Ralf Edström

Ralf Edström

Personal information
Full name	Ralf Sigvard Edström
Date of birth	(1952-10-07) 7 October 1952
Place of birth	Degerfors, Sweden
Height	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Playing position	Forward
Youth career
0000–1971	Degerfors IF
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1971–1973	Åtvidabergs FF	52	(28)
1973–1977	PSV Eindhoven	112	(55)
1977–1979	IFK Göteborg	37	(14)
1979–1981	Standard Liège	51	(27)
1981–1983	AS Monaco	49	(16)
1983–1985	Örgryte IS	0	(0)
Total		301	(140)
National team
1972–1980	Sweden	40	(15)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

Ralf Edström scoring 1–0 against West Germany in the 1974 FIFA World Cup

Ralf Sigvard Edström (born 7 October 1952^[1] in Degerfors) is a Swedish former footballer.

Starting his career in Degerfors IF, a club known to produce many young talents, Edström moved to Åtvidabergs FF and became national champion in 1972.

Edström made 40 appearances for the Swedish national team and scored 15 times. He is most noted for his performance in the 1974 FIFA World Cup where had a big part in Sweden finishing fifth, and he made 6 appearances during this tournament.^[1]

On club level, he became not only Swedish Champion, but also Dutch (twice) and French Champion. He also won the Swedish, Dutch and Belgian Cups and was voted Swedish player of the year twice (1972 and 1974, winning Guldbollen).

He has been an expert radio commentator since the 1980s.

Club career statistics

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References

Sweden squads
Sweden squad – 1974 FIFA World Cup 1 Hellström 2 Olsson 3 Karlsson 4 Nordqvist 5 Andersson 6 Grahn 7 B. Larsson (c) 8 Torstensson 9 Kindvall 10 Edström 11 Sandberg 12 S. Larsson 13 Grip 14 Tapper 15 Magnusson 16 Ejderstedt 17 Hagberg 18 Augustsson 19 Cronqvist 20 Lindman 21 Persson 22 Ahlström Coach: Ericson Sweden squad – 1978 FIFA World Cup 1 Hellström 2 Borg 3 Roy Andersson 4 Nordqvist (c) 5 Erlandsson 6 Tapper 7 Linderoth 8 B. Larsson 9 L. Larsson 10 Sjöberg 11 Wendt 12 Hagberg 13 M. Andersson 14 Åhman 15 Nilsson 16 Torstensson 17 Möller 18 Nordin 19 Karlsson 20 Roland Andersson 21 Åslund 22 Edström Coach: Ericson