Birger Rosengren

Birger Rosengren

Personal information
Date of birth	29 October 1917
Place of birth	Norrköping, Sweden
Date of death	15 October 1977 (aged 59)
Place of death	Norrköping, Sweden
Playing position	Midfield
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1935–1949	IFK Norrköping[1]
National team
1945–1948	Sweden	9	(0)
Honours Representing  Sweden Olympic Games 1948 London Team Competition
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

Birger Rosengren (29 October 1917 – 15 October 1977) was a former international Swedish footballer who played for IFK Norrköping as a midfielder. During his club career, he won the national Swedish league (Allsvenskan) five times.

International career

Rosengren played nine times for his home country, and as team captain he won the gold medal with the Swedish Olympic team at the 1948 Summer Olympics, at which he played in 4 games including the final.^[2][3][4]

Honours

Club

• Allsvenskan (5): 1942–43, 1944–45, 1945–46, 1946–47, 1947–48^[1]
• Svenska Cupen (2): 1943, 1945

Olympic

• Gold medal (1): 1948

References

1. "Birger Rosengren". National Football Teams. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
2. "Birger ROSENGREN". FIFA. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
3. Birger Rosengren. sports-reference.com
4. Birger Rosengren. Swedish Olympic Committee

External links

• Birger Rosengren at National-Football-Teams.com