Sven Axbom

{{Short description|Swedish footballer (1926–2006)}}

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{{Infobox football biography

|name = Sven Axbom

|image = File:Pelé vs swedish defenders 1958.jpg

|image_size =

|caption = Axbom (right), Bengt Gustavsson and Sigge Parling defending against Pelé in the 1958 FIFA World Cup

|fullname = Sven Erik Emanuel Axbom

|birth_date = {{birth date|1926|10|15|df=y}}

|birth_place = Kimstad, Sweden

|death_date = {{death date and age|2006|4|8|1926|10|15|df=y}}

|position = Defender

|years1 = 1954–1960

|clubs1 = IFK Norrköping

|caps1 = 533{{citation needed|date=June 2021}}

|goals1 = 11

|nationalyears1 = 1955–1960

|nationalteam1 = Sweden

|nationalcaps1 = 31

|nationalgoals1 = 0

|medaltemplates =

{{MedalCountry|{{SWE}}}}

{{MedalSport|Men's Football}}

{{MedalCompetition|FIFA World Cup}}

{{Medal|RU|1958 Sweden|}}

}}

Sven Axbom (15 October 1926 − 8 April 2006) was a Swedish footballer who was capped on 31 occasions by Sweden between 1955 and 1960.{{WorldFootball.net|sven-axbom}}[https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/zwed-recintlp.html Sweden Record International Appearances - RSSSF] He played in all six games for Sweden at the 1958 FIFA World Cup, including the final against Brazil.[http://www.worldcupstatistics.co.uk/1958-sweden Millingstein's History of the World Cup Part 6 Sweden]

He was born in Kimstad near Norrköping. He played club football for IFK Norrköping, and in the 1960 season appeared in 16 games for them, whilst in 1956-57 he played two games for them in the European Cup.[http://www.playerhistory.com/player/99321/ playerhistory.com stats]