Björn Löf

Björn Löf
Löf with Hammarby IF in 1965.
Personal information
Full name Björn Robert Löf
Date of birth (1945-03-09) 9 March 1945 (age 79)[1]
Place of birth Stockholm, Sweden
Position(s) Centre-back
Youth career
Hammarby IF
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1962–1972 Hammarby IF 188 (1)
International career
Sweden U19 1 (0)
1965–1967 Sweden U21 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Björn "Bönan" Löf (born 9 March 1945) is a Swedish former footballer who played as a centre-back, best known for representing Hammarby IF.

Club career

In 1962, at age 17, Löf made his senior debut for Hammarby IF in Allsvenskan, Sweden's top tier.[2]

Löf soon established himself as a regular, and became known as tall centre-back with great heading skills.[3] Between 1965 and 1967, Löf won five caps for the Swedish U21's.[1]

He took a break from playing football in 1969 to study, but returned to Hammarby a year later. At the end of 1972, Löf retired from football definitely, aged 27.[4][5]

In total, Löf played seven seasons in Allsvenskan and three in Division 2, the second tier, with Hammarby. He made 188 league appearances for the club, scoring one goal.[6][7]

References

  1. ^ a b "Landslagsdatabasen: Björn Löf" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
  2. ^ "1962" (in Swedish). HIF Historia. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
  3. ^ "1964" (in Swedish). HIF Historia. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
  4. ^ "1971" (in Swedish). HIF Historia. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
  5. ^ "Söderstadions Beckenbauer" (PDF) (in Swedish). Hammarby Fotboll. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
  6. ^ "Total forwardsbrist – då är försvar bästa anfall" (in Swedish). Aftonbladet. 9 July 2004. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
  7. ^ "Hammarby IF:s historia" (in Swedish). HIF Historia. Retrieved 30 October 2020.


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