#4 Ralf Edström
Forward for IFK Göteborg 1977-1979
3 seasons, 58 games and 28 goals
Full name: Ralf Sigvard Edström
Born: 1952-10-07 in Degerfors (71 years)
Wikipedia-profile
Win percentage (known games): 54%
Svenska cupen 1978/79
Winner of Guldbollen 1974
40 caps (15 goals)
Biography
Ralf Sigvard Edström was born on October 7, 1952 in Degerfors and made his IFK Göteborg debut in the 1977 season, which was also the debut season of team mate Tord Holmgren. At 24 years, 8 months and 18 days, on June 26, 1977, he took part his first competetive game against IF Verdandi in a Svenska cupen game that ended 2–1. He has spent thre seasons with the IFK Göteborgs first team, and during his career he played in 58 first team games and scored 28 goals. Out of these 58 first team games, 37 were Allsvenskan games.
Ralf Edström is with his 37 Allsvenskan games number
226 on the list of those who have competed in most Allsvenskan games for IFK Göteborg, and his 14 goals makes him number 78 on the list of those who have scored most Allsvenskan goals for IFK Göteborg. He won Guldbollen in 1974. In the 1978/79 season he had a part in IFK Göteborg winning the Swedish Cup. In total, Edström has represented his country at the highest level on 40 occasions and scored 15 goals. 71 year old Edström completed his last season with IFK Göteborg 1979.
Statistics per season
| Season | League | Svenska cupen | Friendlies | Others | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 12 / 4 | 2 / 1 | 3 / 0 | 0 | 17 / 5 |
| 1978 | 17 / 6 | 4 / 2 | 7 / 5 | 0 | 28 / 13 |
| 1977 | 8 / 4 | 2 / 4 | 3 / 2 | 0 | 13 / 10 |
Other statistics
| Win percentage | 54% |
| Win percentage in Allsvenskan | 44.4% |
Statistics per type of game
| Games | Goals | Goal avg. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allsvenskan | 37 | 14 | 0.38 |
| Svenska cupen | 8 | 7 | 0.88 |
| Friendlies | 13 | 7 | 0.54 |
| Total | 58 | 28 | 0.48 |
52 games and 24 goals in the database
Show games as an unused substitute
| Date | Game | Result | Game type | Position | Goals | Assists |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979-06-25 | IS Halmia – IFK Göteborg | W 0–1 (0–0) | Allsvenskan, Week 12 | Forward ↷ ? | 1 | 0 |
| 1979-06-21 | Malmö FF – IFK Göteborg | W 0–4 (0–1) | Allsvenskan, Week 11 | Forward ↷ ? | 2 | 0 |
| 1979-06-18 | IFK Göteborg – IFK Sundsvall | D 1–1 (0–0) | Allsvenskan, Week 10 | Left winger | 0 | 0 |
| 1979-06-12 | AIK – IFK Göteborg | W 1–3 (1–0) | Allsvenskan, Week 9 | Forward ↷ ? | 0 | 0 |
| 1979-05-31 | IFK Göteborg – IF Elfsborg | L 1–2 (0–0) | Allsvenskan, Week 8 | Central midfielder | 0 | 0 |
| 1979-05-24 | IFK Göteborg – Åtvidabergs FF (n) | W 6–1 (6–0) | Svenska cupen, Final | Central midfielder ↷ ? | 1 | 0 |
| 1979-05-21 | IFK Göteborg – Halmstads BK | D 1–1 (1–1) | Allsvenskan, Week 7 | Central midfielder | 0 | 0 |
| 1979-05-17 | Östers IF – IFK Göteborg | W 0–2 (0–1) | Allsvenskan, Week 6 | Central midfielder ↷ ? | 0 | 0 |
| 1979-05-14 | IFK Göteborg – IFK Norrköping | D 2–2 (1–1) | Allsvenskan, Week 5 | Central midfielder | 0 | 0 |
| 1979-05-07 | Landskrona BoIS – IFK Göteborg | D 0–0 (0–0) | Allsvenskan, Week 4 | Central midfielder | 0 | 0 |
| 1979-05-03 | IFK Göteborg – Hammarby IF | L 1–2 (0–1) | Allsvenskan, Week 3 | Forward | 0 | 0 |
| 1979-04-26 | IFK Göteborg – Västerås SK | W 1–0 (1–0) | Svenska cupen, Semi-final | Forward | 0 | 0 |
| 1979-04-22 | Djurgårdens IF – IFK Göteborg | D 0–0 (0–0) | Allsvenskan, Week 2 | Forward | 0 | 0 |
| 1979-04-16 | IFK Göteborg – Kalmar FF | W 4–0 (3–0) | Allsvenskan, Week 1 | Forward | 1 | 0 |
| 1979-04-08 | IFK Göteborg – Örebro SK | W 3–1 (1–1) | Friendly | Forward | 0 | 0 |
| 1979-04-03 | IFK Göteborg – Lillestrøm SK | W 1–0 (1–0) | Friendly | Forward | 0 | 0 |
| 1978-11-15 | Norwich City FC – IFK Göteborg | L 3–0 (0–0) | Friendly | Forward | 0 | 0 |
| 1978-10-29 | IFK Göteborg – Malmö FF | D 0–0 (0–0) | Allsvenskan, Week 26 | Forward | 0 | 0 |
| 1978-10-17 | BK Häcken – IFK Göteborg | W 1–5 (1–1) | Svenska cupen, Quarter final | Forward ↷ ? | 0 | 0 |
| 1978-10-14 | IFK Göteborg – AIK | W 2–1 (0–1) | Allsvenskan, Week 24 | Forward | 1 | 0 |
| 1978-10-11 | Landskrona BoIS – IFK Göteborg | L 4–1 (1–0) | Allsvenskan, Week 23 | Forward | 0 | 0 |
| 1978-08-27 | Östers IF – IFK Göteborg | D 2–2 (0–1) | Allsvenskan, Week 16 | Forward | 0 | 0 |
| 1978-08-24 | IFK Göteborg – IFK Norrköping | W 4–0 (2–0) | Allsvenskan, Week 15 | Forward | 2 | 0 |
| 1978-08-21 | Hammarby IF – IFK Göteborg | W 0–3 (0–0) | Allsvenskan, Week 14 | Forward | 0 | 0 |
| 1978-08-17 | Mjällby AIF – IFK Göteborg | W 0–4 (0–1) | Svenska cupen, Omg. 6 | Forward | 0 | 0 |
| 1978-08-14 | IFK Göteborg – Hammarby IF | W 5–1 (3–1) | Allsvenskan, Week 13 | Forward | 0 | 0 |
| 1978-08-10 | IF Elfsborg – IFK Göteborg | W 1–2 (1–2) | Svenska cupen, Omg. 5 | Forward | 0 | 0 |
| 1978-08-06 | IFK Norrköping – IFK Göteborg | L 4–1 (2–0) | Allsvenskan, Week 12 | Forward | 0 | 0 |
| 1978-07-31 | IFK Göteborg – Östers IF | L 1–2 (1–2) | Allsvenskan, Week 11 | Forward | 0 | 0 |
| 1978-07-26 | Åtvidabergs FF – IFK Göteborg | L 1–0 (0–0) | Allsvenskan, Week 10 | Forward | 0 | 0 |
| 1978-07-16 | IFK Göteborg – Örebro SK | D 2–2 (1–1) | Allsvenskan, Week 9 | Forward | 0 | 0 |
| 1978-07-09 | Västerås SK – IFK Göteborg | W 0–2 (0–1) | Allsvenskan, Week 8 | Forward | 1 | 0 |
| 1978-06-22 | Smedby AIS – IFK Göteborg | W 0–6 (0–2) | Svenska cupen, Omg. 3 | Forward | 2 | 0 |
| 1978-05-11 | IFK Göteborg – IF Elfsborg | W 1–0 (1–0) | Allsvenskan, Week 7 | Forward | 0 | 0 |
| 1978-05-07 | Kalmar FF – IFK Göteborg | W 0–1 (0–1) | Allsvenskan, Week 6 | Forward | 0 | 0 |
| 1978-05-04 | IFK Göteborg – Malmö FF | L 0–1 (0–0) | Allsvenskan, Week 5 | Forward ↷ ? | 0 | 0 |
| 1978-04-15 | AIK – IFK Göteborg | W 0–2 (0–1) | Allsvenskan, Week 2 | Forward ↷ 35 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978-04-09 | IFK Göteborg – Landskrona BoIS | W 2–1 (1–0) | Allsvenskan, Week 1 | Forward ↷ 82 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978-03-31 | IFK Göteborg – Lillestrøm SK | L 0–1 (0–1) | Friendly | Forward | 0 | 0 |
| 1978-03-24 | IFK Göteborg – GAIS | W 6–1 (4–0) | Triangelserien | Forward ↷ 70 | 2 | 0 |
| 1978-03-17 | IFK Göteborg – IFK Norrköping (n) | L 2–3 (1–3) | Friendly | Forward | 1 | 0 |
| 1977-09-01 | IFK Göteborg – Djurgårdens IF | D 2–2 (1–0) | Allsvenskan, Week 20 | Central forward | 1 | 0 |
| 1977-08-28 | Kalmar FF – IFK Göteborg | L 5–1 (2–1) | Allsvenskan, Week 19 | Central forward | 0 | 0 |
| 1977-08-24 | IF Elfsborg – IFK Göteborg | L 4–0 (2–0) | Allsvenskan, Week 18 | Central forward | 0 | 0 |
| 1977-08-14 | IFK Göteborg – Örebro SK | D 0–0 (0–0) | Allsvenskan, Week 17 | Central forward | 0 | 0 |
| 1977-08-11 | AIK – IFK Göteborg | W 3–6 (1–3) | Allsvenskan, Week 16 | Left forward | 3 | 0 |
| 1977-08-08 | IFK Göteborg – Landskrona BoIS | W 4–1 (2–0) | Allsvenskan, Week 15 | Central forward | 0 | 0 |
| 1977-08-03 | Östers IF – IFK Göteborg | L 6–0 (1–0) | Allsvenskan, Week 14 | Central forward | 0 | 0 |
| 1977-07-27 | IFK Göteborg – Southampton FC | L 0–3 (0–0) | Friendly | Forward | 0 | 0 |
| 1977-07-25 | IFK Göteborg – Landskrona BoIS | W 4–2 (2–2) | Svenska cupen, Omg. 4 | Central forward | 2 | 0 |
| 1977-06-29 | IFK Göteborg – Östers IF | W 4–1 (2–0) | Allsvenskan, Week 13 | Central forward ↷ 85 | 0 | 0 |
| 1977-06-26 | IF Verdandi – IFK Göteborg | W 1–2 (1–0) | Svenska cupen, Omg. 3 | Forward | 2 | 0 |