Midfielder
Kamrat number 319
Seasons 15
IFK GÖTEBORG

Holger Hansson

1946/47–1961

Swedish champion
Games 436
IFK career1946/47–1961
Games436
Seasons15
Goals23
Starts371
League236

Player profile

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.

Autograph
Holger Hansson, signature
Club changes

Transfers

2
From IFK Göteborg To -
Retired
From ? To IFK Göteborg
Transfer
Records at IFK Göteborg

Club records

3
  • Most games against Norrby IF 6
  • Most games at 1950-talet 313
  • Most games at Malmö Idrottsplats 14

Records against individual opponents require at least five games and at least two goals or clean sheets.

Historical comparisons

Record rankings

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  • Most seasons 11th
  • Most games at 1940-talet 13th
  • Most goals in the 1950s 16th
  • Most Allsvenskan games 17th
  • Most games 18th
  • Most competitive games 23rd
  • Most goals in the 1940s 24th
  • Oldest player 32nd
  • Oldest Allsvenskan goalscorer 39th
  • Oldest goalscorer 46th
  • Oldest player in Allsvenskan 46th
  • Oldest player in a competitive game 48th
  • Most Champions League games 49th
  • Most games at 1960-talet 70th
  • Youngest Allsvenskan goalscorer 77th
  • Most red cards 89th