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Bengt Ryno Berndtsson (26 January 1933 – 4 June 2015) was a Swedish
Obituary – Expressen
Bengt Ryno Berndtsson (26 January 1933 – 4 June 2015) was a Swedish football
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winger. Born in Gothenburg
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, he was nicknamed ''Fölet'' (meaning ''The Foal'').
After starting his career playing for two local clubs, he joined IFK Göteborg
Idrottsföreningen Kamraterna Göteborg (officially IFK Göteborg Fotboll), commonly known as IFK Göteborg, IFK (especially locally) or Blåvitt, is a Swedish professional Football team, football club based in Gothenburg. Founded in 1904, it ...
in 1951 and won a Swedish Championship with the club. He played 599 matches for IFK during his 17 seasons there, a club record that would stand for 30 years, before being beaten by Mikael Nilsson.
Berndtsson played for the Sweden men's national football team
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, and was a member of the squad at the 1958 FIFA World Cup
The 1958 FIFA World Cup was the 6th FIFA World Cup, a quadrennial football tournament for men's senior national teams. It was played in Sweden from 8 to 29 June 1958. It was the first and only FIFA World Cup to be played in a Nordic country.
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finals.
References
Obituary – Expressen
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* 1933 births 2015 deaths Swedish men's footballers IFK Göteborg players Lundby IF players Hisingsbacka FC players 1958 FIFA World Cup players Sweden men's international footballers Allsvenskan players Men's association football wingers Footballers from Gothenburg 20th-century Swedish sportsmen {{Sweden-footy-midfielder-stub