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Torbjörn Nilsson

1954 - Today

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Torbjörn Anders Nilsson (born 9 July 1954) is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as a striker. Considered one of the best Swedish footballers of all time, he is best remembered for his time with IFK Göteborg with which he won two Swedish championship titles, the 1981–82 UEFA Cup, and reached the semi-finals of the 1985–86 European Cup. He also represented PSV Eindhoven in the Netherlands and 1. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Torbjörn Nilsson has received more than 154,276 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). Torbjörn Nilsson is the 2,362nd most popular soccer player (up from 2,901st in 2019), the 679th most popular biography from Sweden (up from 705th in 2019) and the 49th most popular Swedish Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Torbjörn Nilsson ranks 2,362 out of 16,880Before him are Papa Bouba Diop, August Hellemans, Mauricio Pellegrino, Ansu Fati, Rildo da Costa Menezes, and Dani Güiza. After him are Pedro Parages, Andi Herzog, Gerardo Romero, Leopold Hofmann, Thomas Gravesen, and Emerich Vogl.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1954, Torbjörn Nilsson ranks 291Before him are Elliot Goldenthal, Roy Jacobsen, Rosi Braidotti, Murat Karayılan, Dmitry Kiselyov, and Bob Weinstein. After him are Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Ellen von Unwerth, Vasilis Hatzipanagis, Einar Már Guðmundsson, Bruno Coulais, and Raymond T. Odierno.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Torbjörn Nilsson ranks 679 out of 1,612Before him are Klas Lestander (1931), Ulf Andersson (1951), Tore Sjöstrand (1921), Arne Åhman (1925), Irma Johansson (1932), and Victor Hasselblad (1906). After him are Nils Östensson (1918), Günther (1967), Sophia Elisabet Brenner (1659), Jacob Bjerknes (1897), Erik Adlerz (1892), and Kjell Grede (1936).

Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Sweden

Among soccer players born in Sweden, Torbjörn Nilsson ranks 49Before him are Tore Svensson (1927), Janne Andersson (1962), Torsten Lindberg (1917), Sven Jonasson (1909), Sven Andersson (1907), and Harry Andersson (1913). After him are Gösta Löfgren (1923), Henry Carlsson (1917), Egon Jönsson (1921), Nils Middelboe (1887), Lennart Samuelsson (1924), and Eivar Widlund (1905).