Bengt Simonsson
{{short description|Swedish football manager}}
{{similar names|Bengt Simonsen (disambiguation){{!}}Bengt Simonsen}}
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{{Infobox football biography
| name = Bengt Simonson
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1945|10|8}}
| birth_place = Stockholm, Sweden
| manageryears1 = 1978–1979
| managerclubs1 = Dingtuna GIF
| manageryears2 = 1980–1981
| managerclubs2 = IFK Västerås
| manageryears3 = 1983–1986
| managerclubs3 = IFK Västerås
| manageryears4 = 1988–1989
| managerclubs4 = IFK Västerås
| manageryears5 = 1990–1992
| managerclubs5 = Gideonsbergs IF (women)
| manageryears6 = 1992–1996
| managerclubs6 = Sweden (women)
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Bengt Simonson (born 8 October 1945) is a Swedish football manager.{{WorldFootball.net}}
Career
Simonsson began his managerial career with Dingtuna GIF and IFK Västerås, before becoming coach of the Gideonsbergs IF women's team of the Damallsvenskan in 1990.{{cite news |url=https://www.dn.se/arkiv/sport/simonsson-efter-paijkull/ |title=Simonsson efter Paijkull |trans-title=Simonsson after Paijkull |website=Dagens Nyheter |date=31 January 1992 |access-date=31 December 2019 |language=Swedish |quote=Bengt Simonsson inledde sin tränarkarriär 1979 i Dingtuna (division 5) och fortsatte sedan som tränare för IFK Västerås i flera perioder ... sedan 1990 tränat Västeråsklubben Gideonsberg i damallsvenskan. [Bengt Simonsson began his coaching career in 1979 in Dingtuna (division 5) and then continued as coach for IFK Västerås for several periods ... since 1990 he has coached Västeråsklubben Gideonsberg in the Damallsvenskan.] |url-access=subscription}} In 1992, he became the manager of the Sweden women's national team, coaching the team at the 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup and 1996 Summer Olympics.
References
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External links
- {{FIFA player}}
- {{Soccerway}}
- [https://www.soccerdonna.de/de/bengt-simonson/aufeinenblick/trainer_642.html Bengt Simonsson] at Soccerdonna.de {{in lang|de}}
{{Sweden women's national football team managers}}
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Category:Sportspeople from Västerås
Category:Swedish football managers
Category:Women's association football managers
Category:Sweden women's national football team managers
Category:1995 FIFA Women's World Cup managers
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