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{{Infobox football biography
| name = Ralf Edström
| image = Ralf Edström (1973).jpg
| image_size = 200px
| caption = Ralf Edström in 1973
| full_name = Ralf Sigvard Edström
| height = 1.91 m
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1952|10|07|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Degerfors]], Sweden
| position = [[Forward (association football)|Forward]]
| youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–1971
| youthclubs1 = Degerfors IF
| years1 = 1968–1970
| years2 = 1971–1973
| years3 = 1973–1977
| years4 = 1977–1979
| years5 = 1979–1981
| years6 = 1981–1983
| years7 = 1983–1985
| clubs1 = [[Degerfors IF]]
| clubs2 = [[Åtvidabergs FF]]
| clubs3 = [[PSV Eindhoven]]
| clubs4 = [[IFK Göteborg]]
| clubs5 = [[Standard Liège]]
| clubs6 = [[AS Monaco FC|AS Monaco]]
| clubs7 = [[Örgryte IS]]
| caps1 =
| goals1 =
| caps2 = 52
| goals2 = 28
| caps3 = 153
| goals3 = 81
| caps4 = 37
| goals4 = 14
| caps5 = 51
| goals5 = 27
| caps6 = 49
| goals6 = 16
| caps7 = 0
| goals7 = 0
| totalcaps = 301
| totalgoals = 140
| nationalyears1 = 1969–1971
| nationalteam1 = [[Sweden men's national under-19 football team|Sweden U19]]
| nationalcaps1 = 14
| nationalgoals1 = 9
| nationalyears2 = 1971–1972
| nationalteam2 = [[Sweden national under-21 football team|Sweden U21]]
| nationalcaps2 = 7
| nationalgoals2 = 4
| nationalyears3 = 1972–1980
| nationalteam3 = [[Sweden men's national football team|Sweden]]
| nationalcaps3 = 40
| nationalgoals3 = 15
}}

'''Ralf Edström''' (born 7 October 1952) is a former [[Sweden|Swedish]] [[Association football|football]] player. He played for the [[Sweden national football team]].

==Career statistics==

=== Club ===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition<ref>{{NFT player|18456|accessdate=}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{ifkdb|name=#4 Ralf Edström}}</ref>
|-
! rowspan="2" |Club
! rowspan="2" |Season
! colspan="3" |League
! colspan="2" |Cup
! colspan="2" |Continental
! colspan="2" |Other
! colspan="2" |Total
|-
!Division
!Apps
!Goals
!Apps
!Goals
!Apps
!Goals
!Apps
!Goals
!Apps
!Goals
|-
| rowspan="4" |[[Åtvidabergs F.F.|Åtvidaberg]]
|[[1971 Allsvenskan|1971]]||[[Allsvenskan]]||22||6
|
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|-
|[[1972 Allsvenskan|1972]]
|Allsvenskan||19||16
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|
|-
|[[1973 Allsvenskan|1973]]
|Allsvenskan||11||6
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|
|-
! colspan="2" |Total
! 52
!28
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
|-
| rowspan="5" |[[P.S.V. Eindhoven|PSV Eindhoven]]
|[[1973–74 Eredivisie|1973–74]]||[[Eredivisie]]||33||19
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|-
|[[1974–75 Eredivisie|1974–75]]
|Eredivisie||32||16
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|-
|[[1975–76 Eredivisie|1975–76]]
|Eredivisie||29||15
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|-
|[[1976–77 Eredivisie|1976–77]]
|Eredivisie||18||5
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|
|
|
|-
! colspan="2" |Total
! 153
!81
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
|-
| rowspan="4" |[[I.F.K. Göteborg|IFK Göteborg]]
|[[1977 Allsvenskan|1977]]||Allsvenskan||8||4
|2
|4
| colspan="2" |–
| colspan="2" |–
|10
|8
|-
|[[1978 Allsvenskan|1978]]
|Allsvenskan||17||6
|4
|2
| colspan="2" |–
| colspan="2" |–
|21
|8
|-
|[[1979 Allsvenskan|1979]]
|Allsvenskan||12||4
|2
|1
| colspan="2" |–
| colspan="2" |–
|14
|5
|-
! colspan="2" |Total
! 37
!14
!8
!7
! colspan="2" |–
! colspan="2" |–
!45
!21
|-
| rowspan="3" |[[Standard de Liège|Standard Liège]]
|[[1979–80 Belgian First Division|1979–80]]||[[Belgian Pro League|First Division]]||31||18
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|-
|[[1980–81 Belgian First Division|1980–81]]
|First Division||20||9
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|-
! colspan="2" |Total
! 51
!27
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
|-
| rowspan="3" |[[AS Monaco FC|Monaco]]
|[[1981–82 French Division 1|1981–82]]||[[Ligue 1|Division 1]]||35||15
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|-
|[[1982–83 French Division 1|1982–83]]
|Division 1||14||1
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|-
! colspan="2" |Total
! 49
!16
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
|-
| rowspan="4" |[[Örgryte I.S.|Örgryte]]
|[[1983 Allsvenskan|1983]]||Allsvenskan||0||0
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|-
|[[1984 Allsvenskan|1984]]
|Allsvenskan||0||0
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|-
|[[1985 Allsvenskan|1985]]
|Allsvenskan||0||0
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! colspan="2" |Total
!0||0
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
|-
! colspan="3" |Total
!350||156
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
|}

=== International ===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+Appearances and goals by national team and year<ref>{{Cite web|title=Ralf Edström – Spelarstatistik – Svensk fotboll|url=https://www.svenskfotboll.se/spelarfakta/ralf-edstrom/5062866a-6bac-4772-a23e-4fff5700e4f3|access-date=2021-02-09|website=svenskfotboll.se.|language=sv}}</ref>
!National team
!Year
!Apps
!Goals
|-
| rowspan="8" |[[Sweden men's national football team|Sweden]]
|1972
|4
|8
|-
|1973
|9
|1
|-
|1974
|9
|4
|-
|1975
|5
|2
|-
|1976
|2
|0
|-
|1977
|2
|0
|-
|1978
|4
|0
|-
|1980
|5
|0
|-
! colspan="2" |Total
!40
!15
|}
:''Scores and results list Sweden's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Edström goal''.
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+List of international goals scored by Ralf Edström
! scope="col" |No.
! scope="col" |Date
! scope="col" |Venue
! scope="col" |Opponent
! scope="col" |Score
! scope="col" |Result
! scope="col" |Competition
! scope="col" class="unsortable" |{{Abbr|Ref.|References}}
|-
| align="center" |1
| rowspan="3" |6 August 1972
| rowspan="3" |[[Råsunda Stadium]], [[Solna Municipality|Solna]], Sweden
| rowspan="3" |{{fb|SOV}}
| align="center" |1–0
| rowspan="3" align="center" |4–4
| rowspan="3" |[[Friendly game|Friendly]]
| rowspan="3" |<ref>{{Cite web|title=Sverige – Sovjet – Matchfakta – Svensk fotboll|url=https://www.svenskfotboll.se/matchfakta/sverige-sovjet-landskamper-herr-senior/1568474|access-date=2021-02-09|website=svenskfotboll.se|language=sv}}</ref>
|-
| align="center" |2
| align="center"|2–3
|-
| align="center" |3
| align="center"|4–4
|-
| align="center" |4
| rowspan="2" |17 September 1972
| rowspan="2" |[[Ullevaal Stadion]], Oslo, Norway
| rowspan="2" |{{fb|NOR}}
| align="center"|1–0
| rowspan="2" align="center"|3–1
| rowspan="2" |[[1972–77 Nordic Football Championship]]
| rowspan="2" |<ref>{{Cite web|title=Norge – Sverige – Matchfakta – Svensk fotboll|url=https://www.svenskfotboll.se/matchfakta/norge-sverige-landskamper-herr-senior/1568476|access-date=2021-02-09|website=svenskfotboll.se|language=sv}}</ref>
|-
| align="center" |5
| align="center"|3–1
|-
| align="center"|6
| rowspan="3" |15 October 1972
| rowspan="3" |[[Ullevi]], [[Gothenburg]], Sweden
| rowspan="3" |{{fb|MLT}}
| align="center"|1–0
| rowspan="3" align="center"|7–0
| rowspan="3" |[[1974 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)|1974 FIFA World Cup qualifier]]
| rowspan="3" |<ref>{{Cite web|title=Sverige – Malta – Matchfakta – Svensk fotboll|url=https://www.svenskfotboll.se/matchfakta/sverige-malta-landskamper-herr-senior/1568477|access-date=2021-02-09|website=svenskfotboll.se|language=sv}}</ref>
|-
| align="center"|7
| align="center"|3–0
|-
| align="center"|8
| align="center"|7–0
|-
| align="center"|9
|13 June 1973
|[[Nepstadion]], [[Budapest]], Hungary
|{{fb|HUN}}
| align="center"|3–3
| align="center"|3–3
|1974 FIFA World Cup qualifier
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Ungern – Sverige – Matchfakta – Svensk fotboll|url=https://www.svenskfotboll.se/matchfakta/ungern-sverige-landskamper-herr-senior/1568483|access-date=2021-02-09|website=svenskfotboll.se|language=sv}}</ref>
|-
| align="center"|10
| rowspan="2" |23 June 1974
| rowspan="2" |[[Rheinstadion]], [[Düsseldorf]], Germany
| rowspan="2" |{{fb|URU}}
| align="center"|1–0
| rowspan="2" align="center"|3–0
| rowspan="2" |[[1974 FIFA World Cup]]
| rowspan="2" |<ref>{{Cite web|title=Sverige – Uruguay – Matchfakta – Svensk fotboll|url=https://www.svenskfotboll.se/matchfakta/sverige-uruguay-landskamper-herr-senior/1568501|access-date=2021-02-09|website=svenskfotboll.se|language=sv}}</ref>
|-
| align="center"|11
| align="center"|3–0
|-
| align="center"|12
|30 June 1974
|Rheinstadion, Düsseldorf, Germany
|{{fb|West Germany}}
| align="center"|1–0
| align="center"|2–4
|1974 FIFA World Cup
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Sverige – Västtyskland – Matchfakta – Svensk fotboll|url=https://www.svenskfotboll.se/matchfakta/sverige-vasttyskland-landskamper-herr-senior/1568503|access-date=2021-02-09|website=svenskfotboll.se|language=sv}}</ref>
|-
| align="center"|13
|3 July 1974
|Rheinstadion, Düsseldorf, Germany
|{{fb|YUG}}
| align="center"|1–1
| align="center"|1–1
|1974 FIFA World Cup
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Sverige – Jugoslavien – Matchfakta – Svensk fotboll|url=https://www.svenskfotboll.se/matchfakta/sverige-jugoslavien-landskamper-herr-senior/1568504|access-date=2021-02-09|website=svenskfotboll.se|language=sv}}</ref>
|-
| align="center"|14
|19 May 1975
|[[Örjans Vall]], [[Halmstad]], Sweden
|{{fb|ALG}}
| align="center"|1–0
| align="center"|4–0
|Friendly
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Sverige – Algeriet – Matchfakta – Svensk fotboll|url=https://www.svenskfotboll.se/matchfakta/sverige-algeriet-landskamper-herr-senior/1568518|access-date=2021-02-09|website=svenskfotboll.se|language=sv}}</ref>
|-
| align="center"|15
|4 June 1975
|Råsunda Stadium, Solna, Sweden
|{{fb|YUG}}
| align="center"|1–0
| align="center"|1–2
|[[UEFA Euro 1976 qualification|UEFA Euro 1976 qualifier]]
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Sverige – Jugoslavien – Matchfakta – Svensk fotboll|url=https://www.svenskfotboll.se/matchfakta/sverige-jugoslavien-landskamper-herr-senior/1568519|access-date=2021-02-09|website=svenskfotboll.se|language=sv}}</ref>
|}

== Honours ==
'''Åtvidabergs FF'''

* [[Allsvenskan]]: [[1972 Allsvenskan|1972]], [[1973 Allsvenskan|1973]]
* [[Svenska Cupen]]: [[1970–71 Svenska Cupen|1970–71]]

'''PSV Eindhoven'''

* [[Eredivisie]]: [[1974–75 Eredivisie|1974–75]], [[1975–76 Eredivisie|1975–76]]
* [[KNVB Cup]]: [[1973–74 KNVB Cup|1973–74]], [[1975–76 KNVB Cup|1975–76]]

'''IFK Göteborg'''<ref name=":1" />

* [[Svenska Cupen]]: [[1978–79 Svenska Cupen|1978–79]]

'''Standard Liege'''

* [[Belgian Cup]]: [[Belgian Cup 1980-81|1981]]

'''AS Monaco'''

* [[French Division 1]]: [[1981–82 French Division 1|1981–82]]
'''Individual'''
* [[List of Allsvenskan top scorers|Allsvenskan top scorer]]: [[1972 Allsvenskan|1972]]
* [[Guldbollen]]: 1972, 1974
*[[World Soccer (magazine)#Eric Batty's World XI|''World Soccer'' World XI]]: 1975
*''Sport Ideal European XI'': 1975<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bigsoccer.com/threads/unofficial-european-ideal-teams-1971-1980.1985633/ |website=BigSoccer |title=Sport 1975|access-date=4 June 2024 }}</ref>
*Swedish Football Hall of Fame: 2003

==References==
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{{reflist}}

{{Sweden Squad 1974 World Cup}}
{{Sweden Squad 1978 World Cup}}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Edstrom, Ralf}}
[[Category:1952 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Swedish footballers]]
{{Sports-bio-stub}}