Full name Bengt Ove Kindvall 1966–1971 Feyenoord Children Niclas Kindvall 1962–1966 IFK Norrkoping | Years Team Role Footballer Name Ove Kindvall | |
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Date of birth (1943-05-16) 16 May 1943 (age 72) | ||
Place of birth Norrkoping, Sweden | ||
Ove kindvall vs uruguay mondiali 1974
Bengt Ove Kindvall (born 16 May 1943) is a former Swedish footballer (forward).
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- Ove kindvall bezorgt feyenoord de europa cup i
- Early life
- Career
- Club
- Individual
- References
He started his career at IFK Norrköping, where he played until he joined Feyenoord in 1966 and became professional. The same year, he won the Guldbollen, as the best Swedish footballer of the year. He is regarded as one of Sweden's greatest ever players.
Ove kindvall bezorgt feyenoord de europa cup i
Early life
He is the father of former footballer Niclas Kindvall, and brother of Kaj Kindvall, a radio host.
Career
With Feyenoord he won two national championships as well as the 1970 European Cup. In the final against Celtic he scored the winning goal in extra time. In his five seasons with the club, Kindvall scored 129 league goals in 144 games. He returned to Sweden and Norrköping 1971, where he played for three years, until ending his career in IFK Göteborg.
He was the first non-Dutchman to be named Eredivisie top scorer, doing so in 1968, 1969 and 1971. No other foreigner achieved this until Romário in 1989.
Kindvall played 43 games with the national team and scored 16 goals. He participated in the 1970 and 1974 World Cup, playing a major role in the team's qualification for the former.
Kindvall earned the Svenska Dagbladet Gold Medal in 1969, in that year, he was named as the fourth best player in Europe.