Sven Axbom

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Sven Axbom
Axbom (right), Bengt Gustavsson and Sigge Parling defending against Pelé in the 1958 FIFA World Cup
Personal information
Full name Sven Erik Emanuel Axbom
Date of birth (1926-10-15)15 October 1926
Place of birth Kimstad, Sweden
Date of death 8 April 2006(2006-04-08) (aged 79)
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1954–1960 IFK Norrköping 533[citation needed] (11)
International career
1955–1960
Sweden
31 (0)
Medal record
Representing  Sweden
Men's Football
FIFA World Cup
Runner-up 1958 Sweden
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Sven Axbom (15 October 1926 − 8 April 2006) was a

final against Brazil.[3]

He was born in Kimstad near Norrköping.

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