented Toulouse and Sochaux between 1953 and 1962. He then wrapped up his career at IFK Göteborg as player-manager, playing in 47 games and scoring 11 goals until his retirement as a player in 1964.[4]
Brodd made his international debut for the Sweden national team on 14 May 1952, in a friendly 0–0 draw with the Netherlands.[5] He scored his first international goal on 11 June 1952, scoring the second goal in a 2–0 win against Denmark.[6] Brodd was selected to represent Sweden at the 1952 Summer Olympics, and scored three goals as Sweden finished third.[7][8] Brodd scored five goals in four games during the 1962 FIFA World Cup qualification campaign, as Sweden failed to qualify for the 1962 FIFA World Cup.[5] He made his last international appearance on 14 August 1963 in a friendly 0–0 draw with Norway, playing for 86 minutes before being replaced by Bertil "Bebben" Johansson.[9]
Brodd won a total of 20 caps for the Sweden national team between 1952 and 1963, scoring 12 goals.[5] He also represented the Sweden B team twice, scoring one goal.[5]
Brodd died on 23 September 2016 in Gothenburg.[10]
International
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 1952 | 10 | 5 |
| 1953 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1954 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1955 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1956 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1957 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1958 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1959 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1960 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1961 | 3 | 4 | |
| 1962 | 3 | 1 | |
| 1963 | 3 | 1 | |
| Total | 20 | 12 | |
- Scores and results list Sweden's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Brodd goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 June 1952 | Bislett Stadium, Oslo, Norway |  Denmark |
2–0 | 2–0 | Friendly | [6] |
| 2 | 22 June 1952 | Råsunda Stadium, Solna, Sweden | Denmark |
2–0 | 4–3 | 1952–55 Nordic Football Championship | [11] |
| 3 | 21 July 1952 | Ratina Stadium, Tampere, Finland |  Norway |
1–0 | 4–1 | 1952 Summer Olympics | [12] |
| 4 | 2–0 | ||||||
| 5 | 23 July 1952 | Bolt Arena, Helsinki, Finland |  Austria |
2–1 | 3–1 | 1952 Summer Olympics | [13] |
| 6 | 19 October 1960 | Råsunda Stadium, Solna, Sweden |  Belgium |
2–0 | 2–0 | 1962 FIFA World Cup qualification | [14] |
| 7 | 4 October 1961 | Heysel Stadium, Brussels, Belgium | Belgium |
1–0 | 2–0 | 1962 FIFA World Cup qualification | [15] |
| 8 | 2–0 | ||||||
| 9 | 29 October 1961 | Wankdorf Stadium, Bern, Switzerland |  Switzerland |
2–2 | 2–3 | 1962 FIFA World Cup qualification | [16] |
| 10 | 12 November 1961 | Olympiastadion, West Berlin, West Germany | Switzerland |
1–0 | 1–2 | 1962 FIFA World Cup qualification | [17] |
| 11 | 19 June 1962 | Helsinki Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland |  Finland |
2–0 | 3–0 | Friendly | [18] |
| 12 | 5 May 1963 | Råsunda Stadium, Solna, Sweden |  Hungary |
2–1 | 2–1 | Friendly | [19] |
Sweden
- Summer Olympics bronze: 1952[7]
Individual
- Stor Grabb: 1952[20]
- "Fotbollslegendaren Yngve Brodd har gått ur tiden". www.expressen.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 14 November 2022.
- "Förre storspelaren Yngve Brodd död". www.aftonbladet.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 15 November 2022.
- "Yngve Brodd - ifkdb.com". ifkdb.com. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
- "Yngve Brodd - Spelarstatistik - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se. (in Swedish). Retrieved 15 November 2022.
- "Danmark - Sverige - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 15 November 2022.
- "Yngve Brodd". Olympedia. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
- Barreaud, Marc (1998). Dictionnaire des footballeurs étrangers du championnat professionnel français (1932-1997). L'Harmattan, Paris. ISBN 2-7384-6608-7.
- "Sverige - Norge - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 15 November 2022.
- "Sverige - Danmark - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 15 November 2022.
- "Sverige - Norge - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 15 November 2022.
- "Sverige - Österrike - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 15 November 2022.
- "Sverige - Belgien - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 15 November 2022.
- "Belgien - Sverige - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 15 November 2022.
- "Schweiz - Sverige - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 15 November 2022.
- "Schweiz - Sverige - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 15 November 2022.
- "Finland - Sverige - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 15 November 2022.
- "Sverige - Ungern - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 15 November 2022.
- "Stora Grabbars Märke". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 15 November 2022.
- Yngve Brodd at National-Football-Teams.com
- Yngve Brodd at ifkdb.com
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