Nils Rikberg
Finnish footballer (1928-2002)
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Full name | Nils Bertil Rikberg | ||
Date of birth | (1928-03-29)29 March 1928 | ||
Place of birth | Pernå, Finland | ||
Date of death | 10 August 2002(2002-08-10) (aged 74) | ||
Place of death | Turku, Finland | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1951 | Loviisan Tor | ||
1952-1953 | Kotkan Jäntevä | 35 | (24) |
1953–1954 | Toulouse | 4 | (2) |
1954–1957 | Sète | 51 | (7) |
1960–1961, 1964-1965 | Åbo IFK | (10) | |
International career | |||
1952–1960 | Finland | 15 | (7) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Nils Bertil Rikberg (29 March 1928 in Pernå – 10 August 2002 in Turku) was a Finnish footballer who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics.[1][2] He became one of the first professional footballers of Finland when he transferred to France in 1953.[3]
References
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Nils Rikberg". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 4 October 2012.
- ^ "Nils Rikberg". Olympedia. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
- ^ Kasila, Markku; Vuorinen, Juha. Pelimiehet. Suomen Urheilumuseosäätiö. p. 287. ISBN 978-952-99075-9-5.
- Barreaud, Marc (1998). Dictionnaire des footballeurs étrangers du championnat professionnel français (1932-1997). L'Harmattan, Paris. ISBN 2-7384-6608-7.
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Finland squad – 1952 Summer Olympics
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