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Reine Almqvist

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Reine Almqvist
Almqvist in 2015
Personal information
Full name Rolf Reine Almqvist
Date of birth (1949-04-12) 12 April 1949 (age 75)
Place of birth Gothenburg, Sweden
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1967–1972 IFK Göteborg 79 (43)
1973–1975 Åtvidabergs FF 70 (35)
1976 IFK Sundsvall 12 (2)
1976–1980 IFK Göteborg 75 (29)
1980 Seattle Sounders 5 (0)
1980–1981 Seattle Sounders (indoor) 17 (11)
1981–1982 BK Häcken 41 (13)
1983 Ope IF
1984 Djerv 1919
International career
1966–1967 Sweden U19 10 (5)
1969–1975 Sweden U21 8 (1)
1970–1979 Sweden 4 (1)
Managerial career
1977–1978 IF Olsfors
1982 Kullens BK
1983 BK Häcken
1984–1985 Djerv 1919
1986–1987 Fredrikstad FK
1989–1993 BK Häcken
1994–1997 Helsingborgs IF
1998–1999 IFK Göteborg
2000 Landskrona BoIS
2001–2003 Bryne
2004–2005 FK Tønsberg
2006 BK Häcken
2007–2008 Västra Frölunda IF
2009 IF Olsfors
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Rolf Reine Almqvist (born 12 April 1949) is a Swedish former professional football player and coach who played as striker.

Club career

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Almqvist played for IFK Göteborg, Åtvidabergs FF, IFK Sundsvall, In 1980, he joined the Seattle Sounders of the North American Soccer League, playing five games during the outdoor season and another seventeen during the 1980–81 NASL indoor season. He then returned to Sweden and played for BK Häcken, Ope IF and Djerv 1919. He was the Allsvenskan top scorer in 1969 and 1977.[1]

International career

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Almqvist won four caps and scored one goal between 1970 and 1979 for the Sweden national team.[2] He also represented the Sweden U19 and U21 teams.[3]

Managerial career

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Almqvist coached IF Olsfors, Kullens BK, BK Häcken, Djerv 1919, Fredrikstad FK,[4] Helsingborgs IF,[5] IFK Göteborg, Landskrona BoIS, Bryne, FK Tønsberg and Västra Frölunda IF.[6]

Career statistics

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International

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Appearances and goals by national team and year[3]
National team Year Apps Goals
Sweden 1970 1 1
1971 0 0
1972 0 0
1973 0 0
1974 1 0
1975 0 0
1976 0 0
1977 0 0
1978 0 0
1979 2 0
Total 4 1
Scores and results list Sweden's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Almqvist goal.
List of international goals scored by Reine Almqvist
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1 26 August 1970 Helsinki Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland  Finland 1–0 2–1 1968–71 Nordic Football Championship [7]

Honours

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IFK Göteborg[8]

Åtvidabergs FF[8]

Individual[8]

References

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  1. ^ "Best scorers 1925- — svenskfotboll.se". svenskfotboll.se. Archived from the original on 1 July 2011.
  2. ^ "Sweden men's national football team stats". passagen.se (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 9 June 2001.
  3. ^ a b "Reine Almqvist - Spelarstatistik - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se. (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 7 December 2022. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
  4. ^ "Ffksupporter.net :: Uoffisiell nettside for Fredrikstad Fotballklubb".
  5. ^ "Reine Almqvist i Helsingborgs-comeback | FotbollDirekt". Archived from the original on 4 October 2011. Retrieved 5 February 2010.
  6. ^ "Reine Almqvist".
  7. ^ "Finland - Sverige - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 7 December 2022.
  8. ^ a b c "Reine Almqvist, IFKdb". IFK DB.
  9. ^ "Conny Karlsson - ifkdb.se". ifkdb.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 5 March 2024.
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