Bertil Johansson

For the politician, see Bertil Johansson (politician).

Bertil Johansson
Bertil Johansson
Personal information
Date of birth (1935-03-22)22 March 1935
Place of birth Gothenburg, Sweden
Date of death 5 May 2021(2021-05-05) (aged 86)
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
Sävedalens IF
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1955–1968 IFK Göteborg 267 (162)
International career
1954–1957 Sweden U21 6 (5)
1955–1962 Sweden B 9 (4)
1958–1963 Sweden 4 (0)
Managerial career
1967–1970 IFK Göteborg
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

John Bertil "Bebben" Johansson (22 March 1935 – 5 May 2021) was a Swedish football player who played as a striker, most notably for IFK Göteborg. He was also a football manager.

Career

After starting his career playing for the local club Sävedalens IF, he joined IFK Göteborg in 1955 and won a Swedish Championship with the club.[1] He won four caps for the Sweden national team between 1958 and 1963.[2] He also represented the Sweden U21 and B teams.[2]

After retiring as a player in 1968, he coached the team for two years and won another Swedish Championship.[1]

In the wintertime, he played handball for Redbergslids IK.[3]

Personal life

Johansson died on 5 May 2021, at the age of 86.[4][5]

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[1]
Club Season League Svenska Cupen Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
IFK Göteborg 1954–55 Allsvenskan 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 0
1955–56 Allsvenskan 22 12 0 0 0 0 13 9 35 21
1956–57 Allsvenskan 22 8 0 0 0 0 18 26 40 34
1957–58 Allsvenskan 32 27 0 0 5 2 26 20 63 49
1959 Allsvenskan 22 17 0 0 5 2 12 12 39 31
1960 Allsvenskan 21 17 0 0 0 0 7 2 28 19
1961 Allsvenskan 20 20 0 0 2 0 20 14 42 34
1962 Allsvenskan 22 18 0 0 0 0 16 9 38 27
1963 Allsvenskan 22 13 0 0 0 0 21 12 43 25
1964 Allsvenskan 22 10 0 0 0 0 15 7 37 17
1965 Allsvenskan 21 7 0 0 0 0 16 6 37 13
1966 Allsvenskan 18 8 0 0 0 0 8 2 26 10
1967 Allsvenskan 10 2 1 0 0 0 8 5 19 7
1968 Allsvenskan 10 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 12 3
Total 267 162 1 0 12 4 183 124 464 290

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year[2]
National team Year Apps Goals
Sweden 1958 1 0
1959 0 0
1960 0 0
1961 1 0
1962 1 0
1963 1 0
Total 4 0

Honours

Player

IFK Göteborg

Individual

Manager

IFK Göteborg

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h "Bertil Johansson - ifkdb.se". ifkdb.se. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "Bertil Johansson - Spelarstatistik - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se. (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 6 May 2021. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
  3. ^ Anders Johansson (29 July 2011). "Bertil "Bebben" Johansson". Göteborgs-Posten. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
  4. ^ Balkander, Andreas Johnsson,Mattias (5 May 2021). "Bertil "Bebben" Johansson död". Göteborgs-Posten. Retrieved 5 May 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  5. ^ "Blåvitt-legendaren Bertil "Bebben" Johansson död". www.expressen.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 6 May 2021.