Sven Lindman

Sven Lindman was born on 19 April 1942. He started his career in local Ormsjö team Ormsjö IF Uven. In 1961, he joined Lycksele IF and later became the top scorer of Swedish football Division 2. In 1965, Lindman continued to Djurgårdens IF and was a part of the 1966 Allsvenskan winning team and scored the match-winning goal in the final match against IFK Norrköping, In 1968, he moved to Rapid Wien, where he stayed for one season. He ended his contract and rejoined Djurgården. He finished his career there in the 1980 season. He made 175 consecutive appearances for Djurgårdens IF between 1970 and 1977.

Lindman made his international A debut in 1967 and played 21 matches for the Sweden national team, in which he scored one goal. He was selected in Sweden's 1974 FIFA World Cup squad, however, he did not play in the tournament.

After his playing career, Lindman took over Karlstads BK for five seasons and later Norrstrands IF for another five seasons as a manager.

Lindman died on 17 November 2025, at the age of 83. He was the brother of Djurgården footballer Jörgen Lindman.