Arne Nyberg

{{short description|Swedish footballer}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Arne Nyberg | image = | image_size = | caption = | fullname = Arne Gustav Julius Nyberg | birth_date = {{Birth date|1913|6|20}} | birth_place = Säffle, Sweden | death_date = {{Death date and age|1970|8|12|1913|6|20}} | death_place = Stockholm, Sweden | height = | position = Forward | years1 = 1930–1932 | clubs1 = SK Sifhälla | caps1 = 65 | goals1 = 23 | years2 = 1932–1950 | clubs2 = IFK Göteborg | caps2 = 432 | goals2 = 148 | totalcaps = 497 | totalgoals = 171 | nationalyears1 = 1935–1946 | nationalteam1 = Sweden | nationalcaps1 = 31 | nationalgoals1 = 18 | manageryears1 = | managerclubs1 = }} '''Arne Gustav Julius Nyberg''' (20 June 1913 – 12 August 1970) was a Swedish football striker born in Säffle.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20071018091614/http://fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=5/teams/team=43970.html 1938 FIFA World Cup France]</ref>

== Career == After starting his career playing for SK Sifhälla, he joined IFK Göteborg in 1932 and won two Swedish Championships with the club. He played for IFK for the rest of his career making him a one-club man and also worked for the club after retiring as an active player.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Arne Nyberg - ifkdb.se |url=https://ifkdb.se/spelare/Arne-Nyberg_533 |access-date=2022-12-07 |website=ifkdb.se}}</ref>

== Personal life == Nyberg died in 1970, aged 57.<ref name=":0" /> His son, Ralf Nyberg, also played for IFK Göteborg and won a Swedish Championship medal.<ref name=":0" />

==Honours== '''IFK Göteborg<ref name=":0" />'''

* Allsvenskan: 1934–35, 1941–42

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