Ralf Edström

What strikes me about Ralf Edström is that he was a tall striker who never coasted on size alone. To be hailed as Sweden's finest player of the 1970s, then move from PSV Eindhoven to IFK Goteborg, Standard Liege and Monaco, you need touch and intelligence, not just a 191cm frame. Two Guldbollen awards tell me his country genuinely treasured him. I find longevity more telling than highlight reels, and the fact that clubs across Europe kept wanting him, all the way to retiring at Orgryte in 1985, says everything. He is the kind of player I respect for staying relevant, not just spectacular.

Name (English)

Ralf Edström

Name (Japanese)

ラルフ・エドストレーム

Reading

らるふ・えどすとれーむ

Born

October 7, 1952 (age 73)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Libra / Dragon

Origin

Degerfors, Örebro County, Sweden

Height

191 cm

Occupation

association football player

Awards & achievements

• 1972 Guldbollen
• 1974 Guldbollen

Motto

Private

• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%A9%E3%83%AB%E3%83%95%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A8%E3%83%89%E3%82%B9%E3%83%88%E3%83%AC%E3%83%BC%E3%83%A0

Tags

• Örebro County
• association football player

Last updated

2026-06-02

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