Roland Pettersson
Outside left for IFK Göteborg 1935/36, 1937/38, 1940/41-1941/42
4 seasons, 17 games and 7 goals
Full name: Roland Valdemar Pettersson
Born: 1918-11-30 in Göteborg | 2
Home-grown player
Win percentage (known games): 61.5%
Swedish champion in 1941-42
Biography
Roland Valdemar Pettersson was born on November 30, 1918 in Göteborg and made his IFK Göteborg debut in the 1935/36 season, which was also the debut season of team mate Nils Eriksson. Pettersson was part of IFK Göteborg's youth program before making his debute with the first team, and is as a result of that regarded by the club as a home-grown player. At 19 years, 5 months and 19 days, on May 20, 1938, he took part his first competetive game against Gårda BK in an Allsvenskan game that ended 3–2. He spent four seasons with the IFK Göteborgs first team, and during his career he played in 17 first team games and scored 7 goals. Out of these 17 first team games, 8 were Allsvenskan games.
Roland Pettersson is with his 8 Allsvenskan games number
375 on the list of those who have competed in most Allsvenskan games for IFK Göteborg. Pettersson won the Swedish championship with IFK Göteborg in 1941-42. Pettersson passed away in 2004, 86 years old.
Statistics per season
| Season | League | Svenska cupen | Friendlies | Others | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1941/42 | 5 / 1 | 0 | 4 / 1 | 0 | 9 / 2 |
| 1940/41 | 1 / 1 | 0 | 4 / 2 | 0 | 5 / 3 |
| 1937/38 | 2 / 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 / 2 |
| 1935/36 | 0 | 0 | 1 / 0 | 0 | 1 / 0 |
Other statistics
| Win percentage | 61.5% |
| Win percentage in Allsvenskan | 62.5% |
Statistics per type of game
| Games | Goals | Goal avg. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allsvenskan | 8 | 4 | 0.5 |
| Friendlies | 9 | 3 | 0.33 |
| Total | 17 | 7 | 0.41 |
13 games and 5 goals in the database
| Date | Game | Result | Game type | Position | Goals | Assists |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1941-11-09 | Örebro SK – IFK Göteborg | L 6–2 (4–0) | Friendly | Outside left | 0 | 0 |
| 1941-10-12 | IFK Göteborg – Sandvikens IF | W 2–0 (0–0) | Allsvenskan, Week 9 | Outside left | 0 | 0 |
| 1941-09-28 | AIK – IFK Göteborg | W 2–3 (1–2) | Allsvenskan, Week 8 | Outside left | 0 | 0 |
| 1941-09-21 | IFK Göteborg – Landskrona BoIS | W 4–0 (0–0) | Allsvenskan, Week 7 | Outside left | 1 | 0 |
| 1941-09-07 | IF Elfsborg – IFK Göteborg | D 1–1 (1–0) | Allsvenskan, Week 6 | Outside left | 0 | 0 |
| 1941-08-24 | IFK Göteborg – Degerfors IF | W 3–2 (1–1) | Allsvenskan, Week 5 | Outside left | 0 | 0 |
| 1941-06-18 | IK Virgo – IFK Göteborg | W 0–6 (0–2) | Friendly | Inside left | 0 | 0 |
| 1941-03-09 | IFK Mölndal – IFK Göteborg | W 0–5 (0–1) | Friendly | Outside left | 1 | 0 |
| 1940-11-17 | IFK Göteborg – IFK Värnamo | W 5–0 (1–0) | Kamratmästerskapet, Semi-final | Outside left | 0 | 1 |
| 1940-11-03 | IFK Göteborg – Hälsingborgs IF | L 1–2 (1–1) | Allsvenskan, Week 13 | Outside left | 1 | 0 |
| 1938-05-26 | IK Brage – IFK Göteborg | L 4–1 (3–1) | Allsvenskan, Week 21 | Outside left | 0 | 0 |
| 1938-05-20 | IFK Göteborg – Gårda BK | W 3–2 (1–1) | Allsvenskan, Week 20 | Outside left | 2 | 0 |
| 1936-03-29 | IFK Malmö – IFK Göteborg | D 1–1 (0–1) | Friendly | Outside left | 0 | 0 |