Personal information | |||
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Full name | Carl Jan Olof Nordin | ||
Date of birth | 23 November 1949 | ||
Place of birth | Älmhult, Sweden | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1970–1974 | IFK Norrköping | 98 | (25) |
1975–1976 | IFK Sundsvall | ||
1977–1980 | IFK Göteborg | 69 | (12) |
International career | |||
1970 | Sweden U21 | 5 | (4) |
1970–1979 | Sweden | 19 | (2) |
Managerial career | |||
1982–1984 | Västra Frölunda IF | ||
1985 | Vålerenga | ||
1986–1990 | Sweden | ||
1990–1992 | Vålerenga | ||
1993 | Drøbak/Frogn | ||
1994–1995 | Lyn | ||
1995–1996 | Al Wasl | ||
1997–2000 | IFK Norrköping | ||
2001–2002 | AIK | ||
2003–2008 | Jönköpings Södra IF | ||
2008–2009 | Jönköpings Södra IF | ||
2016 | IFK Malmö | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Carl Jan Olof "Olle" Nordin (born 23 November 1949) is a Swedish former football coach and former player. He represented IFK Norrköping, IFK Sundsvall, and IFK Göteborg during a playing career that spanned between 1970 and 1980. A full international between 1976 and 1979, he won 19 caps for the Sweden national team and represented his country at the 1978 FIFA World Cup. As a coach, he is best remembered for leading the Sweden national team at the 1990 FIFA World Cup, as well as for his stints with IFK Norrköping and AIK.
At the club level, Nordin represented IFK Norrköping, IFK Sundsvall, and IFK Göteborg.[1] He was capped 19 times for the Sweden national team and played at the 1978 FIFA World Cup.[2]
As national team coach, Nordin led Sweden to the 1990 FIFA World Cup — its first World Cup since Nordin participated as a player. The tournament was a failure, however, as Sweden lost all three matches with 1–2. Nordin was fired shortly thereafter. He managed Norwegian clubs (Vålerenga, Lyn) as well as Swedish Västra Frölunda IF,[3] IFK Norrköping and AIK.
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Sweden | 1970 | 1 | 0 |
1971 | 0 | 0 | |
1972 | 0 | 0 | |
1973 | 0 | 0 | |
1974 | 0 | 0 | |
1975 | 0 | 0 | |
1976 | 4 | 0 | |
1977 | 5 | 1 | |
1978 | 3 | 0 | |
1979 | 6 | 1 | |
Total | 19 | 2 |
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
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1 | 15 June 1977 | Parken, Copenhagen, Denmark | ![]() |
1–1 | 1–2 | 1972–77 Nordic Football Championship | [6] |
2 | 28 June 1979 | Ullevi, Gothenburg, Sweden | ![]() |
2–0 | 2–0 | 1978–80 Nordic Football Championship | [7] |