Staffan Tapper

Staffan Lars Anders Tapper is a Swedish former footballer who played as a midfielder for Malmö FF and the Sweden national team. A full international between 1971 and 1978, he won 36 caps for Sweden and played at the 1974 and 1978 FIFA World Cups.

Career

Playing for Malmö FF, his career there was successful, becoming Swedish champion in 1974, 1975 and 1977, as well as runner-up in the European Cup 1979. He represented the Sweden national team at the 1974 and 1978 World Cups as well as on a number of other occasions. However, many remember him for missing a penalty kick against Poland at the 1974 World Cup. For some time, Tapper was first team coach at Malmö FF; he later resigned from that role to become youth talent coach.

He is the son of Börje Tapper.

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	11 July 1973	Rimnersvallen, Uddevalla, Sweden		1–0	1–0	Friendly
2	8 August 1974	Ullevi, Gothenburg, Sweden		2–1	2–1	1972–77 Nordic Football Championship
3	2 March 1976	Stade du 5 Juillet, Algiers, Algeria		2–0	2–0	Friendly

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