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Ove Kindvall

Legend ST
Rating
90
Caps
43
Goals
16
Life
1943–2025
Clubs
IFK Norrköping FK, Feyenoord Rotterdam, IFK Göteborg
#7
Editorial rank of 33 for Sweden
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The people's rank, live from duel votes

Three minutes from the end of extra time at the San Siro on 6 May 1970, he took a long ball down on his shoulder and lifted it past Evan Williams to beat Celtic and make Feyenoord the first Dutch club to win the European Cup. The Intercontinental Cup followed that year, with two Dutch championships, the Guldbollen in 1966 and 129 goals in 144 games in Rotterdam. Career record: 43 caps and 16 goals for Sweden; club career at IFK Norrköping FK, Feyenoord Rotterdam, IFK Göteborg.

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Career record

1962–1966IFK Norrköping FK
1966–1971Feyenoord Rotterdam
1971–1975IFK Norrköping FK
1975–1977IFK Göteborg
—IFK Norrköping FK
—Norrköpings AIS
Sweden43 caps, 16 goals

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Around Kindvall in the almanac

One rank above: Kurt Hamrin at #6.

One rank below: Tomas Brolin at #8.

Sweden's editorial top five: Gunnar Nordahl · Zlatan Ibrahimović · Henrik Larsson · Nils Liedholm · Gunnar Gren.