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Midfielder

Kamrat number 278

Seasons 10

IFK GÖTEBORG

Gunnar Gren

1940/41–1949/50

Swedish champion

Games 253

IFK career1940/41–1949/50

Games253

Seasons10

Goals144

Starts245

League164

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Player profile

Overview

Johan Gunnar Gren was born on 31 October 1920 in Göteborg. His IFK Göteborg first-team career began in the 1940/41 season. He made his competitive debut on 13 July 1941 against Karlskrona BK in the Swedish Cup, a match that finished 10–0.

He spent 10 seasons with IFK Göteborg's first team and made 253 appearances and scoring 144 goals. Of those 253 appearances, 164 came in Allsvenskan.

Gren won the Swedish championship with IFK Göteborg in 1941-42. In 1943/44, he finished as Allsvenskan's top scorer with 18 goals. In 1948, he won Olympic gold with the national team. In 1958, he won World Cup silver with the national team. Gren made 57 senior international appearances for Sweden, scoring 32 goals.

Gren died on 10 November 1991, aged 71.

Club changes

Transfers

1949-08-03

From IFK Göteborg To AC Milan

Transfer

1941-02-14

From Gårda BK To IFK Göteborg

Transfer

Portraits

Facts

Full name: Johan Gunnar Gren
Born: 1920-10-31
Birthplace: Göteborg
Died: 1991-11-10
Position: Midfielder
Nationality: Sweden
Wikipedia

Records at IFK Göteborg

Club records

Most goals in one game against IFK Mölndal 4
Most international goals 32

Historical comparisons

Record rankings

Most games in the 1940s 3rd
Most goals in the 1940s 3rd
Most Allsvenskan goals 9th
Most hat-tricks (or better) in competitive games 9th
Best goals-per-game rate in Allsvenskan 11th
Most goals in competitive games 12th
Most hat-tricks (or better) 15th
Most goals 15th
Most goals in an Allsvenskan season 15th
Most international caps 16th
Best goals-per-game rate (competitive games) 20th
Best goals-per-game rate (all games) 29th
Most goals in an Allsvenskan season 38th
Most Allsvenskan games 39th
Most goals in one game 44th
Most seasons 51st
Most Swedish Cup goals 52nd
Most goals in an Allsvenskan season 59th
Most competitive games 60th
Most goals in a season 68th
Most goals in an Allsvenskan season 70th
Most games 73rd
Most red cards 87th
Most goals in an Allsvenskan season 90th
Most goals in a season 92nd
Most goals in a season 92nd
Youngest Allsvenskan goalscorer 94th

Statistics are partly incomplete. The total is 253 games, while game-by-game data is available for 246. Starts, substitute appearances, results, cards and the game list are based on registered game records.

Games253

Goals144

Starts245

Seasons10

Season by season

Games and goals

Competitions

Breakdown by competition

Results

Win percentage

Match role

Starts and substitute appearances

Season data

Season by season

All games

Season	#	Games	Starts	Substitute appearances	Goals	Assist	W–D–L
1949/50	–	1	1	0	0	–	1–0–0
1948/49	–	30	31	0	6	–	15–5–11
1947/48	–	33	31	1	14	–	15–5–12
1946/47	–	30	30	0	22	–	18–5–7
1945/46	–	31	31	0	25	–	17–8–6
1944/45	–	29	29	0	18	–	18–4–7
1943/44	–	34	33	0	22	–	23–3–7
1942/43	–	32	30	0	18	–	13–11–6
1941/42	–	32	28	0	18	–	17–4–7
1940/41	–	1	1	0	1	–	1–0–0

Game archive

Games for Gunnar Gren

246 of 246


2 Aug 19492/8/49	IFK Göteborg – Örgryte ISÖrgryte IS (H)	2–1(1–0)	FriendlyF	Midfielder	0	1
6 Jun 19496/6/49	IFK Göteborg – IFK NorrköpingIFK Norrköping (H)	0–1(0–0)	Allsvenskan, rd. 22A	Midfielder	0	0
29 May 194929/5/49	Degerfors IF – IFK GöteborgDegerfors IF (A)	4–1(2–0)	Allsvenskan, rd. 21A	Midfielder	0	0
26 May 194926/5/49	IFK Göteborg – IS HalmiaIS Halmia (H)	1–0(1–0)	Allsvenskan, rd. 20A	Midfielder	0	0
20 May 194920/5/49	GAIS – IFK GöteborgGAIS (A)	0–0(0–0)	Allsvenskan, rd. 19A	Midfielder	0	0
15 May 194915/5/49	IFK Göteborg – Jönköpings Södra IFJönköpings Södra IF (H)	2–2(1–2)	Allsvenskan, rd. 18A	Midfielder	0	0
8 May 19498/5/49	Landskrona BoIS – IFK GöteborgLandskrona BoIS (A)	0–1(0–0)	Allsvenskan, rd. 17A	Midfielder	0	0
1 May 19491/5/49	IFK Göteborg – IF ElfsborgIF Elfsborg (H)	0–1(0–0)	Allsvenskan, rd. 16A	Midfielder	0	0
24 Apr 194924/4/49	Malmö FF – IFK GöteborgMalmö FF (A)	3–1(3–0)	Allsvenskan, rd. 15A	Midfielder	0	0
18 Apr 194918/4/49	IFK Göteborg – Helsingborgs IFHelsingborgs IF (H)	0–0(0–0)	Allsvenskan, rd. 14A	Midfielder	0	0
10 Apr 194910/4/49	Örebro SK – IFK GöteborgÖrebro SK (A)	0–2(0–0)	Allsvenskan, rd. 13A	Midfielder	0	0
3 Apr 19493/4/49	IS Halmia – IFK GöteborgIS Halmia (A)	2–2(0–1)	Allsvenskan, rd. 12A	Midfielder	0	0
27 Mar 194927/3/49	IFK Göteborg – AIKAIK (H)	3–2(0–1)	Allsvenskan, rd. 11A	Midfielder	0	0
20 Mar 194920/3/49	IFK Göteborg – GAISGAIS (H)	4–2(1–0)	Triangle LeagueTL	Midfielder	1	0
12 Mar 194912/3/49	Heerlen-komb. – IFK GöteborgHeerlen-komb. (A)	0–5(0–3)	FriendlyF	Midfielder	1	0
9 Mar 19499/3/49	FC Den Haag-komb. – IFK GöteborgFC Den Haag-komb. (A)	3–1(2–0)	FriendlyF	Midfielder	0	0
6 Mar 19496/3/49	AFC Ajax – IFK GöteborgAFC Ajax (A)	3–2(0–1)	FriendlyF	Midfielder	1	1
27 Feb 194927/2/49	IFK Göteborg – Örgryte ISÖrgryte IS (H)	5–3(2–1)	Triangle LeagueTL	Midfielder	1	0
20 Feb 194920/2/49	IFK Göteborg – Lundby IFLundby IF (H)	3–1(0–0)	FriendlyF	Midfielder	0	0
13 Feb 194913/2/49	Västra Frölunda IF – IFK GöteborgVästra Frölunda IF (A)	1–7(1–4)	FriendlyF	Midfielder	1	0
30 Jan 194930/1/49	Skogens IF – IFK GöteborgSkogens IF (A)	0–4(0–2)	FriendlyF	Midfielder	1	0
21 Nov 194821/11/48	IFK Göteborg – GAISGAIS (H)	0–2(0–0)	FriendlyF	Midfielder	0	0
7 Nov 19487/11/48	Helsingborgs IF – IFK GöteborgHelsingborgs IF (A)	2–0(0–0)	Allsvenskan, rd. 10A	Midfielder	0	0
31 Oct 194831/10/48	IFK Göteborg – Örebro SKÖrebro SK (H)	4–1(2–1)	Allsvenskan, rd. 9A	Midfielder	0	0
24 Oct 194824/10/48	IFK Norrköping – IFK GöteborgIFK Norrköping (A)	4–2(2–1)	Allsvenskan, rd. 8A	Midfielder	0	0

Games

2 Aug 1949: IFK Göteborg 2–1 Örgryte IS. Won

2 Aug 19491949/50 · 18:30

IFK Göteborg

2–1HT 1–0

Örgryte IS

CompetitionFriendly

VenueGamla Ullevi (1916)

6 Jun 1949: IFK Göteborg 0–1 IFK Norrköping. Lost

6 Jun 19491948/49

IFK Göteborg

0–1HT 0–0

IFK Norrköping

CompetitionAllsvenskan22

VenueGamla Ullevi (1916)

29 May 1949: Degerfors IF 4–1 IFK Göteborg. Lost

29 May 19491948/49

Degerfors IF

4–1HT 2–0

IFK Göteborg

CompetitionAllsvenskan21

VenueStora Valla

26 May 1949: IFK Göteborg 1–0 IS Halmia. Won

26 May 19491948/49

IFK Göteborg

1–0HT 1–0

IS Halmia

CompetitionAllsvenskan20

VenueGamla Ullevi (1916)

20 May 1949: GAIS 0–0 IFK Göteborg. Drew

20 May 19491948/49

GAIS

0–0HT 0–0

IFK Göteborg

CompetitionAllsvenskan19

VenueGamla Ullevi (1916)

15 May 1949: IFK Göteborg 2–2 Jönköpings Södra IF. Drew

15 May 19491948/49

IFK Göteborg

2–2HT 1–2

Jönköpings Södra IF

CompetitionAllsvenskan18

VenueGamla Ullevi (1916)

8 May 1949: Landskrona BoIS 0–1 IFK Göteborg. Won

8 May 19491948/49

Landskrona BoIS

0–1HT 0–0

IFK Göteborg

CompetitionAllsvenskan17

VenueLandskrona Idrottsplats

1 May 1949: IFK Göteborg 0–1 IF Elfsborg. Lost

1 May 19491948/49

IFK Göteborg

0–1HT 0–0

IF Elfsborg

CompetitionAllsvenskan16

VenueGamla Ullevi (1916)

24 Apr 1949: Malmö FF 3–1 IFK Göteborg. Lost

24 Apr 19491948/49

Malmö FF

3–1HT 3–0

IFK Göteborg

CompetitionAllsvenskan15

VenueMalmö Idrottsplats

18 Apr 1949: IFK Göteborg 0–0 Helsingborgs IF. Drew

18 Apr 19491948/49

IFK Göteborg

0–0HT 0–0

Helsingborgs IF

CompetitionAllsvenskan14

VenueGamla Ullevi (1916)

10 Apr 1949: Örebro SK 0–2 IFK Göteborg. Won

10 Apr 19491948/49

Örebro SK

0–2HT 0–0

IFK Göteborg

CompetitionAllsvenskan13

VenueEyravallen

3 Apr 1949: IS Halmia 2–2 IFK Göteborg. Drew

3 Apr 19491948/49

IS Halmia

2–2HT 0–1

IFK Göteborg

CompetitionAllsvenskan12

VenueÖrjans vall

27 Mar 1949: IFK Göteborg 3–2 AIK. Won

27 Mar 19491948/49

IFK Göteborg

3–2HT 0–1

AIK

CompetitionAllsvenskan11

VenueGamla Ullevi (1916)

20 Mar 1949: IFK Göteborg 4–2 GAIS. Won

20 Mar 19491948/49

IFK Göteborg

4–2HT 1–0

GAIS

CompetitionTriangle League

VenueGamla Ullevi (1916)

12 Mar 1949: Heerlen-komb. 0–5 IFK Göteborg. Won

12 Mar 19491948/49

Heerlen-komb.

0–5HT 0–3

IFK Göteborg

CompetitionFriendly

VenueHeerlen

9 Mar 1949: FC Den Haag-komb. 3–1 IFK Göteborg. Lost

9 Mar 19491948/49

FC Den Haag-komb.

3–1HT 2–0

IFK Göteborg

CompetitionFriendly

VenueSudparkstadion

6 Mar 1949: AFC Ajax 3–2 IFK Göteborg. Lost

6 Mar 19491948/49

AFC Ajax

3–2HT 0–1

IFK Göteborg

CompetitionFriendly

VenueStadion De Meer

27 Feb 1949: IFK Göteborg 5–3 Örgryte IS. Won

27 Feb 19491948/49

IFK Göteborg

5–3HT 2–1

Örgryte IS

CompetitionTriangle League

VenueGamla Ullevi (1916)

20 Feb 1949: IFK Göteborg 3–1 Lundby IF. Won

20 Feb 19491948/49 · 13:30

IFK Göteborg

3–1HT 0–0

Lundby IF

CompetitionFriendly

VenueGamla Ullevis lilla plan

13 Feb 1949: Västra Frölunda IF 1–7 IFK Göteborg. Won

13 Feb 19491948/49

Västra Frölunda IF

1–7HT 1–4

IFK Göteborg

CompetitionFriendly

VenueGröna vallen

30 Jan 1949: Skogens IF 0–4 IFK Göteborg. Won

30 Jan 19491948/49

Skogens IF

0–4HT 0–2

IFK Göteborg

CompetitionFriendly

VenueGröna vallen

21 Nov 1948: IFK Göteborg 0–2 GAIS. Lost

21 Nov 19481948/49

IFK Göteborg

0–2HT 0–0

GAIS

CompetitionFriendly

VenueGamla Ullevi (1916)

7 Nov 1948: Helsingborgs IF 2–0 IFK Göteborg. Lost

7 Nov 19481948/49

Helsingborgs IF

2–0HT 0–0

IFK Göteborg

CompetitionAllsvenskan10

VenueOlympia

31 Oct 1948: IFK Göteborg 4–1 Örebro SK. Won

31 Oct 19481948/49

IFK Göteborg

4–1HT 2–1

Örebro SK

CompetitionAllsvenskan9

VenueGamla Ullevi (1916)

24 Oct 1948: IFK Norrköping 4–2 IFK Göteborg. Lost

24 Oct 19481948/49

IFK Norrköping

4–2HT 2–1

IFK Göteborg

CompetitionAllsvenskan8

VenueNorrköpings Idrottspark