Gunnar Gren
Gunnar Gren at the 1958 World Cup
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| Full name | Johan Gunnar Gren | ||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 31 October 1920 | ||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Gothenburg, Sweden | ||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 10 November 1991 (aged 71) | ||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Gothenburg, Sweden | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Forward, Attacking midfielder | ||||||||||||||
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| Silverkällans IK | |||||||||||||||
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| Lindholmens BK | |||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||
| 1937–1940 | Gårda BK | 54 | (16) | ||||||||||||
| 1941–1949 | IFK Göteborg | 168 | (79) | ||||||||||||
| 1949–1953 | A.C. Milan | 133 | (38) | ||||||||||||
| 1953–1955 | AC Fiorentina | 55 | (5) | ||||||||||||
| 1955–1956 | Genoa CFC | 29 | (2) | ||||||||||||
| 1956–1957 | Örgryte IS | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||
| 1963–1964 | GAIS | 22 | (2) | ||||||||||||
| 1976 | IK Oddevold | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||
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| 1940–1958 | Sweden | 57 | (32) | ||||||||||||
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| 1952 | A.C. Milan | ||||||||||||||
| 1956–1959 | Örgryte IS | ||||||||||||||
| 1960 | IFK Göteborg | ||||||||||||||
| 1961 | Juventus F.C. | ||||||||||||||
| 1963–1964 | GAIS | ||||||||||||||
| 1965–1966 | IFK Värnamo | ||||||||||||||
| 1967 | Redbergslids IK | ||||||||||||||
| 1968–1969 | GAIS | ||||||||||||||
| 1970 | Skogens IF | ||||||||||||||
| 1973 | Fässbergs IF | ||||||||||||||
| 1976 | IK Oddevold | ||||||||||||||
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Honours
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Johan Gunnar Gren (31 October 1920 – 10 November 1991) was a Swedish football player and coach. He is best known for playing for IFK Gothenburg and A.C. Milan. A creative forward, known for his technical skill, vision, tactical intelligence, and passing ability as a playmaker, he was part of the famous "Gre-No-Li" trio of forwards at Milan and the Swedish national team, and was also capable of playing as an attacking midfielder or even as a striker. Gren has won numerous awards including an Olympic Gold Medal in 1948, Guldbollen in 1946, and was a part of the 1958 Swedish National Team that took second place. Gren is considered to be one of Sweden's greatest and most prolific football players; a statue has been erected in his honor outside of Gamla Ullevi stadium.
Gren was born on 31 October 1920 to parents Johan Olsson and Gerda Maria Olsson. Gren, a son of a carpenter, grew up in Majorna, Gothenburg. From a young age, Gren excelled in football. On 7 October 1934, Gothenburg Football Association President Carl "Ceve" Linde held a juggling contest. He won his first sporting prize – a bronze plaque. Göteborgs Sport Bladet wrote about 13-year-old Gren's skills and how he outshone some of the big boys in the national league. The then, 13-year-old Gren played for Bollklubben Strix. During his youth, he played for Lindholmens BK and GAIK before playing Gårda BK.
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