Holger Hansson

Holger Hansson
Personal information
Full name Holger Valdemar Hansson
Date of birth (1927-01-26)26 January 1927
Place of birth Gothenburg, Sweden
Date of death 17 January 2014(2014-01-17) (aged 86)[1]
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1946–1961 IFK Göteborg 254 (12)
International career
1952–1956 Sweden 9 (0)
Managerial career
1960 IK Brage
1961–1962 IFK Göteborg
1965–1967 GAIS
1970–1972 GAIS
1974 IFK Göteborg
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Sweden
Bronze medal – third place 1952 Helsinki Team Competition
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Holger Valdemar Hansson (26 January 1927 – 17 January 2014) was a football player and coach.[2] He was born in Gothenburg, Sweden. During his club career, Hansson played for IFK Göteborg.[3] He won the bronze medal at the 1952 Summer Olympics.[4][5] He later trained a number of teams, including IK Brage,[6] IFK Göteborg, GAIS[7] in Sweden.

References

  1. ^ "Holger Hansson - www.sok.se". 14 January 2010. Archived from the original on 14 January 2010.
  2. ^ "Holger Hansson". Olympedia. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
  3. ^ "IFK – Start".
  4. ^ "Holger Hansson Biography and Olympic Results | Olympics at Sports-Reference.com". 2 November 2012. Archived from the original on 2 November 2012.
  5. ^ "Holger Hansson stats". eu-football.info.
  6. ^ "Tränare". Archived from the original on 12 August 2010. Retrieved 15 August 2010.
  7. ^ "GAIS – Historik". Archived from the original on 30 August 2009.


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