Börje Tapper

Börje Tapper (19 May 1922 – 8 April 1981) was a Swedish footballer who played as a midfielder for Malmö FF, Genoa, and the Sweden national team. He won four caps for Sweden and was a squad member at the 1950 FIFA World Cup.

Börje Tapper
Personal information
Full name Börje Tapper
Date of birth (1922-05-19)19 May 1922
Place of birth Malmö, Sweden
Date of death 8 April 1981(1981-04-08) (aged 58)
Place of death Malmö, Sweden
Position(s) Centre midfielder
Youth career
–1939 Håkanstorp
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1939–1950 Malmö FF 191 (92)
1950 Genoa 7 (2)
Total 198 (94)
International career
1945–1948 Sweden[1] 4 (7)
Managerial career
1956–1957 Lunds BK
Medal record
Representing  Sweden
FIFA World Cup
Third place1950 Brazil
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Tapper started his playing career at Håkanstorp before moving on to Malmö FF. He played for the club between 1939 and 1950, when he went to Italy and Genoa. He did not succeed in Italy and when he came home to Sweden, he was not allowed to play in Allsvenskan anymore due to the policy at the time. He is Malmö FF's second best goalscorer ever with 298 goals.

He later coached Lunds BK.[2]

Personal life

He is the father of Staffan Tapper.[3]

Career statistics

International
Appearances and goals by national team and year[4]
National team Year Apps Goals
Sweden 1945 1 5
1946 1 0
1947 1 1
1948 1 1
Total 4 7
Scores and results list Sweden's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Tapper goal.
List of international goals scored by Börje Tapper
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1 30 September 1945 Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland  Finland 1–1 6–1 Friendly [5]
2 3–1
3 4–1
4 5–1
5 6–1
6 14 September 1947 Råsunda Stadium, Solna, Sweden  Poland 3–2 5–4 Friendly [6]
7 19 September 1948 Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland  Finland 1–0 2–2 1948–51 Nordic Football Championship [7]

References
  • Malmström, Håkan (2010). 100 MFF:ARE. Sydsvenska Dagbladets AB. ISBN 978-91-85319-71-8.
  1. "Börje Tapper, international footballer".
  2. "Startsida - IdrottOnline Klubb". Archived from the original on 2016-11-25. Retrieved 2016-12-10.
  3. "⭐⭐ Mesta mästarna". xn--mestamstarna-lcb.se. Retrieved 2021-06-17.
  4. "Börje Tapper - Spelarstatistik - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se. (in Swedish). Retrieved 2021-06-17.
  5. "Finland - Sverige - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2021-06-17.
  6. "Sverige - Polen - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2021-06-17.
  7. "Finland - Sverige - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2021-06-17.


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