Ralf Edström
Ralf Sigvard Edström (born 7 October 1952[1]) is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as a forward. On the club level he represented teams in Sweden, the Netherlands, Belgium, and France. A full international between 1972 and 1980, he won 40 caps for the Sweden national team and scored 15 goals. He represented his country at the 1974 and 1978 FIFA World Cups.
 Ralf Edström during the Swedish Sports Awards inside the Stockholm Globe Arena in Stockholm, Sweden in January 2013 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ralf Sigvard Edström | ||
| Date of birth | 7 October 1952 | ||
| Place of birth | Degerfors, Sweden | ||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –1971 | Degerfors IF | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1971–1973 | Åtvidabergs FF | 52 | (28) |
| 1973–1977 | PSV Eindhoven | 153 | (81) |
| 1977–1979 | IFK Göteborg | 37 | (14) |
| 1979–1981 | Standard Liège | 51 | (27) |
| 1981–1983 | AS Monaco | 49 | (16) |
| 1983–1985 | Örgryte IS | 0 | (0) |
| Total | 301 | (140) | |
| National team | |||
| 1972–1980 | Sweden | 40 | (15) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Club career
Starting his career in Degerfors IF, a club known to produce many young talents, Edström moved to Åtvidabergs FF and became national champion in 1972. He moved to PSV Eindhoven in 1973 and was part of the team that became national champion in 1974/75 and 1975/76. On club level, he became not only Swedish Champion, but also Dutch (twice) and French Champion. He also won the Swedish, Dutch and Belgian Cups and was voted Swedish player of the year twice (1972 and 1974, winning Guldbollen).
International career
Edström made 40 appearances for the Swedish national team and scored 15 times. He is most noted for his performance in the 1974 FIFA World Cup where he had a big part in Sweden finishing fifth, and he made 6 appearances during this tournament.[1]
Personal life
He has been an expert radio commentator since the 1980s.
Career statistics
Club[2]
| Club performance | League | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals |
| Sweden | League | |||
| 1971 | Åtvidaberg | Allsvenskan | 22 | 6 |
| 1972 | 19 | 16 | ||
| 1973 | 11 | 6 | ||
| Netherlands | League | |||
| 1973–74 | PSV Eindhoven | Eredivisie | 33 | 19 |
| 1974–75 | 32 | 16 | ||
| 1975–76 | 29 | 15 | ||
| 1976–77 | 18 | 5 | ||
| Sweden | League | |||
| 1977 | IFK Göteborg | Allsvenskan | 8 | 4 |
| 1978 | 17 | 6 | ||
| 1979 | 12 | 4 | ||
| Belgium | League | |||
| 1979–80 | Standard Liège | First Division | 31 | 18 |
| 1980–81 | 20 | 9 | ||
| France | League | |||
| 1981–82 | AS Monaco | Division 1 | 35 | 15 |
| 1982–83 | 14 | 1 | ||
| Sweden | League | |||
| 1983 | Örgryte | Allsvenskan | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1985 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Country | Sweden | 89 | 42 | |
| Netherlands | 161 | 71 | ||
| Belgium | 51 | 27 | ||
| France | 49 | 16 | ||
| Total | 350 | 156 | ||
References
- FIFA profile
- "Ralf Edström". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman.
External links
- Ralf Edström at SvFF (in Swedish)
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