.jpg) Yngve Brodd in 1952 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rolf Yngve Brodd | ||
| Date of birth | 9 June 1930 | ||
| Place of birth | Seglora, Sweden | ||
| Date of death | 23 September 2016(2016-09-23) (aged 86) | ||
| Place of death | Gothenburg, Sweden | ||
| Position | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Rydals GOIF | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| –1952 | Fritsla IF | 33 | (32) |
| 1952–1953 | Örebro SK | 19 | (7) |
| 1953–1956 | Toulouse | 64 | (15) |
| 1956–1959 | Sochaux | 102 | (39) |
| 1960–1962 | Toulouse | 63 | (21) |
| 1962–1964 | IFK Göteborg | 47 | (11) |
| Total | 328 | (126) | |
| International career | |||
| 1952–1962 | Sweden B | 2 | (1) |
| 1952–1963 | Sweden | 20 | (12) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1963–1966 | IFK Göteborg | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
| Olympic medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men'sFootball | ||
Representing Sweden | ||
 | 1952 Helsinki | |
Rolf Yngve Brodd (9 June 1930 – 23 September 2016) was a Swedish professionalfootballer who played as astriker. He began his career withFritsla IF and went on to representÖrebro SK,Toulouse, andSochaux before retiring atIFK Göteborg in 1964. A full international from 1952 to 1963, he won 20caps and scored 12 goals for theSweden national team and was part of the Sweden squad that won bronze at the1952 Summer Olympics.
Brodd began his club career with Fritsla IF, and signed forÖrebro SK after having scored 32 goals in 33 games in the lower divisions.[1][2][3] While at Örebro, he scored 7 goals in 19 games before moving to France where he representedToulouse andSochaux between 1953 and 1962. He then wrapped up his career atIFK Göteborg as player-manager, playing in 47 games and scoring 11 goals until his retirement as a player in 1964.[4]
Brodd made his international debut for theSweden national team on 14 May 1952, in afriendly 0–0 draw with theNetherlands.[5] He scored his first international goal on 11 June 1952, scoring the second goal in a 2–0 win againstDenmark.[6] Brodd was selected to represent Sweden at the1952 Summer Olympics, and scored three goals as Sweden finished third.[7][8] Brodd scored five goals in four games during the1962 FIFA World Cup qualification campaign, as Sweden failed to qualify for the1962 FIFA World Cup.[5] He made his last international appearance on 14 August 1963 in a friendly 0–0 draw withNorway, playing for 86 minutes before being replaced byBertil "Bebben" Johansson.[9]
Brodd won a total of 20caps for the Sweden national team between 1952 and 1963, scoring 12 goals.[5] He also represented theSweden B team twice, scoring one goal.[5]
Brodd died on 23 September 2016 inGothenburg.[10]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 1952 | 10 | 5 |
| 1953 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1954 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1955 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1956 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1957 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1958 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1959 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1960 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1961 | 3 | 4 | |
| 1962 | 3 | 1 | |
| 1963 | 3 | 1 | |
| Total | 20 | 12 | |
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 June 1952 | Bislett Stadium,Oslo, Norway |  Denmark | 2–0 | 2–0 | Friendly | [6] |
| 2 | 22 June 1952 | Råsunda Stadium,Solna, Sweden | Denmark | 2–0 | 4–3 | 1952–55 Nordic Football Championship | [11] |
| 3 | 21 July 1952 | Ratina Stadium, Tampere, Finland |  Norway | 1–0 | 4–1 | 1952 Summer Olympics | [12] |
| 4 | 2–0 | ||||||
| 5 | 23 July 1952 | Bolt Arena,Helsinki, Finland |  Austria | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1952 Summer Olympics | [13] |
| 6 | 19 October 1960 | Råsunda Stadium, Solna, Sweden |  Belgium | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1962 FIFA World Cup qualification | [14] |
| 7 | 4 October 1961 | Heysel Stadium, Brussels, Belgium | Belgium | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1962 FIFA World Cup qualification | [15] |
| 8 | 2–0 | ||||||
| 9 | 29 October 1961 | Wankdorf Stadium,Bern, Switzerland |  Switzerland | 2–2 | 2–3 | 1962 FIFA World Cup qualification | [16] |
| 10 | 12 November 1961 | Olympiastadion,West Berlin, West Germany | Switzerland | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1962 FIFA World Cup qualification | [17] |
| 11 | 19 June 1962 | Helsinki Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland |  Finland | 2–0 | 3–0 | Friendly | [18] |
| 12 | 5 May 1963 | Råsunda Stadium, Solna, Sweden |  Hungary | 2–1 | 2–1 | Friendly | [19] |
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