Bengt Nyholm

Bengt "Zamora" Nyholm (30 January 1930 – 10 September 2015) was a Swedish footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He was awarded the Guldbollen Award in 1961.^[1][2]

Bengt "Zamora" Nyholm

Bengt Nyholm and Malmö FF's Henry Thillberg in 1955
Personal information
Date of birth	(1930-01-30)30 January 1930
Place of birth	Härnösand, Sweden
Date of death	10 September 2015(2015-09-10) (aged 85)
Place of death	Mantorp, Sweden
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
–1948	IF Älgarna	?	(?)
1948–1965	IFK Norrköping	294	(0)
International career
1959–1964	Sweden	30	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

The Sweden men's national football team in 1961 with these players – from the left, standing: Bengt "Fölet" Berndtsson, Torbjörn Jonsson, Åke "Bajdoff" Johansson, Agne Simonsson, Rune Börjesson and Lennart Backman; crouched: Olle "Lappen" Hellström, Orvar Bergmark, Bengt "Zamora" Nyholm, Lennart Wing and Gösta "Knivsta" Sandberg.

1963: Bengt Nyholm, the keeper of IFK Norrköping, tries to improve his effectiveness by applying glue from flypaper to his hands.

Honours

IFK Norrköping

• Allsvenskan: 1951–52, 1955–56, 1956–57, 1960, 1962, 1963

Individual

• Guldbollen: 1961