Torbjörn Persson is a former 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....

 footballer and coach.

Career

Persson played 574 matches for Malmö FF

Malmö FF

Malmö Fotbollförening, also known simply as Malmö FF, are a Swedish professional football club based in Malmö. The club is affiliated with Skånes Fotbollförbund and play their home games at Swedbank Stadion. The club colours, reflected in their crest and kit, are sky blue and white...

. He became Swedish champion two times and capped 8 times for the national team. Persson holds the record for most Allsvenskan

Allsvenskan

Allsvenskan is a Swedish professional league for association football clubs. At the top of the Swedish football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. Contested by 16 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with Superettan...

wins for Malmö FF having been at the club when they won Allsvenskan five times in a row between 1985-1989. However as Allsvenskan had championship play offs at the time and Mamö FF managed to win two of them Persson only won two Swedish championships although having won the league five times.

After his player career he briefly started a coach career, now he is a IT specialist working at Alfa Laval Lund AB.