Gösta Löfgren (footballer, born 1891)

Gösta Löfgren
Personal information
Full name Gösta Bernhard Löfgren
Date of birth (1891-09-10)10 September 1891
Place of birth Helsinki, Grand Duchy of Finland
Date of death 21 February 1932(1932-02-21) (aged 40)
Place of death Helsinki, Finland
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1908 Unitas – (–)
1911–1912 HIFK – (–)
International career
1911–1912 Finland 6 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Gösta Löfgren (10 September 1891 – 21 February 1932) was a Finnish footballer.[1]

Club career

Löfgren played in Finland for Unitas Sports Club and HIFK. He was a member of the 1908 Unitas squad winning the first ever Finnish championship title.

International career

Löfgren played his first international for Finland in October 1911 against Sweden. It was also the first international match for Finland national team. Löfgren capped 6 times for Finland and was a member of the Finnish squad at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm.[1][2][3]

Honors

  • Finnish Championship: 1908

References

  1. ^ a b European National Football Teams 1872–2013 Matches Database Retrieved 30 June 2013.
  2. ^ Fifa.com Retrieved 30 June 2013.
  3. ^ "Gösta Löfgren". Olympedia. Retrieved 24 May 2021.


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