Oscar Börje Leander (7 March 1918 – 30 October 2003) was a Swedish

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. He played 249 matches as a

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for AIK and scored 25 goals, mostly successful penalty kicks. He also played 23 times for the

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, scoring four goals. He was part of the Swedish Olympic squad that won the gold medal in 1948 Summer Olympics. When Knut Nordahl was injured in the opening match against

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, Leander stepped in as a substitute right-back, and stayed until the final, when Nordahl recovered.

Honours

Sweden *

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1948 Events January * January 1 ** The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) is inaugurated. ** The Constitution of New Jersey (later subject to amendment) goes into effect. ** The railways of Britain are nationalized, to form British ...

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AIK.se stats

* 1918 births 2003 deaths Swedish footballers Sweden international footballers Allsvenskan players AIK Fotboll players Olympic footballers of Sweden Olympic gold medalists for Sweden Footballers at the 1948 Summer Olympics Olympic medalists in football Vasalunds IF players Medalists at the 1948 Summer Olympics Association football midfielders People from Avesta Municipality Sportspeople from Dalarna County {{sweden-footy-midfielder-stub