Staffan Tapper

Staffan Lars Anders Tapper (born 10 July 1948) 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.

Staffan Tapper
Staffan and Börje Tapper
Personal information
Full name Staffan Lars Anders Tapper
Date of birth (1948-07-10) 10 July 1948
Place of birth Malmö, Sweden
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Malmö FF (youth talent coach)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1968–1979 Malmö FF 220 (42)
International career
1964 Sweden U17 1 (0)
1964–1966 Sweden U19 13 (0)
1968–1972 Sweden U21 22 (6)
1971–1978 Sweden 36 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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 (a 0–1 defeat to Nottingham Forest). He represented the Swedish 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.[1]

Personal life

He is the son of Börje Tapper.[2]

Career statistics

International
Appearances and goals by national team and year[3]
National team Year Apps Goals
Sweden 1971 1 0
1972 2 0
1973 9 1
1974 11 1
1975 3 0
1976 5 1
1977 0 0
1978 5 0
Total 36 3
Scores and results list Sweden's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Tapper goal.
List of international goals scored by Staffan Tapper
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1 11 July 1973 Rimnersvallen, Uddevalla, Sweden  Iceland 1–0 1–0 Friendly [4]
2 8 August 1974 Ullevi, Gothenburg, Sweden  Norway 2–1 2–1 1972–77 Nordic Football Championship [5]
3 2 March 1976 Stade du 5 Juillet, Algiers, Algeria  Algeria 2–0 2–0 Friendly [6]

Honours

Malmö FF

References
  1. "Staffan Tapper slutar som lagledare i MFF". Sydsvenskan (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 2010-03-01.
  2. "⭐⭐ Mesta mästarna". xn--mestamstarna-lcb.se. Retrieved 2021-06-17.
  3. "Staffan Tapper - Spelarstatistik - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se. (in Swedish). Retrieved 2021-06-17.
  4. "Sverige - Island - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2021-06-17.
  5. "Sverige - Norge - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2021-06-17.
  6. "Algeriet - Sverige - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2021-06-17.
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