 Kindvall with Sweden during the 1974 FIFA World Cup | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Bengt Ove Kindvall | ||
| Date of birth | 16 May 1943 | ||
| Place of birth | Norrköping, Sweden | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| IFK Norrköping | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1962–1966 | IFK Norrköping | 84 | (70) |
| 1966–1971 | Feyenoord | 144 | (129) |
| 1971–1975 | IFK Norrköping | 94 | (30) |
| 1975–1977 | IFK Göteborg | 58 | (30) |
| Total | 344 | (259) | |
| International career | |||
| 1961 | Sweden U19 | 3 | (0) |
| 1964 | Sweden U21 | 2 | (0) |
| 1963–1964 | Sweden B | 2 | (4) |
| 1965–1974 | Sweden | 43 | (16) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1979–1980 | IFK Göteborg (chairman) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Bengt Ove Kindvall (born 16 May 1943) is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as a striker. He started his career at IFK Norrköping, where he played until he joined Feyenoord in 1966 and became professional. The same year, he won the Guldbollen, as the best Swedish footballer of the year. He is regarded as one of Sweden's greatest ever players.[1] A full international between 1965 and 1974, he won 43 caps and scored 16 goals for the Sweden national team. He represented his country at the 1970 and 1974 FIFA World Cups.
- ^ "Greatest players". gopeking.net (unofficial IFK Norrköping fansite). Archived from the original on 28 September 2007. Retrieved 15 March 2016.