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My Take
Arvid Thörn moves me precisely because so little of him survives in the record. A Swedish forward born in 1911 who represented his country at the 1934 World Cup, he competed when football was still becoming the global game we know, in the grainy black-and-white age. From the small town of Grängesberg he rose through IFK Grängesberg and Örebro SK all the way to the national team. The data is thin, but that is the point: a real young man once ran his heart out on those pitches. He died in 1986, and I think footballers who shone in history's quiet corners deserve to be kept in memory.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Arvid Thörn
- Name (Japanese)
- アルヴィド・テルン
- Reading
- あるゔぃど・てるん
- Born
- February 13, 1911 – December 2, 1986
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aquarius / Boar
- Origin
- Grängesberg, Dalarna County, Sweden
- Occupation
- association football player
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Arvid Thörn born?
February 13, 1911 – December 2, 1986.
Where is Arvid Thörn from?
Arvid Thörn is from Grängesberg, Dalarna County, Sweden.
What does Arvid Thörn do?
Arvid Thörn works as association football player.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.