Conny Torstensson

Torstensson commenced his career with Åtvidabergs FF in southern Sweden, then a club renowned for its successful youth development. From 1967 onward he featured regularly in the senior team with which he ascended to the first division after the first season. In the following years he was part of the team that defined the golden era of the club, winning the only titles in its history. 1970 and 1971 Åtvidabergs FF won the cup and was twice runner up in the championship, which the club won in 1972 and 1973. In 1973 the club also reached the cup final once more.[2]

In the first round of the 1973–74 European Champions Cup campaign Åtvidabergs FF encountered Bayern Munich, with stars like Franz Beckenbauer and Gerd Müller one of the favourites of the competition. In Munich Åtvidaberg lost 1–3, With the aid of two goals by Torstensson, who already scored in Munich, the Swedes achieved the same result in the return leg, albeit losing in the ensuing penalty shoot-out. However, Torstensson impressed the coach and management of Bayern and was speedily transferred for a then impressive sum of 580.000 Marks (290.000 Euros).[3]

Until 1977 he played in 81 Bundesliga matches for Bayern scoring 11 goals. He impressed most in European Cup matches, where he scored a number of important goals, and won the competition three times consecutively between 1974 and 1976, featuring in the finals of 1974 and 1975. Altogether, he scored 10 goals in 21 European cup matches. A further highlight was the winning of the Intercontinental Cup in the two finals against Cruzeiro EC of Brazil.

On club level Torstensson moved 1977 to FC Zürich in Switzerland, returning a year later to Åtvidabergs FF, where he ended his career in 1980.

Scores and results list Sweden's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Torstensson goal.

List of international goals scored by Conny Torstensson

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition	Ref.
1	29 August 1973	Helsinki Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland	Finland	1–1	2–1	1972–77 Nordic Football Championship	[5]
2	3 June 1974	Parken, Copenhagen, Denmark	Denmark	2–0	2–0	1972–77 Nordic Football Championship	[6]
3	3 July 1974	Rheinstadion, Düsseldorf, Germany	Yugoslavia	2–1	2–1	1974 FIFA World Cup	[7]
4	3 September 1975	Windsor Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland	Northern Ireland	2–1	2–1	UEFA Euro 1976 qualifier	[8]
5	1 June 1976	Helsinki Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland	Finland	1–0	2–0	1972–77 Nordic Football Championship	[9]
6	8 September 1976	Råsunda Stadium, Solna, Sweden	Hungary	1–1	1–1	Friendly	[10]
7	22 September 1976	Ullevaal Stadium, Oslo, Norway	Norway	1–2	2–3	1972–77 Nordic Football Championship	[11]