Björn Löf

Björn "Bönan" Löf (born 9 March 1945) is a Swedish former footballer who played as a centre-back, best known for representing Hammarby IF.

Björn Löf
Löf with Hammarby IF in 1965.
Personal information
Full name Björn Robert Löf
Date of birth (1945-03-09) 9 March 1945[1]
Place of birth Stockholm, Sweden
Position(s) Centre-back
Youth career
Hammarby IF
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1962–1972 Hammarby IF 188 (1)
International career
Sweden U19 1 (0)
1965–1967 Sweden U21 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

In 1962, at age 17, Löf made his senior debut for Hammarby IF in Allsvenskan, Sweden's top tier.[2]

Löf soon established himself as a regular, and became known as tall centre-back with great heading skills.[3] Between 1965 and 1967, Löf won five caps for the Swedish U21's.[1]

He took a break from playing football in 1969 to study, but returned to Hammarby a year later. At the end of 1972, Löf retired from football definitely, aged 27.[4][5]

In total, Löf played seven seasons in Allsvenskan and three in Division 2, the second tier, with Hammarby. He made 188 league appearances for the club, scoring one goal.[6][7]

References
  1. "Landslagsdatabasen: Björn Löf" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
  2. "1962" (in Swedish). HIF Historia. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
  3. "1964" (in Swedish). HIF Historia. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
  4. "1971" (in Swedish). HIF Historia. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
  5. "Söderstadions Beckenbauer" (PDF) (in Swedish). Hammarby Fotboll. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
  6. "Total forwardsbrist - då är försvar bästa anfall" (in Swedish). Aftonbladet. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
  7. "Hammarby IF:s historia" (in Swedish). HIF Historia. Retrieved 30 October 2020.


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