Arne Nyberg was a Swedish

Sweden

Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....

 football

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 striker

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 born in Säffle

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After starting his career playing for a local club, he joined IFK Göteborg

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 in 1932 and won two Swedish Championships with the club. He played for IFK the rest of his career and also worked for the club after retiring as an active player. His son Ralph Nyberg also played for IFK Göteborg later on and won a Swedish Championship medal. Arne Nyberg died in 1970, only 57 years old.