Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p Orvar Bergmark (16 November 1930 – 10 May 2004) was a Swedish football defender and manager. He was the second Swedish national manager ever, and managed to qualify the Swedish national football team for the FIFA World Cup in Mexico 1970, after have beaten France (among others) in the qualifications. The 1970 World Cup was the first one in 12 years, and is was also the first time in 20 years as Sweden had managed to qualify for a World Cup. (Sweden hosted the 1958 FIFA World Cup, and hence didn't need to qualify. (Sweden didn't manage to qualify for the World Cups in 1954,1962 and 1966)In Mexico Sweden had to face the becomming runners up, Italy in their first game, and lost 0:1. An Italian squad that included great names as Roberto Boninsegna, Gianni Rivera, Luigi Riva, Giacinto Facchetti and Dino Zoff. In the second game, Israel didn't seemed too difficult to beat. But Sweden only managed to get a 1:1 draw. Now Sweden needed to beat Uruguay in the last group game with atleast two goals. Unfortunately for Sweden, Orvar Bergmark's squad only managed to score a single goal (in the last minute), and it all was over. Some of Orvar Bergmarks key players were Ove Grahn, Ove Kindvall, Hasse Selander, Tommy Svensson (who 24 years later would keep Orvars Bergmarks office, and led Sweden to a surprising bronze medal in the 1994 World Cup in the United States), Bosse Larsson and Roland Grip. During the tournament Sweden had a goal keeping problem. Bergmark used the young Ronnie Hellström in the opening game against Italy, and was displeased with Hellström's performance when Italy scored. The little less talented, but far more experienced Sven-Gunnar Larsson guarded the Swedish goal during the last two matches instead. Orvar Bergmar left his office soon after the World Cup and was replaced by Georg "Åby" Ericson.. }
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- Orvar_Bergmark abstract "Orvar Bergmark (16 November 1930 – 10 May 2004) was a Swedish football defender and manager. He was the second Swedish national manager ever, and managed to qualify the Swedish national football team for the FIFA World Cup in Mexico 1970, after have beaten France (among others) in the qualifications. The 1970 World Cup was the first one in 12 years, and is was also the first time in 20 years as Sweden had managed to qualify for a World Cup. (Sweden hosted the 1958 FIFA World Cup, and hence didn't need to qualify. (Sweden didn't manage to qualify for the World Cups in 1954,1962 and 1966)In Mexico Sweden had to face the becomming runners up, Italy in their first game, and lost 0:1. An Italian squad that included great names as Roberto Boninsegna, Gianni Rivera, Luigi Riva, Giacinto Facchetti and Dino Zoff. In the second game, Israel didn't seemed too difficult to beat. But Sweden only managed to get a 1:1 draw. Now Sweden needed to beat Uruguay in the last group game with atleast two goals. Unfortunately for Sweden, Orvar Bergmark's squad only managed to score a single goal (in the last minute), and it all was over. Some of Orvar Bergmarks key players were Ove Grahn, Ove Kindvall, Hasse Selander, Tommy Svensson (who 24 years later would keep Orvars Bergmarks office, and led Sweden to a surprising bronze medal in the 1994 World Cup in the United States), Bosse Larsson and Roland Grip. During the tournament Sweden had a goal keeping problem. Bergmark used the young Ronnie Hellström in the opening game against Italy, and was displeased with Hellström's performance when Italy scored. The little less talented, but far more experienced Sven-Gunnar Larsson guarded the Swedish goal during the last two matches instead. Orvar Bergmar left his office soon after the World Cup and was replaced by Georg "Åby" Ericson.".