Börje Tapper


Börje Karl-Anders Tapper was a Swedish footballer who played as a midfielder for Malmö FF, Genoa, and the Sweden national team. He won four caps for Sweden and was a squad member at the 1950 FIFA World Cup.

Career

Tapper started his playing career at Håkanstorp before moving on to Malmö FF. He played for the club between 1939 and 1950, when he went to Italy and Genoa. He did not succeed in Italy and when he came home to Sweden, he was not allowed to play in Allsvenskan anymore due to the policy at the time. He is Malmö FF's second best goalscorer ever with 298 goals.
He later coached Lunds BK.

Personal life

He is the father of Staffan Tapper.

Career statistics

International

No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
130 September 1945Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland1–16–1Friendly
230 September 1945Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland3–16–1Friendly
330 September 1945Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland4–16–1Friendly
430 September 1945Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland5–16–1Friendly
530 September 1945Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland6–16–1Friendly
614 September 1947Råsunda Stadium, Solna, Sweden3–25–4Friendly
719 September 1948Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland1–02–21948–51 Nordic Football Championship