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]