Olle Nordin

Carl Jan Olof "Olle" Nordin (born 23 November 1949) is a Swedish former football coach and former player.

Olle Nordin

Personal information
Full name	Carl Jan Olof Nordin
Date of birth	(1949-11-23) 23 November 1949 (age 75)
Place of birth	Älmhult, Sweden
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1970–1974	IFK Norrköping	98	(25)
1975–1976	IFK Sundsvall
1977–1980	IFK Göteborg	69	(12)
International career
1970	Sweden U21	5	(4)
1970–1979	Sweden	19	(2)
Managerial career
1982–1984	Västra Frölunda IF
1985	Vålerenga
1986–1990	Sweden
1990–1992	Vålerenga
1993	Drøbak/Frogn
1994–1995	Lyn
1995–1996	Al Wasl
1997–2000	IFK Norrköping
2001–2002	AIK
2003–2008	Jönköpings Södra IF
2008–2009	Jönköpings Södra IF
2016	IFK Malmö
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

He represented IFK Norrköping, IFK Sundsvall, and IFK Göteborg during a playing career that spanned between 1970 and 1980. A full international between 1976 and 1979, he won 19 caps for the Sweden national team and represented his country at the 1978 FIFA World Cup.

As a coach, he is best remembered for leading the Sweden national team at the 1990 FIFA World Cup, as well as for his stints with IFK Norrköping and AIK.

Playing career

At the club level, Nordin represented IFK Norrköping, IFK Sundsvall, and IFK Göteborg.^[1] He was capped 19 times for the Sweden national team and played at the 1978 FIFA World Cup.^[2]

Coaching career

As national team coach, Nordin led Sweden to the 1990 FIFA World Cup — its first World Cup since Nordin participated as a player. The tournament was a failure, however, as Sweden lost all three matches with 1–2. Nordin was fired shortly thereafter. He managed Norwegian clubs (Vålerenga, Lyn) as well as Swedish Västra Frölunda IF,^[3] IFK Norrköping and AIK.

The latest club he managed was IFK Malmö in 2016.^[4]

Career statistics

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year^[5]

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Sweden	1970	1	0
	1971	0	0
	1972	0	0
	1973	0	0
	1974	0	0
	1975	0	0
	1976	4	0
	1977	5	1
	1978	3	0
	1979	6	1
Total		19	2

Scores and results list Sweden's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Nordin goal.

List of international goals scored by Olle Nordin

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition	Ref.
1	15 June 1977	Parken, Copenhagen, Denmark	Denmark	1–1	1–2	1972–77 Nordic Football Championship	[6]
2	28 June 1979	Ullevi, Gothenburg, Sweden	Norway	2–0	2–0	1978–80 Nordic Football Championship	[7]