Reine Almqvist

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Reine Almqvist

| image = Reine Almqvist.jpg

| caption = Almqvist in 2015

| fullname = Rolf Reine Almqvist

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1949|4|12|df=y}}

| birth_place = Gothenburg, Sweden

| height =

| position = Striker

| years1 = 1967–1972

| clubs1 = IFK Göteborg

| caps1 = 79

| goals1 = 43

| years2 = 1973–1975

| clubs2 = Åtvidabergs FF

| caps2 = 70

| goals2 = 35

| years3 = 1976

| clubs3 = IFK Sundsvall

| caps3 = 12

| goals3 = 2

| years4 = 1976–1980

| clubs4 = IFK Göteborg

| caps4 = 75

| goals4 = 29

| years5 = 1980

| clubs5 = Seattle Sounders

| caps5 = 5

| goals5 = 0

| years6 = 1980–1981

| clubs6 = Seattle Sounders (indoor)

| caps6 = 17

| goals6 = 11

| years7 = 1981–1982

| clubs7 = BK Häcken

| caps7 = 41

| goals7 = 13

| years8 = 1983

| clubs8 = Ope IF

| caps8 =

| goals8 =

| years9 = 1984

| clubs9 = Djerv 1919

| caps9 =

| goals9 =

| nationalyears1 = 1966–1967

| nationalteam1 = Sweden U19

| nationalcaps1 = 10

| nationalgoals1 = 5

| nationalyears2 = 1969–1975

| nationalteam2 = Sweden U21

| nationalcaps2 = 8

| nationalgoals2 = 1

| nationalyears3 = 1970–1979

| nationalteam3 = Sweden

| nationalcaps3 = 4

| nationalgoals3 = 1

| manageryears1 = 1977–1978

| managerclubs1 = IF Olsfors

| manageryears2 = 1982

| managerclubs2 = Kullens BK

| manageryears3 = 1983

| managerclubs3 = BK Häcken

| manageryears4 = 1984–1985

| managerclubs4 = Djerv 1919

| manageryears5 = 1986–1987

| managerclubs5 = Fredrikstad FK

| manageryears6 = 1989–1993

| managerclubs6 = BK Häcken

| manageryears7 = 1994–1997

| managerclubs7 = Helsingborgs IF

| manageryears8 = 1998–1999

| managerclubs8 = IFK Göteborg

| manageryears9 = 2000

| managerclubs9 = Landskrona BoIS

| manageryears10 = 2001–2003

| managerclubs10 = Bryne

| manageryears11 = 2004–2005

| managerclubs11 = FK Tønsberg

| manageryears12 = 2006

| managerclubs12 = BK Häcken

| manageryears13 = 2007–2008

| managerclubs13 = Västra Frölunda IF

| manageryears14 = 2009

| managerclubs14 = IF Olsfors

}}

Rolf Reine Almqvist (born 12 April 1949) is a Swedish former professional football player and coach who played as striker.

Club career

Almqvist played for IFK Göteborg, Åtvidabergs FF, IFK Sundsvall, In 1980, he joined the Seattle Sounders of the North American Soccer League, playing five games during the outdoor season and another seventeen during the 1980–81 NASL indoor season. He then returned to Sweden and played for BK Häcken, Ope IF and Djerv 1919. He was the Allsvenskan top scorer in 1969 and 1977.{{cite web |title=Best scorers 1925- — svenskfotboll.se |url=https://svenskfotboll.se/in-english/domestic-football/allsvenskan-men/best-scorers-1925-/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110701121656/http://svenskfotboll.se/in-english/domestic-football/allsvenskan-men/best-scorers-1925-/ |archive-date=1 July 2011 |website=svenskfotboll.se}}

International career

Almqvist won four caps and scored one goal between 1970 and 1979 for the Sweden national team.{{cite web | url = http://hem.passagen.se/fotbollslandslaget/statistiktest.htm | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20010609200325/http://hem.passagen.se/fotbollslandslaget/statistiktest.htm | url-status = usurped | archive-date = 9 June 2001 | title = Sweden men's national football team stats | language = Swedish | work = passagen.se}} He also represented the Sweden U19 and U21 teams.{{Cite web |title=Reine Almqvist - Spelarstatistik - Svensk fotboll |url=https://www.svenskfotboll.se/spelarfakta/reine-almqvist/b103ed68-3ce6-4689-bf8c-a4ef17b0f2c4/ |access-date=7 December 2022 |website=www.svenskfotboll.se. |language=sv |archive-date=7 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221207101249/https://www.svenskfotboll.se/spelarfakta/reine-almqvist/b103ed68-3ce6-4689-bf8c-a4ef17b0f2c4/ |url-status=dead }}

Managerial career

Almqvist coached IF Olsfors, Kullens BK, BK Häcken, Djerv 1919, Fredrikstad FK,{{Cite web | url=http://www.ffksupporter.net/artikler/historikk/1980-1989/darlige_resultater_og_darlig_okonomi.php | title=Ffksupporter.net :: Uoffisiell nettside for Fredrikstad Fotballklubb }} Helsingborgs IF,{{Cite web |url=http://www.fotbolldirekt.se/reine-almqvist-i-helsingborgscomeback?page=6 |title=Reine Almqvist i Helsingborgs-comeback | FotbollDirekt |access-date=5 February 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111004222407/http://www.fotbolldirekt.se/reine-almqvist-i-helsingborgscomeback?page=6 |archive-date=4 October 2011 |url-status=dead }} IFK Göteborg, Landskrona BoIS, Bryne, FK Tønsberg and Västra Frölunda IF.{{cite web| url = http://worldfootball.net/player_summary/reine-almqvist/| title = Reine Almqvist}}

Career statistics

= International =

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" \|+Appearances and goals by national team and year !National team !Year !Apps !Goals
rowspan="10" \|Sweden \|1970 \|1 \|1
1971 \|0 \|0
1972 \|0 \|0
1973 \|0 \|0
1974 \|1 \|0
1975 \|0 \|0
1976 \|0 \|0
1977 \|0 \|0
1978 \|0 \|0
1979 \|2 \|0
colspan="2" \|Total !4 !1

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

|+Appearances and goals by national team and year

!National team

!Year

!Apps

!Goals

rowspan="10" |Sweden

|1970

1971

1972

1973

1974

1975

1976

1977

1978

1979

colspan="2" |Total

: Scores and results list Sweden's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Almqvist goal.

class="wikitable sortable"

|+List of international goals scored by Reine Almqvist

! scope="col" |No.

! scope="col" |Date

! scope="col" |Venue

! scope="col" |Opponent

! scope="col" |Score

! scope="col" |Result

! scope="col" |Competition

! class="unsortable" scope="col" |{{Abbr|Ref.|References}}

align="center" |1

|26 August 1970

|Helsinki Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland

|{{fb|FIN}}

| align="center" |1–0

| align="center" |2–1

|1968–71 Nordic Football Championship

|{{Cite web |title=Finland - Sverige - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll |url=https://www.svenskfotboll.se/matchfakta/finland-sverige-landskamper-herr-senior/1568440/ |access-date=7 December 2022 |website=www.svenskfotboll.se |language=sv}}

Honours

IFK Göteborg

Allsvenskan: 1969

Åtvidabergs FF

Allsvenskan: 1973

Individual{{Cite web |title=Reine Almqvist, IFKdb |url=https://ifkdb.com/player/Reine-Almqvist_15 |website=IFK DB}}

Allsvenskan top scorer: 1969, 1977 (shared with Mats Aronsson)
Årets ärkeängel: 1978{{Cite web|title=Conny Karlsson - ifkdb.se|url=https://ifkdb.se/spelare/Reine-Almqvist_15|website=ifkdb.se|access-date=5 March 2024|language=sv}}