Staffan Tapper
![]() Staffan and Börje Tapper | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Staffan Lars Anders Tapper | ||
Date of birth | (1948-07-10) 10 July 1948 (age 76) | ||
Place of birth | Malmö, Sweden | ||
Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Malmö FF (youth talent coach) | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1968–1979 | Malmö FF | 220 | (42) |
International career | |||
1964 | Sweden U17 | 1 | (0) |
1964–1966 | Sweden U19 | 13 | (0) |
1968–1972 | Sweden U21 | 22 | (6) |
1971–1978 | Sweden | 36 | (3) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Staffan Lars Anders Tapper (born 10 July 1948) is a Swedish former footballer who played as a midfielder for Malmö FF and the Sweden national team. A full international between 1971 and 1978, he won 36 caps for Sweden and played at the 1974 and 1978 FIFA World Cups.
Career
Playing for Malmö FF, his career there was successful, becoming Swedish champion in 1974, 1975 and 1977, as well as runner-up in the European Cup 1979 (a 0–1 defeat to Nottingham Forest). He represented the Sweden national team at the 1974 and 1978 World Cups as well as on a number of other occasions. However, many remember him for missing a penalty kick against Poland at the 1974 World Cup. For some time, Tapper was first team coach at Malmö FF; he later resigned from that role to become youth talent coach.[1]
Personal life
He is the son of Börje Tapper.[2]
Career statistics
International
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Sweden | 1971 | 1 | 0 |
1972 | 2 | 0 | |
1973 | 9 | 1 | |
1974 | 11 | 1 | |
1975 | 3 | 0 | |
1976 | 5 | 1 | |
1977 | 0 | 0 | |
1978 | 5 | 0 | |
Total | 36 | 3 |
- Scores and results list Sweden's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Tapper goal.
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
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1 | 11 July 1973 | Rimnersvallen, Uddevalla, Sweden | ![]() | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly | [4] |
2 | 8 August 1974 | Ullevi, Gothenburg, Sweden | ![]() | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1972–77 Nordic Football Championship | [5] |
3 | 2 March 1976 | Stade du 5 Juillet, Algiers, Algeria | ![]() | 2–0 | 2–0 | Friendly | [6] |
Honours
Malmö FF
- Allsvenskan: 1974, 1975, 1977
- European Cup runner-up: 1979
References
- ^ "Staffan Tapper slutar som lagledare i MFF". Sydsvenskan (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 2010-03-01.
- ^ "⭐⭐ Mesta mästarna". xn--mestamstarna-lcb.se. Retrieved 2021-06-17.
- ^ "Staffan Tapper - Spelarstatistik - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se. (in Swedish). Retrieved 2021-06-17.
- ^ "Sverige - Island - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2021-06-17.
- ^ "Sverige - Norge - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2021-06-17.
- ^ "Algeriet - Sverige - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2021-06-17.
External links
- Staffan Tapper at WorldFootball.net
Sporting positions | ||
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Preceded by | Malmö FF Captain 1979 | Succeeded by |