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Ralf Edström

1952 - Today

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Ralf Sigvard Edström (born 7 October 1952) is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as a forward. Widely regarded as Sweden's best player in the 1970s, he started off his career with Degerfors IF in the late 1960s and went on to represent Åtvidabergs FF, PSV Eindhoven, IFK Göteborg, Standard Liege, and AS Monaco before retiring at Örgryte IS in 1985. A full international between 1972 and 1980, he won 40 caps for the Sweden national team and scored 15 goals. He represented his country at the 1974 and 1978 FIFA World Cups and was awarded Guldbollen as Sweden's best player in 1972 and 1974. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ralf Edström is the 1,180th most popular soccer player (up from 1,203rd in 2019), the 417th most popular biography from Sweden (down from 412th in 2019) and the 18th most popular Swedish Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Ralf Edström ranks 1,180 out of 21,273. Before him are Domènec Balmanya, Roger Byrne, Michele Andreolo, Ante Žanetić, Josip Katalinski, and Peter Crouch. After him are Pietro Vierchowod, Robert Jarni, Alfred Körner, Petar Radaković, Mimis Domazos, and N'Golo Kanté.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1952, Ralf Edström ranks 191. Before him are Zdeněk Nehoda, Johann Schneider-Ammann, Bill Kristol, David Knopfler, Călin Popescu-Tăriceanu, and Annette O'Toole. After him are Pietro Mennea, Robert C. Martin, Javier Urruticoechea, Stewart Copeland, Essam Sharaf, and Jeff Fahey.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Ralf Edström ranks 417 out of 1,879. Before him are Bo Larsson (1944), Staffan de Mistura (1947), Christina Nilsson (1843), Mikael Persbrandt (1963), Jonas Jonasson (1961), and Lars Norén (1944). After him are Ola Ullsten (1931), Kennet Andersson (1967), Alice Babs (1924), Johan Tobias Sergel (1740), Peter Artedi (1705), and Kalle Svensson (1925).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Sweden

Among soccer players born in Sweden, Ralf Edström ranks 18. Before him are Ronnie Hellström (1949), Thomas Ravelli (1959), Viktor Gyökeres (1998), Tore Keller (1905), Sven Rydell (1905), and Bo Larsson (1944). After him are Kennet Andersson (1967), Kalle Svensson (1925), Sven Andersson (1907), Knut Nordahl (1920), Björn Nordqvist (1942), and Erik Nilsson (1916).

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