Orvar Bergmark
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Orvar Bergmark (16 November 1930–10 May 2004) born in Bureå south of Skellefteå, was a Swedish football defender and manager, as well as bandy player.
He played 167 matches for Örebro SK in Allsvenskan, and also played for A.S. Roma. He was part of the national team that lost the final in the 1958 FIFA World Cup, and he was awarded prize as the best right back of the tournament, and he was also awarded the Guldbollen that year. He was the national team manager from 1966 to 1970.
In addition to his successes in football, he won three Swedish Championships in bandy with Örebro.
| Preceded by Lennart Nyman |
Sweden national football team manager 1966–70 |
Succeeded by Georg 'Jojje' 'Åby' Ericson |
| Preceded by Åke 'Bajdoff' Johansson |
Swedish Football player of the year 1958 |
Succeeded by Agne Simonsson |
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Categories: 1930 births | 2004 deaths | AIK Fotboll players | A.S. Roma players | 1958 FIFA World Cup players | 1970 FIFA World Cup managers | Sweden international footballers | Sweden national football team managers | Swedish bandy players | Swedish football managers | Swedish footballers | Swedish football biography stubs

