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Harry Bild

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Harry Bild
Harry Bild in December 1965 during a game between Feyenoord and FC Utrecht
Personal information
Full name Harry Sven-Olof Bild
Date of birth (1936-12-18) 18 December 1936 (age 87)
Place of birth Växjö, Sweden
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1956–1964 IFK Norrköping 175 (120)
1964–1965 FC Zürich 17 (6)
1965–1967 Feyenoord 52 (39)
1968–1973 Östers IF 115 (42)
Total 359 (207)
International career
1957–1968 Sweden 28 (13)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Harry Sven-Olof Bild (born 18 December 1936) is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as a striker. Starting off his career with IFK Norrköping in 1956, he went on to represent FC Zürich and Feyenoord before retiring at Östers IF in 1973. A full international between 1957 and 1968, he won 28 caps and scored 13 goals for the Sweden national team. In 1963, he was awarded Guldbollen as Sweden's best footballer of the year.

Club career

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Born in Växjö he was transferred to IFK Norrköping during the 1950s. He turned professional for FC Zürich in Switzerland and for Feyenoord in the Netherlands, scoring 39 goals in 52 games.[1] He turned back to Östers IF in 1967 and won the Swedish national title in 1968. Between 1968 and 1973, he scored 42 goals in 113 matches for Östers.

International career

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Bild made 28 appearances and scored 13 goals for the national football team of Sweden and he won Guldbollen in 1963.[2]

Honours

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Individual

References

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  1. ^ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Harry Bild (Player)". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
  2. ^ Gunnar Käll (26 June 2015). "Spelare vi minns-intervju med Harry Bild" (in Swedish). Svenska Fans. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
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