Holger Hansson
1946/47–1961
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Overview
Holger Valdemar Hansson was born on 26 January 1927 in Göteborg. His IFK Göteborg first-team career began in the 1946/47 season. He made his competitive debut on 27 April 1947 against Helsingborgs IF in Allsvenskan, a match that finished 2–0.
He spent 15 seasons with IFK Göteborg's first team and made 436 appearances and scoring 23 goals. Of those 436 appearances, 236 came in Allsvenskan.
Hansson won the Swedish championship with IFK Göteborg in 1957-58. In 1954, he won Olympic bronze with the national team. Hansson made 9 senior international appearances for Sweden.
Hansson died on 17 January 2014, aged 86.
Transfers
Career at IFK Göteborg
Statistics
Statistics are partly incomplete. The total is 436 games, while game-by-game data is available for 374. Starts, substitute appearances, results, cards and the game list are based on registered game records.
Games and goals
Breakdown by competition
Win percentage
Starts and substitute appearances
Season by season
| Season | # | Games | Starts | Substitute appearances | Goals | Assist | Yellow cards | Red cards | W–D–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | – | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 1–0–1 |
| 1960 | – | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 1–0–0 |
| 1959 | – | 25 | 21 | 0 | 1 | – | 0 | 0 | 16–1–4 |
| 1957/58 | – | 45 | 36 | 0 | 1 | – | 0 | 0 | 22–4–10 |
| 1956/57 | – | 33 | 32 | 0 | 3 | – | 0 | 0 | 16–5–11 |
| 1955/56 | – | 33 | 30 | 0 | 1 | – | 0 | 0 | 15–5–10 |
| 1954/55 | – | 38 | 35 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 18–6–11 |
| 1953/54 | – | 32 | 29 | 0 | 2 | – | 0 | 0 | 12–9–8 |
| 1952/53 | – | 29 | 27 | 1 | 3 | – | 0 | 0 | 11–6–11 |
| 1951/52 | – | 45 | 35 | 0 | 2 | – | 0 | 0 | 19–8–8 |
| 1950/51 | – | 33 | 30 | 0 | 5 | – | 0 | 0 | 19–3–8 |
| 1949/50 | – | 37 | 28 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 8–7–13 |
| 1948/49 | – | 43 | 33 | 0 | 3 | – | 0 | 0 | 18–5–10 |
| 1947/48 | – | 30 | 25 | 0 | 1 | – | 0 | 0 | 13–5–7 |
| 1946/47 | – | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | – | 0 | 0 | 5–2–2 |
Game archive
Games for Holger Hansson
IFK Göteborg
Motala AIF
AIK
IFK Göteborg
IFK Göteborg
Sandvikens IF
Djurgårdens IF
IFK Göteborg
IFK Göteborg
IFK Malmö
Halmstads BK
IFK Göteborg
IFK Göteborg
GAIS
Malmö FF
IFK Göteborg
IFK Göteborg
AIK
IFK Helsingfors
IFK Göteborg
IFK Göteborg
Redbergslids IK
IFK Göteborg
BK Renitz
AIK
IFK Göteborg
IFK Göteborg
Västerås SK
Sandvikens IF
IFK Göteborg
IFK Göteborg
GAIS
Hammarby IF
IFK Göteborg
IFK Malmö
IFK Göteborg
IFK Göteborg
Djurgårdens IF
IFK Göteborg
Helsingborgs IF
Malmö FF
IFK Göteborg
Skara IF
IFK Göteborg
IFK Göteborg
GAIS
Stade Rennais FC
IFK Göteborg
Halmstads BK
IFK Göteborg