Björn Alkeby
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Lennart Björn Alkeby | ||
| Date of birth | 17 July 1952 | ||
| Date of death | 31 October 2025 (aged 73) | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Danderyds SK | |||
| Djurgårdens IF | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1971–1982 | Djurgårdens IF | 265 | (0) |
| 1993 | Djurgårdens IF | 1 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 1972–1975 | Sweden U23 | 9 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Lennart Björn Alkeby (17 July 1952 – 31 October 2025) was a Swedish football goalkeeper representing Djurgården throughout his career.
Career
Lennart Björn Alkeby was born 17 July 1952 and moved with his family from Flen to Stockholm at the age of eight.[1] He made his Djurgården debut in the 1971 Allsvenskan in a 3–1 win against Örgryte IS.[2] Alkeby communicated his decision to retire after the 1982 season in Division 2, where Djurgården qualified for a Tvillingderbyt play-off against AIK.[3] He ended his career after the season and became goalkeeping coach for the club.[4] He made an appearance in the 1993 Division 1 Norra at the age of 41 for Djurgården when Djurgården's goalkeepers were injured.[5]
Later life and death
Alkeby was in the first class of students to finish the two-year fritidsledare education in 1976 at the Swedish School of Sport and Health Sciences, together with Hammarby footballer Thom Åhlund, where the two also played each other in a derby on the day of graduation.[6] In 1989, Alkeby was elected board member of Djurgårdens IF football department.[7] He continued to watch Djurgården matches after his career had ended.[8]
He died on 31 October 2025, aged 73, with Djurgården communicating to honour him with a moment of silence before their home match against IFK Göteborg in the 2025 Allsvenskan.[9][10]
Honours
Djurgårdens IF
- Division 2 Norra: 1982
References
- ^ "Björn Alkeby". DIF Historia.
- ^ "...och DIF gläder sig åt Alkeby". Svenska Dagbladet. 1 June 1971. p. 14.
- ^ Ekstig, Leif (8 October 1982). "Kvalfebern stiger". Svenska Dagbladet. p. 40.
- ^ Havik, Göran (14 November 1982). "DIF satsar på ny kvintett". Svenska Dagbladet. p. 46.
- ^ "Stadionhjältar: Björn Alkeby". Djurgårdens IF. Archived from the original on 8 September 2014. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
- ^ Johansson, Gunnar (14 May 1976). "Debatterade sin egen framtid – se'n möttes de i derbyt..." Svenska Dagbladet. p. 28.
- ^ "Lilja omvald i DIF". Svenska Dagbladet. 6 October 1989. p. 30.
- ^ "Björn Alkeby: "Det är viktigt för mig att följa Djurgården"". fotbollsthlm.se. 18 December 2018.
- ^ https://www.ratsit.se/19520717-Lennart_Bjorn_Alkeby_Solna/1d7lhhuCRtFafFHgcJQQu__YcViOaZwYT241vmQw0yk
- ^ "Björn Alkeby har lämnat oss". Djurgårdens IF.