Kamrat number 554
Seasons
11
IFK GÖTEBORG #11
Torbjörn Nilsson
1975–76, 1977–82, 1984–86
Swedish champion
Games
444
IFK career1975–76, 1977–82, 1984–86
Games444
Seasons11
Goals329
Starts392
League153
Player profile
Overview
Anders Thor-Björn Nilsson was born on 9 July 1954 in Västerås. His IFK Göteborg first-team career began in the 1975 season. He made his competitive debut on 12 April 1975 against Jönköpings Södra IF in Division 2 South, a match that finished 1–0.
He spent 11 seasons with IFK Göteborg's first team and made 444 appearances and scoring 329 goals. Of those 444 appearances, 153 came in Allsvenskan.
Nilsson won the Swedish championship with IFK Göteborg in 1982 and 1984. He was part of the IFK Göteborg side that won the UEFA Cup in 1981/82. He was part of an IFK Göteborg Swedish Cup-winning side in 1978/79 and 1981/82. He was named IFK Göteborg's Archangel of the Year in 1979. In 1981, he finished as Allsvenskan's top scorer with 20 goals. Nilsson made 28 senior international appearances for Sweden, scoring 9 goals.
Club changes
6
Transfers
From
IFK Göteborg
To
-
From
1. FC Kaiserslautern
To
IFK Göteborg
From
IFK Göteborg
To
1. FC Kaiserslautern
From
PSV Eindhoven
To
IFK Göteborg
From
IFK Göteborg
To
PSV Eindhoven
From
Jonsereds IF
To
IFK Göteborg
Records at IFK Göteborg
34
Club records
- Most goals against Bohemians 1905 5
- Most goals against Fenerbache SK 3
- Most goals against Halmstads BK 15
- Most goals against Hamburger SV 2
- Most goals against IFK Sundsvall 6
- Most goals against IK Brage 5
- Most goals against Lillestrøm SK 2
- Most goals against SK Sturm Graz 3
- Most goals against Östers IF 9
- Most goals at Domnarvsvallen 4
- Most goals at Edsborgs Idrottsplats 6
- Most goals at Stadsparksvallen 4
- Most goals at Strandvallen 2
- Most goals at Ullevi 124
- Most goals at Valhalla Idrottsplats 21
- Most goals at Värendsvallen 4
- Most European cup goals 34
- Most games against Hamburger SV 3
- Most games against Lillestrøm SK 3
- Most games against Moss FK 3
- Most goals 329
- Most goals in one game against Bohemians 1905 3
- Most goals in one game against Emmaboda IS 2
- Most goals in one game against FC Bayern München 2
- Most goals in one game against Fenerbache SK 3
- Most goals in one game against IFK Sundsvall 3
- Most goals in one game against Lillestrøm SK 2
- Most goals in one game against SK Sturm Graz 2
- Most goals in one game at Strandvallen 2
- Most goals in one game at Strömvallen 3
- Most Swedish Cup goals 31
- Most goals in competitive games 192
- Most goals in the 1970s 137
- Most goals in the 1980s 192
Historical comparisons
42
Record rankings
- Most hat-tricks (or better) in competitive games 3rd
- Most goals in a season 4th
- Most European cup games 6th
- Most hat-tricks (or better) 6th
- Best goals-per-game rate (competitive games) 7th
- Best goals-per-game rate in Allsvenskan 7th
- Most games in the 1970s 7th
- Most goals in a season 7th
- Most Allsvenskan goals 8th
- Most UEFA Cup games 8th
- Most games in the 1980s 10th
- Most goals in an Allsvenskan season 11th
- Best goals-per-game rate (all games) 13th
- Most Swedish Cup games 14th
- Most games 16th
- Most competitive games 20th
- Most international goals 21st
- Most Champions League games 23rd
- Most goals in a season 26th
- Most goals in a season 30th
- Most goals in an Allsvenskan season 31st
- Most seasons 35th
- Most games in a season 40th
- Oldest Allsvenskan goalscorer 44th
- Most Allsvenskan games 46th
- Highest win percentage in all games 46th
- Most goals in a season 48th
- Most goals in a season 48th
- Oldest goalscorer 50th
- Oldest player in the Swedish Cup 50th
- Most goals in a season 56th
- Most goals in a season 56th
- Most goals in a season 56th
- Most goals in an Allsvenskan season 59th
- Most international caps 60th
- Most goals in a season 62nd
- Highest win percentage in Allsvenskan 69th
- Record transfer fee 69th
- Oldest player in Allsvenskan 70th
- Oldest player in a competitive game 74th
- Oldest player 80th
- Most games in a season 82nd
Career at IFK Göteborg
Statistics
Statistics are partly incomplete. The total is 444 games, while game-by-game data is available for 394. Starts, substitute appearances, results, cards and the game list are based on registered game records.
Games and goals
Breakdown by competition
Win percentage
Starts and substitute appearances
Season data
All games
Season by season
| Season | # | Games | Starts | Substitute appearances | Goals | Assist | Yellow cards | Red cards | W–D–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 11 | 34 | 24 | 0 | 27 | – | 0 | 0 | 16–5–3 |
| 1985 | 11 | 48 | 44 | 0 | 27 | – | 0 | 0 | 21–11–12 |
| 1984 | 11 | 32 | 30 | 0 | 28 | – | 0 | 0 | 22–4–4 |
| 1982 | 11 | 29 | 24 | 0 | 28 | – | 0 | 0 | 16–5–3 |
| 1981 | 11 | 54 | 50 | 0 | 49 | – | 0 | 0 | 38–7–5 |
| 1980 | 11 | 51 | 52 | 0 | 33 | – | 1 | 0 | 29–13–10 |
| 1979 | 11 | 49 | 48 | 0 | 27 | – | 0 | 0 | 30–11–7 |
| 1978 | 11 | 45 | 39 | 1 | 31 | – | 0 | 0 | 22–5–13 |
| 1977 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 5 | – | 0 | 0 | 5–2–4 |
| 1976 | 8 | 48 | 35 | 0 | 48 | – | 0 | 0 | 28–5–2 |
| 1975 | 8 | 42 | 35 | 1 | 26 | – | 0 | 0 | 24–5–7 |
Game archive
Games for Torbjörn Nilsson
Games
9 Jul 1986: Gimonäs CK 0–11 IFK Göteborg. Won
Gimonäs CK
IFK Göteborg
Gimonäs CK0–11HT 0–3
IFK Göteborg
5 Jul 1986: IFK Göteborg 5–0 FC Vítkovice. Won
IFK Göteborg
FC Vítkovice
IFK Göteborg5–0HT 2–0
FC Vítkovice
2 Jul 1986: IFK Göteborg 1–2 Malmö FF. Lost
IFK Göteborg
Malmö FF
IFK Göteborg1–2HT 0–0
Malmö FF
21 Jun 1986: IFK Göteborg 3–0 FC Zürich. Won
IFK Göteborg
FC Zürich
IFK Göteborg3–0HT 3–0
FC Zürich
11 Jun 1986: Östers IF 2–2 IFK Göteborg. Drew
Östers IF
IFK Göteborg
Östers IF2–2HT 1–2
IFK Göteborg
8 Jun 1986: IFK Norrköping 2–3 IFK Göteborg. Won
IFK Norrköping
IFK Göteborg
IFK Norrköping2–3HT 2–1
IFK Göteborg
4 Jun 1986: IFK Göteborg 3–0 Kalmar FF. Won
IFK Göteborg
Kalmar FF
IFK Göteborg3–0HT 2–0
Kalmar FF
29 May 1986: Örgryte IS 0–1 IFK Göteborg. Won
Örgryte IS
IFK Göteborg
Örgryte IS0–1HT 0–1
IFK Göteborg
25 May 1986: IFK Göteborg 1–1 IF Elfsborg. Drew
IFK Göteborg
IF Elfsborg
IFK Göteborg1–1HT 0–1
IF Elfsborg
22 May 1986: IFK Göteborg 4–0 Halmstads BK. Won
IFK Göteborg
Halmstads BK
IFK Göteborg4–0HT 2–0
Halmstads BK
19 May 1986: Djurgårdens IF 0–4 IFK Göteborg. Won
Djurgårdens IF
IFK Göteborg
Djurgårdens IF0–4HT 0–0
IFK Göteborg
11 May 1986: IK Brage 1–2 IFK Göteborg. Won
IK Brage
IFK Göteborg
IK Brage1–2HT 1–1
IFK Göteborg
4 May 1986: IFK Göteborg 2–1 IFK Norrköping. Won
IFK Göteborg
IFK Norrköping
IFK Göteborg2–1HT 1–1
IFK Norrköping
27 Apr 1986: Malmö FF 1–1 IFK Göteborg. Drew
Malmö FF
IFK Göteborg
Malmö FF1–1HT 1–0
IFK Göteborg
23 Apr 1986: IFK Göteborg 6–0 Västerås SK. Won
IFK Göteborg
Västerås SK
IFK Göteborg6–0HT 3–0
Västerås SK
20 Apr 1986: IFK Göteborg 3–1 Hammarby IF. Won
IFK Göteborg
Hammarby IF
IFK Göteborg3–1HT 3–0
Hammarby IF
16 Apr 1986: FC Barcelona 3–0 IFK Göteborg. Lost
FC BarcelonaAlonso 10′, 63′, 70′
IFK Göteborg
FC BarcelonaAlonso 10′, 63′, 70′3–0HT 1–0
IFK Göteborg
2 Apr 1986: IFK Göteborg 3–0 FC Barcelona. Won
IFK GöteborgNilsson 24′, 44′Holmgren 59′
FC Barcelona
IFK GöteborgNilsson 24′, 44′Holmgren 59′3–0HT 2–0
FC Barcelona
19 Mar 1986: IFK Göteborg 0–0 Aberdeen FC. Drew
IFK Göteborg
Aberdeen FC
IFK Göteborg0–0HT 0–0
Aberdeen FC
13 Mar 1986: IFK Göteborg 2–1 FC Kuusysi. Won
IFK Göteborg
FC Kuusysi
IFK Göteborg2–1HT 1–0
FC Kuusysi
5 Mar 1986: Aberdeen FC 2–2 IFK Göteborg. Drew
Aberdeen FCMiller 15′Hewitt 79′
IFK GöteborgHolmgren 43′Ekström 89′
Aberdeen FCMiller 15′Hewitt 79′2–2HT 1–1
IFK GöteborgHolmgren 43′Ekström 89′
27 Feb 1986: Wimbledon FC 7–3 IFK Göteborg. Lost
Wimbledon FC
IFK Göteborg
Wimbledon FC7–3HT 3–0
IFK Göteborg
24 Jan 1986: IFK Göteborg 3–0 GAIS. Won
IFK Göteborg
GAIS
IFK Göteborg3–0HT 0–0
GAIS
11 Jan 1986: IFK Göteborg 3–0 1. FC Saarbrücken. Won
IFK Göteborg
1. FC Saarbrücken
IFK Göteborg3–0HT 1–0
1. FC Saarbrücken
6 Nov 1985: Fenerbache SK 2–1 IFK Göteborg. Lost
Fenerbache SKTüfekçi 65′Tüzün 76′
IFK GöteborgLarsson 62′
Fenerbache SKTüfekçi 65′Tüzün 76′2–1HT 0–0
IFK GöteborgLarsson 62′Photo archive