13 Facts About Thomas Nordahl

Thomas Gunnar Nordahl was born on 24 May 1946 and is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as a forward.

Thomas Nordahl represented Sweden at the 1970 FIFA World Cup.

Thomas Nordahl is the son of former professional footballer Gunnar Nordahl.

Thomas Nordahl played 77 matches for the Swedish side and scored 41 goals.

However, shortly after Thomas Nordahl signed the contract, the Serie A issued a ban which stopped all clubs from bringing in foreign players.

Thomas Nordahl was contracted with Juventus but couldn't play because of this ban.

Thomas Nordahl stayed in Anderlecht for three years, until 1971; after those three years, his contract with Juventus ended, but the ban still had not been lifted.

Thomas Nordahl left the club without playing a match for them and went to his old club Orebro.

Thomas Nordahl played there for 7 years between 1971 and 1978, making 175 appearances and scoring 65 goals, resulting in a total of 252 appearances and 106 goals for the club.

In 1980, an injury forced Thomas Nordahl to quit playing football and the age of 34.

Thomas Nordahl made 15 international appearances for the Sweden national team between 1967 and 1975, and scored 5 goals.

Thomas Nordahl made 15 appearances for the Swedish youth teams.

Thomas Nordahl was included in the Swedish squad for the 1970 FIFA World Cup in Mexico.