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
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 (1952-10-07) 7 October 1952
Place of birth Degerfors, Sweden
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
0000–1971 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
Ralf Edström scoring 1–0 against West Germany in the 1974 FIFA World Cup

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 AppsGoals
Sweden League
1971ÅtvidabergAllsvenskan226
19721916
1973116
Netherlands League
1973–74PSV EindhovenEredivisie3319
1974–753216
1975–762915
1976–77185
Sweden League
1977IFK GöteborgAllsvenskan84
1978176
1979124
Belgium League
1979–80Standard LiègeFirst Division3118
1980–81209
France League
1981–82AS MonacoDivision 13515
1982–83141
Sweden League
1983ÖrgryteAllsvenskan00
198400
198500
CountrySweden 8942
Netherlands 16171
Belgium 5127
France 4916
Total 350156

References

  1. FIFA profile
  2. "Ralf Edström". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman.
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