Kurt Hamrin
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Kurt Hamrin in 1970
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Kurt Roland Hamrin | ||
| Date of birth | 19 November 1934 | ||
| Place of birth | , Sweden | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Playing position | Winger | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1946–1947 | Huvudsta IS | ||
| 1947–1948 | Råsunda IS | ||
| 1949–1951 | AIK | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1952–1955 | AIK | 62 | (54) |
| 1956–1957 | Juventus | 23 | (8) |
| 1957–1958 | Padova | 30 | (20) |
| 1958–1967 | Fiorentina | 289 | (150) |
| 1967–1969 | A.C. Milan | 36 | (9) |
| 1969–1971 | Napoli | 22 | (3) |
| 1971–1972 | 10 | (5) | |
| Total | 472 | (249) | |
| National team | |||
| 1953–1965 | Sweden | 32 | (17) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Kurt Roland Hamrin (Swedish: [kɵʈ hamˈriːn]; born 19 November 1934) is a Swedish retired footballer. He is currently the eighth highest goalscorer of all-time in Italy's Serie A, with 190 goals. Hamrin was a fast, creative, and technically gifted winger; he was known in particular for his incredible dribbling ability with both feet, and for being prolific in front of goal. In addition to his success at club level, Hamrin also had a successful international career, and was a member of the Swedish team that reached the 1958 FIFA World Cup Final on home soil; he is commonly regarded as one of the greatest Swedish footballers of all-time.
Hamrin first played for AIK in Sweden, whom he joined in the 1952–53 season. He then joined Juventus in 1956 and played 23 games during his single season there. After that one season, he joined Padova on loan, where he scored 20 goals in 30 games. He would only stay there for one season again, however, as he was sold to Fiorentina in 1958, where he stayed until 1967, playing 289 Serie A games and scoring 150 goals. While at Fiorentina, he won the Coppa Italia in 1961 and 1966. Hamrin is commonly regarded as one of Fiorentina's greatest ever players. He joined A.C. Milan in 1967 and played there for two seasons, winning the league in 1968. He also scored both goals for Milan as they overcame Hamburg 2–0 in the 1968 European Cup Winners' Cup Final. His final Italian club was Napoli, whom he joined from Milan in 1969. In 1971 he return to Sweden, playing one season for before retiring in 1972.
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