Börje Karl-Anders Tapper (19 May 1922 – 8 April 1981) was a Swedish footballer who played as a midfielder for Malmö FF, Genoa, and the Sweden national team. He won four caps for Sweden and was a squad member at the 1950 FIFA World Cup.
Career Tapper started his playing career at Håkanstorp before moving on to Malmö FF. He played for the club between 1939 and 1950, when he went to Italy and Genoa. He did not succeed in Italy and when he came home to Sweden, he was not allowed to play in Allsvenskan anymore due to the policy at the time. He is Malmö FF's second best goalscorer ever with 298 goals.
He later coached Lunds BK.
Personal life He is the father of Staffan Tapper.
Career statistics
International +Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsSweden194515194610194711194811Total47
Scores and results list Sweden's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Tapper goal.
+List of international goals scored by Börje TapperNo.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition130 September 1945Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland1–16–1Friendly23–134–145–156–1614 September 1947Råsunda Stadium, Solna, Sweden3–25–4Friendly719 September 1948Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland1–02–21948–51 Nordic Football Championship
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