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{{short description|Swedish footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2021}}
{{Infobox football biography
| image = 
| fullname = Jan Conny Torstensson
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1949|8|28}}
| birth_place = [[Lofta]], Sweden
| currentclub = 
| clubnumber = 
| position = [[Midfielder]], [[Forward (association football)|forward]]
| height = 1.80 m
| youthyears1 = 
| youthclubs1 = Gamleby IF
| years1 = 1967–1973
| clubs1 = [[Åtvidabergs FF]]
| caps1 = 50
| goals1 = 18
| years2 = 1973–1977
| clubs2 = [[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]]
| caps2 = 81
| goals2 = 11
| years3 = 1977–1978
| clubs3 = [[FC Zürich]]
| caps3 = 24
| goals3 = 3
| years4 = 1978–1980
| clubs4 = [[Åtvidabergs FF]]
| caps4 = 49
| goals4 = 6
| totalcaps = 204
| totalgoals = 38
| nationalyears1 = 1972
| nationalteam1 = [[Sweden national under-21 football team|Sweden U21]]
| nationalcaps1 = 1
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| manageryears1 = 1986
| managerclubs1 = [[Åtvidabergs FF]]
| nationalyears2 = 1972–1979
| nationalcaps2 = 40
| nationalteam2 = [[Sweden men's national football team|Sweden]]
| nationalgoals2 = 7
}}

'''Jan Conny Torstensson''' (born 28 August 1949) is a Swedish former professional [[Association football|footballer]] who played as a [[midfielder]] or [[Forward (association football)|forward]].<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.kicker.de/conny-torstensson/spieler/bundesliga/1975-76/fc-bayern-muenchen | title = Torstensson, Conny | language = German | publisher = [[Kicker (magazine)|Kicker]] | access-date = 17 October 2011}}</ref> He represented [[Åtvidabergs FF]], [[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]], and [[FC Zürich]] during a career that spanned between 1967 and 1980. A full international between 1972 and 1979, he won 40 [[Cap (sport)|caps]] and scored seven goals for the [[Sweden men's national football team|Sweden national team]] and represented his country at the [[1974 FIFA World Cup|1974]] and [[1978 FIFA World Cup|1978]] editions of the [[FIFA World Cup]].

== Club career ==

=== Åtvidabergs FF ===
Torstensson commenced his career with [[Åtvidabergs FF]] in southern Sweden, then a club renowned for its successful youth development. From 1967 onward he featured regularly in the senior team with which he ascended to the first division after the first season. In the following years he was part of the team that defined the golden era of the club, winning the only titles in its history. 1970 and 1971 Åtvidabergs FF won the cup and was twice runner up in the championship, which the club won in 1972 and 1973. In 1973 the club also reached the cup final once more.<ref>{{Cite web |last=AB |first=Webbpartner |title=Nu är Conny Torstensson en av de stora i svensk fotboll |url=https://www.dagensvimmerby.se/nyheter/reportage/e/80484/nu-ar-conny-torstensson-en-av-de-stora-i-svensk-fotboll/?desktop=true |access-date=2022-03-23 |website=www.dagensvimmerby.se}}</ref>

In the first round of the [[1973–74 European Cup|1973–74 European Champions Cup]] campaign Åtvidabergs FF encountered [[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]], with stars like [[Franz Beckenbauer]] and [[Gerd Müller]] one of the favourites of the competition. In Munich Åtvidaberg lost 1–3, With the aid of two goals by Torstensson, who already scored in Munich, the Swedes achieved the same result in the return leg, albeit losing in the ensuing penalty shoot-out. However, Torstensson impressed the coach and management of Bayern and was speedily transferred for a then impressive sum of 580,000 Marks.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Gamleby - Conny Torstensson |url=https://www.gamleby.se/bilder/conny.torstensson.pdf}}</ref>

=== Bayern Munich ===
Until 1977 he played in 81 [[Bundesliga]] matches for Bayern scoring 11 goals. He impressed most in [[European Cup]] matches, where he scored a number of important goals, and won the competition three times consecutively between 1974 and 1976, featuring in the finals of 1974 and 1975. Altogether, he scored 10 goals in 21 European cup matches. A further highlight was the winning of the [[Intercontinental Cup (1960–2004)|Intercontinental Cup]] in the two finals against [[Cruzeiro EC]] of Brazil.

=== Later career ===
On club level Torstensson moved 1977 to [[FC Zürich]] in Switzerland, returning a year later to Åtvidabergs FF, where he ended his career in 1980.

== International career ==
Torstensson himself debuted 1972 in the [[Sweden men's national football team|Sweden national team]]. 1974 he participated with Sweden in the [[1974 FIFA World Cup|World Cup in Germany]], reaching the second phase of the tournament, where he scored the winner against [[Yugoslavia national football team|Yugoslavia]]. Four years later he also participated in the [[1978 FIFA World Cup|World Cup in Argentina]]. Sweden exited there winless after round one.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Conny Torstensson - Spelarstatistik - Svensk fotboll |url=https://www.svenskfotboll.se/spelarfakta/conny-torstensson/427b1b20-8086-4434-8677-654c191413ff/ |access-date=2022-03-23 |website=www.svenskfotboll.se. |language=sv}}</ref>

== Personal life ==
After his playing years he initially had a position in the packaging industry. Over the years he held various functions at Åtvidabergs FF. In 1986, he coached the club in the second division. Later he was manager with the [[Motorcycle speedway|speedway]] team – speedway is counted amongst the major sports in Sweden – of [[Västervik Speedway|Västervik]], which in those years became runner-up in the national championship.

In 2015, he lived with his wife Annette, a teacher and local politician with the [[Centre Party (Sweden)|Centerpartiet]] at a lake in Borghult, a rural location ca. 25&nbsp;km north-west of [[Västervik]]. The couple has been married since 1971 and has two daughters.

== Career statistics ==

=== International ===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+Appearances and goals by national team and year<ref name=":0" />
!National team
!Year
!Apps
!Goals
|-
| rowspan="8" |[[Sweden men's national football team|Sweden]]
|1972
|1
|0
|-
|1973
|10
|1
|-
|1974
|9
|2
|-
|1975
|4
|1
|-
|1976
|6
|3
|-
|1977
|5
|0
|-
|1978
|4
|0
|-
|1979
|1
|0
|-
! colspan="2" |Total
!40
!7
|}

: ''Scores and results list Sweden's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Torstensson goal''.

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+List of international goals scored by Conny Torstensson
! scope="col" |No.
! scope="col" |Date
! scope="col" |Venue
! scope="col" |Opponent
! scope="col" |Score
! scope="col" |Result
! scope="col" |Competition
! class="unsortable" scope="col" |{{Abbr|Ref.|References}}
|-
| align="center" |1
|29 August 1973
|[[Helsinki Olympic Stadium]], [[Helsinki]], Finland
|{{fb|FIN}}
| align="center" |1–1
| align="center" |2–1
|[[1972–77 Nordic Football Championship]]
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Finland - Sverige - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll |url=https://www.svenskfotboll.se/matchfakta/finland-sverige-landskamper-herr-senior/1568491/ |access-date=2022-03-23 |website=www.svenskfotboll.se |language=sv}}</ref>
|-
| align="center" |2
|3 June 1974
|[[Københavns Idrætspark|Parken]], [[Copenhagen]], Denmark
|{{fb|DEN}}
| align="center" |2–0
| align="center" |2–0
|1972–77 Nordic Football Championship
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Danmark - Sverige - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll |url=https://www.svenskfotboll.se/matchfakta/danmark-sverige-landskamper-herr-senior/1568497/ |access-date=2022-03-23 |website=www.svenskfotboll.se |language=sv}}</ref>
|-
| align="center" |3
|3 July 1974
|[[Rheinstadion]], [[Düsseldorf]], Germany
|{{fb|YUG}}
| align="center" |2–1
| align="center" |2–1
|[[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=2022-03-23 |website=www.svenskfotboll.se |language=sv}}</ref>
|-
| align="center" |4
|3 September 1975
|[[Windsor Park]], [[Belfast]], Northern Ireland
|{{fb|NIR}}
| align="center" |2–1
| align="center" |2–1
|[[UEFA Euro 1976 qualifying|UEFA Euro 1976 qualifier]]
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Nordirland - Sverige - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll |url=https://www.svenskfotboll.se/matchfakta/nordirland-sverige-landskamper-herr-senior/1568530/ |access-date=2022-03-23 |website=www.svenskfotboll.se |language=sv}}</ref>
|-
| align="center" |5
|1 June 1976
|Helsinki Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland
|{{fb|FIN}}
| align="center" |1–0
| align="center" |2–0
|1972–77 Nordic Football Championship
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Finland - Sverige - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll |url=https://www.svenskfotboll.se/matchfakta/finland-sverige-landskamper-herr-senior/1568541/ |access-date=2022-03-23 |website=www.svenskfotboll.se |language=sv}}</ref>
|-
| align="center" |6
|8 September 1976
|[[Råsunda Stadium]], [[Solna Municipality|Solna]], Sweden
|{{fb|HUN}}
| align="center" |1–1
| align="center" |1–1
|[[Exhibition game|Friendly]]
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sverige - Ungern - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll |url=https://www.svenskfotboll.se/matchfakta/sverige-ungern-landskamper-herr-senior/1568549/ |access-date=2022-03-23 |website=www.svenskfotboll.se |language=sv}}</ref>
|-
| align="center" |7
|22 September 1976
|[[Ullevaal Stadion|Ullevaal Stadium]], [[Oslo]], Norway
|{{fb|NOR}}
| align="center" |1–2
| align="center" |2–3
|1972–77 Nordic Football Championship
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Norge - Sverige - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll |url=https://www.svenskfotboll.se/matchfakta/norge-sverige-landskamper-herr-senior/1568550/ |access-date=2022-03-23 |website=www.svenskfotboll.se |language=sv}}</ref>
|}

== Honours ==
'''Åtvidabergs FF'''
* [[Allsvenskan]]: [[1972 Allsvenskan|1972]], [[1973 Allsvenskan|1973]]
* [[Svenska Cupen]]: [[1969–70 Svenska Cupen|1969–70]], [[1970–71 Svenska Cupen|1970–71]]

'''Bayern Munich'''
* [[Intercontinental Cup (1960–2004)|Intercontinental Cup]]: [[1976 Intercontinental Cup|1976]]
* [[UEFA Champions League|European Cup]]: [[1973–74 European Cup|1973–74]], [[1974–75 European Cup|1974–75]], [[1975–76 European Cup|1975–76]]
* [[Bundesliga]]: [[1973–74 Bundesliga|1973–74]]
'''Sweden'''

* [[Nordic Football Championship]]: [[1972–77 Nordic Football Championship|1972–77]]

'''Individual'''

* [[Stora Grabbars och Tjejers Märke|Stor Grabb]]: 1973<ref>{{Cite web |title=Stora Grabbars Märke |url=https://www.svenskfotboll.se/landslag/herr/historik-herr/stora-grabbar/ |access-date=2022-03-23 |website=www.svenskfotboll.se |language=sv}}</ref>
* [[Swedish Football Association|SvFF]] Hall of Fame: 2020<ref>{{Cite web |title=Hall of Fame 2020 |url=https://svff.svenskfotboll.se/nyheter/2020/11/hall-of-fame-2020/ |access-date=2022-03-23 |website=svff.svenskfotboll.se |date=24 November 2020 |language=sv}}</ref>
* Nordic Football Championship top scorer: [[1972–77 Nordic Football Championship|1972–77]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{WorldFootball.net|conny-torstensson}}
* Gerhard Fischer: ''[http://www.sueddeutsche.de/muenchen/mr-europacup-aus-tvidaberg-mit-holzschuhen-auf-der-ersatzbank-1.2644375 Mr. Europacup aus Åtvidaberg: Mit Holzschuhen auf der Ersatzbank]'', [[Süddeutsche Zeitung]], 11 September 2015.

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