Gösta Löfgren

Gösta Löfgren

Personal information
Full name	Karl Gösta Herbert Löfgren
Date of birth	29 August 1923
Place of birth	Motala, Sweden
Date of death	5 September 2006 (aged 83)
Place of death	Motala, Sweden
Playing position	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
–	Motala AIF	25	(9)
–	IFK Norrköping	42	(18)
National team
1951–1961	Sweden	40	(12)
Teams managed
1971–1972	IFK Norrköping
Honours Competitor for  Sweden Olympic Games Helsinki 1952 Team Competition
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

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] and a silver medal at the 1958 FIFA World Cup. Between 1951 and 1961 he played 40 international matches and scored 12 goals.^[2][3]

Gösta played for Motala AIF and took the team to allsvenskan in 1957. In 1960 he began playing for IFK Norrköping and became Swedish champion. He later coached IFK Norrköping.^[4]

References

1. Gösta Löfgren. sports-reference.com
2. Gösta Löfgren. Swedish Olympic Committee
3. "Sweden national football team stats". passagen.se (in Swedish).
4. Tranare. gruvstugan.com

External links

• http://wwwc.aftonbladet.se/sport/guldbollen/1955.html