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 Sweden national team, scoring four goals. He was on the Sweden squad that won the gold medal in the

1948 Summer Olympics The 1948 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XIV Olympiad and officially branded as London 1948, were an international multi-sport event held from 29 July to 14 August 1948 in London, United Kingdom. Following a twelve-year hiatus cau ...

. 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 current Constitutions of Constitution of Italy, Italy and of Constitution of New Jersey, New Jersey (both later subject to amendment) ...

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AIK.se stats

* 1918 births 2003 deaths Swedish men's footballers Sweden men's international footballers Allsvenskan players AIK Fotboll players Olympic footballers for 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 Men's association football midfielders People from Avesta (locality) Footballers from Dalarna County 20th-century Swedish sportsmen {{sweden-footy-midfielder-stub