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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


17 Oct 194817/10/48	IFK Göteborg – Degerfors IFDegerfors IF (H)	1–3(1–1)	Allsvenskan, rd. 7A	Midfielder	0	0
3 Oct 19483/10/48	Jönköpings Södra IF – IFK GöteborgJönköpings Södra IF (A)	0–2(0–2)	Allsvenskan, rd. 6A	Midfielder	0	0
26 Sep 194826/9/48	IFK Göteborg – Landskrona BoISLandskrona BoIS (H)	5–2(2–0)	Allsvenskan, rd. 5A	Midfielder	1	0
12 Sep 194812/9/48	AIK – IFK GöteborgAIK (A)	0–3(0–2)	Allsvenskan, rd. 4A	Midfielder	0	0
5 Sep 19485/9/48	IF Elfsborg – IFK GöteborgIF Elfsborg (A)	0–1(0–0)	Allsvenskan, rd. 3A	Midfielder	0	0
29 Aug 194829/8/48	IFK Göteborg – Malmö FFMalmö FF (H)	4–4(2–0)	Allsvenskan, rd. 2A	Midfielder	0	0
22 Aug 194822/8/48	IFK Göteborg – GAISGAIS (H)	1–2(1–2)	Allsvenskan, rd. 1A	Midfielder	0	0
6 Jun 19486/6/48	AIK – IFK GöteborgAIK (A)	1–4(1–2)	Allsvenskan, rd. 22A	Midfielder	1	0
28 May 194828/5/48	IFK Göteborg – IF ElfsborgIF Elfsborg (H)	2–0(1–0)	Allsvenskan, rd. 21A	Midfielder	1	0
23 May 194823/5/48	Halmstads BK – IFK GöteborgHalmstads BK (A)	1–2(0–1)	Allsvenskan, rd. 20A	Midfielder	0	0
14 May 194814/5/48	IFK Göteborg – GAISGAIS (H)	0–0(0–0)	Allsvenskan, rd. 19A	Midfielder	0	0
9 May 19489/5/48	IFK Göteborg – IFK NorrköpingIFK Norrköping (H)	1–2(0–1)	Allsvenskan, rd. 18A	Midfielder	0	0
6 May 19486/5/48	Djurgårdens IF – IFK GöteborgDjurgårdens IF (A)	2–2(2–0)	Allsvenskan, rd. 17A	Midfielder	0	0
2 May 19482/5/48	IFK Göteborg – Jönköpings Södra IFJönköpings Södra IF (H)	1–1(0–1)	Allsvenskan, rd. 16A	Midfielder	1	0
25 Apr 194825/4/48	IFK Göteborg – IS HalmiaIS Halmia (H)	2–1(2–0)	Allsvenskan, rd. 15A	Midfielder	1	0
18 Apr 194818/4/48	Malmö FF – IFK GöteborgMalmö FF (A)	4–3(2–0)	Allsvenskan, rd. 14A	Midfielder	1	0
11 Apr 194811/4/48	Karlstad BK – IFK GöteborgKarlstad BK (A)	2–6(1–2)	FriendlyF	Midfielder	0	0
4 Apr 19484/4/48	IFK Göteborg – Helsingborgs IFHelsingborgs IF (H)	1–3(0–0)	Allsvenskan, rd. 13A	Midfielder	1	0
29 Mar 194829/3/48	GAIS – IFK GöteborgGAIS (A)	2–1(2–1)	Triangle LeagueTL	Midfielder	1	0
21 Mar 194821/3/48	IFK Göteborg – Örgryte ISÖrgryte IS (H)	3–0(2–0)	Triangle LeagueTL	Midfielder	0	1
7 Mar 19487/3/48	IFK Göteborg – Karlstad BKKarlstad BK (H)	3–3(1–3)	FriendlyF	Inhoppare↑ 46	0	0
9 Nov 19479/11/47	Jönköpings Södra IF – IFK GöteborgJönköpings Södra IF (A)	3–2(0–1)	Allsvenskan, rd. 12A	Midfielder	1	0
2 Nov 19472/11/47	IFK Göteborg – Dynamo MoskvaDynamo Moskva (H)	1–5(0–3)	FriendlyF	Midfielder	1	0
26 Oct 194726/10/47	Degerfors IF – IFK GöteborgDegerfors IF (A)	1–1(1–0)	Allsvenskan, rd. 11A	Midfielder	0	0
19 Oct 194719/10/47	IF Elfsborg – IFK GöteborgIF Elfsborg (A)	1–4(1–2)	Allsvenskan, rd. 10A	Midfielder	0	0

Games

17 Oct 1948: IFK Göteborg 1–3 Degerfors IF. Lost

17 Oct 19481948/49

IFK Göteborg

1–3HT 1–1

Degerfors IF

CompetitionAllsvenskan7

VenueGamla Ullevi (1916)

3 Oct 1948: Jönköpings Södra IF 0–2 IFK Göteborg. Won

3 Oct 19481948/49

Jönköpings Södra IF

0–2HT 0–2

IFK Göteborg

CompetitionAllsvenskan6

VenueStadsparksvallen

26 Sep 1948: IFK Göteborg 5–2 Landskrona BoIS. Won

26 Sep 19481948/49

IFK Göteborg

5–2HT 2–0

Landskrona BoIS

CompetitionAllsvenskan5

VenueGamla Ullevi (1916)

12 Sep 1948: AIK 0–3 IFK Göteborg. Won

12 Sep 19481948/49

AIK

0–3HT 0–2

IFK Göteborg

CompetitionAllsvenskan4

VenueRåsunda Fotbollsstadion

5 Sep 1948: IF Elfsborg 0–1 IFK Göteborg. Won

5 Sep 19481948/49

IF Elfsborg

0–1HT 0–0

IFK Göteborg

CompetitionAllsvenskan3

VenueRyavallen

29 Aug 1948: IFK Göteborg 4–4 Malmö FF. Drew

29 Aug 19481948/49

IFK Göteborg

4–4HT 2–0

Malmö FF

CompetitionAllsvenskan2

VenueGamla Ullevi (1916)

22 Aug 1948: IFK Göteborg 1–2 GAIS. Lost

22 Aug 19481948/49 · 13:00

IFK Göteborg

1–2HT 1–2

GAIS

CompetitionAllsvenskan1

VenueGamla Ullevi (1916)

6 Jun 1948: AIK 1–4 IFK Göteborg. Won

6 Jun 19481947/48

AIK

1–4HT 1–2

IFK Göteborg

CompetitionAllsvenskan22

VenueRåsunda Fotbollsstadion

28 May 1948: IFK Göteborg 2–0 IF Elfsborg. Won

28 May 19481947/48

IFK Göteborg

2–0HT 1–0

IF Elfsborg

CompetitionAllsvenskan21

VenueGamla Ullevi (1916)

23 May 1948: Halmstads BK 1–2 IFK Göteborg. Won

23 May 19481947/48

Halmstads BK

1–2HT 0–1

IFK Göteborg

CompetitionAllsvenskan20

VenueÖrjans vall

14 May 1948: IFK Göteborg 0–0 GAIS. Drew

14 May 19481947/48

IFK Göteborg

0–0HT 0–0

GAIS

CompetitionAllsvenskan19

VenueGamla Ullevi (1916)

9 May 1948: IFK Göteborg 1–2 IFK Norrköping. Lost

9 May 19481947/48

IFK Göteborg

1–2HT 0–1

IFK Norrköping

CompetitionAllsvenskan18

VenueGamla Ullevi (1916)

6 May 1948: Djurgårdens IF 2–2 IFK Göteborg. Drew

6 May 19481947/48

Djurgårdens IF

2–2HT 2–0

IFK Göteborg

CompetitionAllsvenskan17

VenueStockholms Stadion

2 May 1948: IFK Göteborg 1–1 Jönköpings Södra IF. Drew

2 May 19481947/48

IFK Göteborg

1–1HT 0–1

Jönköpings Södra IF

CompetitionAllsvenskan16

VenueGamla Ullevi (1916)

25 Apr 1948: IFK Göteborg 2–1 IS Halmia. Won

25 Apr 19481947/48

IFK Göteborg

2–1HT 2–0

IS Halmia

CompetitionAllsvenskan15

VenueGamla Ullevi (1916)

18 Apr 1948: Malmö FF 4–3 IFK Göteborg. Lost

18 Apr 19481947/48

Malmö FF

4–3HT 2–0

IFK Göteborg

CompetitionAllsvenskan14

VenueMalmö Idrottsplats

11 Apr 1948: Karlstad BK 2–6 IFK Göteborg. Won

11 Apr 19481947/48

Karlstad BK

2–6HT 1–2

IFK Göteborg

CompetitionFriendly

VenueTingvalla Idrottsplats

4 Apr 1948: IFK Göteborg 1–3 Helsingborgs IF. Lost

4 Apr 19481947/48

IFK Göteborg

1–3HT 0–0

Helsingborgs IF

CompetitionAllsvenskan13

VenueGamla Ullevi (1916)

29 Mar 1948: GAIS 2–1 IFK Göteborg. Lost

29 Mar 19481947/48

GAIS

2–1HT 2–1

IFK Göteborg

CompetitionTriangle League

VenueGamla Ullevi (1916)

21 Mar 1948: IFK Göteborg 3–0 Örgryte IS. Won

21 Mar 19481947/48

IFK Göteborg

3–0HT 2–0

Örgryte IS

CompetitionTriangle League

VenueGamla Ullevis lilla plan

7 Mar 1948: IFK Göteborg 3–3 Karlstad BK. Drew

7 Mar 19481947/48

IFK Göteborg

3–3HT 1–3

Karlstad BK

CompetitionFriendly

VenueGamla Ullevis lilla plan

9 Nov 1947: Jönköpings Södra IF 3–2 IFK Göteborg. Lost

9 Nov 19471947/48

Jönköpings Södra IF

3–2HT 0–1

IFK Göteborg

CompetitionAllsvenskan12

VenueStadsparksvallen

2 Nov 1947: IFK Göteborg 1–5 Dynamo Moskva. Lost

2 Nov 19471947/48 · 13:00

IFK Göteborg

1–5HT 0–3

Dynamo Moskva

CompetitionFriendly

VenueGamla Ullevi (1916)

26 Oct 1947: Degerfors IF 1–1 IFK Göteborg. Drew

26 Oct 19471947/48

Degerfors IF

1–1HT 1–0

IFK Göteborg

CompetitionAllsvenskan11

VenueStora Valla

19 Oct 1947: IF Elfsborg 1–4 IFK Göteborg. Won

19 Oct 19471947/48

IF Elfsborg

1–4HT 1–2

IFK Göteborg

CompetitionAllsvenskan10

VenueRyavallen