Kopparvallen
Encyclopedia
Kopparvallen is a multi-use stadium
in Åtvidaberg
, Sweden
. It is currently used mostly for football
matches and is the home stadium of Åtvidabergs FF
. The stadium holds 8,000 people and was built in 1907. Famous football players who have played in the arena is Ralf Edström
, Roland Sandberg
, Conny Torstensson
, Zlatan Ibrahimovic
and Pelé
.
Stadium
A modern stadium is a place or venue for outdoor sports, concerts, or other events and consists of a field or stage either partly or completely surrounded by a structure designed to allow spectators to stand or sit and view the event.)Pausanias noted that for about half a century the only event...
in Åtvidaberg
Åtvidaberg Municipality
Åtvidaberg Municipality is a municipality in Östergötland County in southeastern Sweden. Its seat is located in the town of Åtvidaberg, with some 7,000 inhabitants....
, Sweden
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....
. It is currently used mostly for football
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
matches and is the home stadium of Åtvidabergs FF
Åtvidabergs FF
Åtvidabergs FF is a Swedish football club located in Åtvidaberg. The club, formed 1 July 1907 as Åtvidabergs IF, is currently playing in the highest Swedish league, Allsvenskan. The club changed to the present name before the 1935–1936 season. The club is affiliated to Östergötlands Fotbollförbund...
. The stadium holds 8,000 people and was built in 1907. Famous football players who have played in the arena is Ralf Edström
Ralf Edström
Ralf Sigvard Edström is a former Swedish footballer.Starting his career in Degerfors IF, a club known to produce many young talents, Edström moved to Åtvidabergs FF and became national champion in 1972....
, Roland Sandberg
Roland Sandberg
Roland Sandberg is a former Swedish footballer.He started his career at Swedish club Åtvidabergs FF, and moved to German club 1. FC Kaiserslautern in 1973. During his four years there he played 118 matches and scored 61 goals...
, Conny Torstensson
Conny Torstensson
Conny Torstensson is a former footballer from Sweden. With Sweden he participated at the World Cups 1974 FIFA World Cup and 1978 FIFA World Cup. With Åtvidabergs FF he won national titles...
, Zlatan Ibrahimovic
Zlatan Ibrahimovic
Zlatan Ibrahimović is a Swedish footballer who plays as a striker for Serie A club Milan and the Swedish national team for which he is captain....
and Pelé
Pelé
However, Pelé has always maintained that those are mistakes, that he was actually named Edson and that he was born on 23 October 1940.), best known by his nickname Pelé , is a retired Brazilian footballer. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest football players of all time...
.