Defender
Kamrat number 605
Seasons 7
IFK GÖTEBORG #17

Roland Nilsson

1983–89

Swedish champion
Games 272
IFK career1983–89
Games272
Seasons7
Goals17
Starts191
League114

Player profile

Overview

Nils Lennart Roland Nilsson was born on 27 November 1963 in Helsingborg. His IFK Göteborg first-team career began in the 1983 season. He made his competitive debut on 8 May 1983 against IK Brage in Allsvenskan, a match that finished 0–1.

He spent 7 seasons with IFK Göteborg's first team and made 272 appearances and scoring 17 goals. Of those 272 appearances, 114 came in Allsvenskan.

Nilsson won the Swedish championship with IFK Göteborg in 1983 and 1987. He was part of the IFK Göteborg side that won the UEFA Cup in 1986/87. He was part of an IFK Göteborg Swedish Cup-winning side in 1982/83. He was named IFK Göteborg's Archangel of the Year in 1988. In 1994, he won World Cup bronze with the national team. Nilsson made 116 senior international appearances for Sweden, scoring 2 goals.

Autograph
Roland Nilsson, signature
Club changes

Transfers

2
From IFK Göteborg To Sheffield Wednesday FC
Transfer 3.9m
From Helsingborgs IF To IFK Göteborg
Transfer
Historical comparisons

Record rankings

20
  • Most international caps 3rd
  • Most games in the 1980s 8th
  • Most games in a season 13th
  • Most Champions League games 15th
  • Most UEFA Cup games 16th
  • Most European cup games 21st
  • Most goals in the 1980s 23rd
  • Most games in a season 40th
  • Youngest player in a European cup game 40th
  • Most Swedish Cup games 42nd
  • Record transfer fee 48th
  • Most international goals 49th
  • Youngest Allsvenskan goalscorer 57th
  • Highest win percentage in Allsvenskan 58th
  • Most games 62nd
  • Most competitive games 63rd
  • Most European cup goals 67th
  • Most Allsvenskan games 76th
  • Most Swedish Cup goals 90th
  • Youngest player in the Swedish Cup 95th