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Public records list Arvid Thörn as an association football player. Born on February 13, 1911, Arvid Thörn was from Grängesberg, Dalarna County, Sweden. Death is recorded on December 2, 1986, at the age of 75.
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.
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- 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
- Origin
- Grängesberg, Dalarna County, Sweden
- Occupation
- association football player
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aquarius / Boar
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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.
Frequently asked questions
When was Arvid Thörn born?
Born February 13, 1911.
When did Arvid Thörn die?
Died December 2, 1986, aged 75.
Where was Arvid Thörn from?
Arvid Thörn was from Grängesberg, Dalarna County, Sweden.
What did Arvid Thörn do?
Arvid Thörn worked as association football player.
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