Gösta Löfgren Explained

Gösta Löfgren
Fullname:Karl Gösta Herbert Löfgren
Birth Date:1923 8, df=yes
Birth Place:Motala, Sweden
Death Place:Motala, Sweden
Position:Forward
Years1:
Clubs1:Motala AIF
Caps1:25
Goals1:9
Years2:
Clubs2:IFK Norrköping
Caps2:42
Goals2:18
Totalcaps:67
Totalgoals:27
Nationalyears1:1951–1961
Nationalcaps1:40
Nationalgoals1:12
Manageryears1:1971–1972
Managerclubs1:IFK Norrköping
Medaltemplates-Expand:yes

Karl Gösta Herbert "Lövet" Löfgren (29 August 1923 – 5 September 2006) was a Swedish association football player who won a bronze medal at the 1952 Summer Olympics[1] [2] and a silver medal at the 1958 FIFA World Cup. Between 1951 and 1961, he played 40 international matches and scored 12 goals.[3] [4]

Gösta played for Motala AIF and took the team to Allsvenskan in 1957. In 1960, he began playing for IFK Norrköping and won the Swedish National Championship. He later coached IFK Norrköping.[5]

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Notes and References

  1. Gösta Löfgren . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417210200/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/lo/gosta-lofgren-2.html . 2020-04-17.
  2. Web site: Gösta Löfgren . Olympedia . 5 November 2021.
  3. http://sok.se/idrottare/idrottare/g/gosta-lofgren.html Gösta Löfgren
  4. Web site: Sweden men's national football team stats . Swedish . passagen.se . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120606000450/http://hem.passagen.se/fotbollslandslaget/statistiktest.htm . 6 June 2012 .
  5. http://www.gruvstugan.com/tranare.htm Tranare