Fotbollens historia

Released: 2024-04-21

Runtime: 28 minutes

Episode Overview

Torbjörn Nilsson can dribble off the whole team in training, but during a match it locks up. He begins to brood and his self-confidence fails. It is the late 70s and IFK Gothenburg's new coach Sven-Göran "Svennis" Eriksson calls in a Norwegian sports psychologist. Hardly anyone has heard of mental training yet, but the psychologist makes Torbjörn let go of his fear and start thinking in new ways. Svennis understood Torbjörn's vulnerability as a person and his greatness as a player, which made Torbjörn's self-confidence grow. An artist's soul was freed and he was able to blossom into one of Europe's best strikers. With a Torbjörn Nilsson in top form, IFK Gothenburg was able to win the UEFA Cup in 1982 - the first time a Swedish club team won one of the major tournaments in Europe.

Series Overview

The fascinating tale of the sport that conquers a country and becomes the people's sport. Jens Lind and Albert Svanberg tell us with love about the people and stars that have become etched in our collective memory. Behind well-known events are untold stories about football's pioneers. Never-before-seen images depict a society in change that, through the decades, forms a journey through time and a whole. Swedish documentary series from 2024 in eight parts.