Gösta Löfgren

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]

For the Finnish footballer, see Gösta Löfgren (footballer, born 1891).

Gösta Löfgren
Löfgren c.1952
Personal information
Full name Karl Gösta Herbert Löfgren
Date of birth (1923-08-29)29 August 1923
Place of birth Motala, Sweden
Date of death 5 September 2006(2006-09-05) (aged 83)
Place of death Motala, Sweden
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
– Motala AIF 25 (9)
– IFK Norrköping 42 (18)
Total 67 (27)
National team
1951–1961 Sweden 40 (12)
Teams managed
1971–1972 IFK Norrköping
Honours
Representing  Sweden
Olympic Games
1952 Helsinki
FIFA World Cup
Runner-up1958 Sweden
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

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.[4]

References
  1. Gösta Löfgren. sports-reference.com
  2. Gösta Löfgren. Swedish Olympic Committee
  3. "Sweden national football team stats". passagen.se (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 6 June 2012.
  4. Tranare Archived 3 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine. gruvstugan.com
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