Holger Hansson Explained

Holger Hansson
Fullname:Holger Valdemar Hansson
Birth Date:26 January 1927
Birth Place:Gothenburg, Sweden
Death Date:[1]
Position:Defender
Years1:1946–1961
Clubs1:IFK Göteborg
Caps1:254
Goals1:12
Nationalyears1:1952–1956
Nationalteam1:Sweden
Nationalcaps1:9
Nationalgoals1:0
Manageryears1:1960
Managerclubs1:IK Brage
Manageryears2:1961–1962
Managerclubs2:IFK Göteborg
Manageryears3:1965–1967
Managerclubs3:GAIS
Manageryears4:1970–1972
Managerclubs4:GAIS
Manageryears5:1974
Managerclubs5:IFK Göteborg

Holger Valdemar Hansson (26 January 1927 – 17 January 2014) was a football player and coach.[2] He was born in Gothenburg, Sweden. During his club career, Hansson played for IFK Göteborg.[3] He won the bronze medal at the 1952 Summer Olympics.[4] [5] He later trained a number of teams, including IK Brage,[6] IFK Göteborg, GAIS[7] in Sweden.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Holger Hansson - www.sok.se. https://web.archive.org/web/20100114030013/http://www.sok.se/5.aad0b10833d63e5c800033198.html. dead. January 14, 2010. January 14, 2010.
  2. Web site: Holger Hansson . Olympedia . 5 November 2021.
  3. Web site: IFK – Start.
  4. Web site: Holger Hansson Biography and Olympic Results | Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20121102204852/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ha/holger-hansson-1.html. dead. November 2, 2012. November 2, 2012.
  5. Web site: Holger Hansson stats. eu-football.info.
  6. Web site: Tränare. August 15, 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100812110524/http://www.ikbrage.se/pages/historia/tranare/default.aspx . August 12, 2010.
  7. Web site: GAIS – Historik. https://web.archive.org/web/20090830233739/http://www.gais.se/Fotboll/gais.nsf/HistorikSamling?ReadForm. dead. August 30, 2009.