Gunnar Löfgren (30 November 1910 – 11 March 2012) was a Swedish football midfielder. He joined the IFK Göteborg youth team in 1925 and the senior squad in 1933. He remained with IFK Göteborg through 1939, scoring 19 goals in 186 appearances and earning a Swedish national title with the team in 1935. He made his international debut for Sweden on 23 September 1934, during the 1933–36 Nordic Football Championship, in a 5-4 loss to Finland. He earned four other caps with the national team in 1937, participating in the 1937–47 Nordic Football Championship and the 1938 FIFA World Cup qualification. He was also selected to represent Sweden at the 1936 Summer Olympics in football, but chose not to attend in protest of Nazism. He died at the age of 101 in March 2012.[1][2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 30 November 1910 | ||
| Date of death | 11 March 2012 (aged 101) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1925–? | IFK Göteborg | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1932–1939 | IFK Göteborg | 186 | (19) |
| International career | |||
| 1934–1937 | Sweden | 5 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
References
edit- ^ "Gunnar Löfgren". Eu.football.info. 2016. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
- ^ "Vila i frid, Gunnar Löfgren". IFK Göteborg. 16 March 2012. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
External links
edit- Gunnar Löfgren at ifkdb.com
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