Bertil "Klumpen" Nilsson (born 16 January 1936) is a former

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Career

Nillson started his career at Malmö FF and made his

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debut at seventeen years of age. In the middle of his career he moved to

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because of his work and took up playing with local team

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. He was later convinced to move to

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to play for IS Halmia which he did until 1964 when he returned to Malmö FF. Nilsson won the league with Malmö in

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before he finished his career playing for Landskrona BoIS and later Lunds BK. During his career he also played six times for

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, he earned the first cap at nineteen years of age.

Personal life

Bertil Nilsson is the son of former Malmö FF player and manager Sven Nilsson. His father was the manager of the club when they won their first league title in

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. His father also earned a cap for Sweden.

Honours

Club

;Malmö FF *

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Nilsson, Bertil 1936 births Living people Swedish men's footballers Sweden men's international footballers Malmö FF players Landskrona BoIS players Allsvenskan players IS Halmia players Lunds BK players Men's association football midfielders