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Bengt Lindskog (25 February 1933 – 27 January 2008) was a Swedish footballer who played at both professional and international levels, as a midfielder.

Career

Club career

Born in Furulund, Lindskog played club football in Sweden and Italy for Helsingborg, Malmö FF, Udinese, Inter Milan, Lecco and IFK Malmö.[1][2]

International career

Malmö FF players in 1955: from left Charles Gustafsson, Henry Thillberg, Nils-Åke Sandell, Bengt Lindskog and Bertil Nilsson.

Lindskog earned 14 caps for the Swedish national team between 1955 and 1965.[1] Before the 1958 World Cup, which was held on home soil in Sweden, Lindskog transferred from Udinese to Inter; his new contract did not allow him to participate in the tournament.[3] He did, however, participate in qualifying matches for the 1966 World Cup.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b Bengt Lindskog at National-Football-Teams.com
  2. ^ "Lindskog". www.enciclopediadelcalcio.com. Archived from the original on 17 March 2008. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  3. ^ Arne Norlin: 1958. När folkhemmet fick fotbolls-VM (Malmö 2008)
  4. ^ Bengt LindskogFIFA competition record (archived)