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Defender

Kamrat number 575

Seasons 10

IFK GÖTEBORG #5

Ruben Svensson

1978–86

Swedish champion

Games 387

IFK career1978–86

Games387

Seasons10

Goals48

Starts320

League174

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Player profile

Overview

Erik Ruben Svensson was born on 28 September 1953 in Karlskoga. His IFK Göteborg first-team career began in the 1978 season. He made his competitive debut on 9 April 1978 against Landskrona BoIS in Allsvenskan, a match that finished 2–1.

He spent 10 seasons with IFK Göteborg's first team and made 387 appearances and scoring 48 goals. Of those 387 appearances, 174 came in Allsvenskan.

Svensson won the Swedish championship with IFK Göteborg in 1982, 1983 and 1984. He was part of the IFK Göteborg side that won the UEFA Cup in 1981/82. He was part of an IFK Göteborg Swedish Cup-winning side in 1978/79, 1981/82 and 1982/83. He was named IFK Göteborg's Archangel of the Year in 1982.

Club changes

Transfers

1986-01-04

From IFK Göteborg To Västra Frölunda IF

Transfer

1977-11-20

From BK Derby To IFK Göteborg

Transfer 150t

Portraits

Facts

Full name: Erik Ruben Svensson
Born: 1953-09-28
Birthplace: Karlskoga
Position: Defender
Nationality: Sweden
Wikipedia

Records at IFK Göteborg

Club records

Most games against Odense BK 3
Oldest player 44 years, 2 months, 18 days

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

Historical comparisons

Record rankings

Most UEFA Cup games 7th
Most games in the 1980s 7th
Most goals in the 1980s 9th
Most games in a season 11th
Most European cup games 12th
Most Swedish Cup games 23rd
Most games in the 1970s 23rd
Most competitive games 26th
Most games 29th
Most Champions League games 33rd
Most goals in the 1970s 33rd
Most Allsvenskan games 34th
Most European cup goals 38th
Most Allsvenskan goals 43rd
Oldest Allsvenskan goalscorer 43rd
Most seasons 51st
Oldest goalscorer 52nd
Oldest player in the Swedish Cup 52nd
Most goals 60th
Oldest player in a competitive game 62nd
Most goals in competitive games 64th
Oldest player in Allsvenskan 68th
Most games in a season 82nd
Most games in the 1990s 84th
Highest win percentage in Allsvenskan 87th

Statistics are partly incomplete. The total is 387 games, while game-by-game data is available for 325. Starts, substitute appearances, results, cards and the game list are based on registered game records.

Games387

Goals48

Starts320

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	Yellow cards	W–D–L
1997	–	1	0	1	0	–	0	1–0–0
1986	–	7	3	2	0	–	1	0–3–2
1985	5	44	35	0	5	–	1	16–10–9
1984	5	48	33	0	4	–	1	21–6–6
1983	5	44	34	0	6	–	0	20–8–6
1982	5	59	47	0	7	–	0	28–13–6
1981	5	51	48	1	9	–	0	36–7–6
1980	5	43	44	0	10	–	0	24–12–8
1979	5	45	43	1	2	–	0	26–10–8
1978	5	45	33	0	5	–	0	21–6–6

Game archive

Games for Ruben Svensson

325 of 325


30 Oct 198330/10/83	Östers IF – IFK GöteborgÖsters IF (A)	1–1(0–1)	Swedish Championship, Final 1SC	Defender	0
26 Oct 198326/10/83	AIK – IFK GöteborgAIK (A)	2–0(0–0)	Swedish Championship, Semifinal 2SC	Defender	0
23 Oct 198323/10/83	IFK Göteborg – AIKAIK (H)	3–0(2–0)	Swedish Championship, Semifinal 1SC	Defender	0
9 Oct 19839/10/83	IFK Göteborg – IF ElfsborgIF Elfsborg (H)	4–2(1–2)	Swedish Championship, Kvartsfinal 2SC	Defender	0
5 Oct 19835/10/83	IF Elfsborg – IFK GöteborgIF Elfsborg (A)	1–2(0–0)	Swedish Championship, Kvartsfinal 1SC	Defender	0
2 Oct 19832/10/83	Gefle IF – IFK GöteborgGefle IF (A)	3–0(2–0)	Allsvenskan, rd. 22A	Defender	0
28 Sep 198328/9/83	IFK Göteborg – AS RomaAS Roma (H)	2–1(1–0)	European Cup, rd. 1EC	Defender	0
24 Sep 198324/9/83	IFK Göteborg – Halmstads BKHalmstads BK (H)	4–1(0–0)	Allsvenskan, rd. 21A	Defender	0
14 Sep 198314/9/83	AS Roma – IFK GöteborgAS Roma (A)	3–0(0–0)	European Cup, rd. 1EC	Defender	0
10 Sep 198310/9/83	IFK Göteborg – Malmö FFMalmö FF (H)	6–1(3–0)	Allsvenskan, rd. 20A	Defender	1
10 Aug 198310/8/83	Helsingborgs IF – IFK GöteborgHelsingborgs IF (A)	0–0(0–0)	Swedish Cup, rd. 5SC	Defender	1
7 Aug 19837/8/83	Östers IF – IFK GöteborgÖsters IF (A)	0–1(0–0)	Allsvenskan, rd. 14A	Defender	0
4 Aug 19834/8/83	IFK Göteborg – IK BrageIK Brage (H)	2–1(1–0)	Allsvenskan, rd. 13A	Defender	1
27 Jul 198327/7/83	Mjällby AIF – IFK GöteborgMjällby AIF (A)	0–0(0–0)	Allsvenskan, rd. 12A	Defender	0
23 Jul 198323/7/83	SKS Baltyk Gdynia – IFK GöteborgSKS Baltyk Gdynia (A)	0–0(0–0)	Intertoto Cup, rd. 5IC	Defender	0
9 Jul 19839/7/83	IFK Göteborg – SKS Baltyk GdyniaSKS Baltyk Gdynia (H)	3–0(0–0)	Intertoto Cup, rd. 3IC	Defender	0
6 Jul 19836/7/83	IFK Göteborg – Mjällby AIFMjällby AIF (H)	0–0(0–0)	Allsvenskan, rd. 11A	Defender	0
29 Jun 198329/6/83	IF Elfsborg – IFK GöteborgIF Elfsborg (A)	1–1(0–0)	Allsvenskan, rd. 10A	Defender	0
19 Jun 198319/6/83	IFK Göteborg – Hammarby IFHammarby IF (H)	0–0(0–0)	Swedish Cup, FinalSC	Defender	0
16 Jun 198316/6/83	IFK Göteborg – BK HäckenBK Häcken (H)	5–0(4–0)	Allsvenskan, rd. 9A	Defender	0
13 Jun 198313/6/83	IFK Göteborg – Hammarby IFHammarby IF (H)	3–0(2–0)	Allsvenskan, rd. 8A	Defender	0
2 Jun 19832/6/83	Malmö FF – IFK GöteborgMalmö FF (A)	3–2(2–0)	Allsvenskan, rd. 7A	Defender	0
23 May 198323/5/83	IFK Göteborg – AIKAIK (H)	3–2(2–1)	Allsvenskan, rd. 6A	Defender	1
19 May 198319/5/83	Örgryte IS – IFK GöteborgÖrgryte IS (A)	1–3(0–2)	Allsvenskan, rd. 5A	Defender	0
1 May 19831/5/83	IFK Göteborg – Östers IFÖsters IF (H)	0–1(0–1)	Allsvenskan, rd. 3A	Defender	0

Games

30 Oct 1983: Östers IF 1–1 IFK Göteborg. Drew

30 Oct 19831983

Östers IF

1–1HT 0–1

IFK Göteborg

CompetitionSwedish ChampionshipFinal 1

VenueVärendsvallen

26 Oct 1983: AIK 2–0 IFK Göteborg. Lost

26 Oct 19831983

AIK

2–0HT 0–0

IFK Göteborg

CompetitionSwedish ChampionshipSemifinal 2

VenueRåsunda Fotbollsstadion

23 Oct 1983: IFK Göteborg 3–0 AIK. Won

23 Oct 19831983

IFK Göteborg

3–0HT 2–0

AIK

CompetitionSwedish ChampionshipSemifinal 1

VenueUllevi

9 Oct 1983: IFK Göteborg 4–2 IF Elfsborg. Won

9 Oct 19831983

IFK Göteborg

4–2HT 1–2

IF Elfsborg

CompetitionSwedish ChampionshipKvartsfinal 2

VenueUllevi

5 Oct 1983: IF Elfsborg 1–2 IFK Göteborg. Won

5 Oct 19831983

IF Elfsborg

1–2HT 0–0

IFK Göteborg

CompetitionSwedish ChampionshipKvartsfinal 1

VenueRyavallen

2 Oct 1983: Gefle IF 3–0 IFK Göteborg. Lost

2 Oct 19831983

Gefle IF

3–0HT 2–0

IFK Göteborg

CompetitionAllsvenskan22

VenueStrömvallen

28 Sep 1983: IFK Göteborg 2–1 AS Roma. Won

28 Sep 19831983

IFK GöteborgGardner 1′Holmgren 73′

2–1HT 1–0

AS RomaPruzzo 60′

CompetitionEuropean Cup1

VenueUllevi

24 Sep 1983: IFK Göteborg 4–1 Halmstads BK. Won

24 Sep 19831983

IFK Göteborg

4–1HT 0–0

Halmstads BK

CompetitionAllsvenskan21

VenueUllevi

14 Sep 1983: AS Roma 3–0 IFK Göteborg. Lost

14 Sep 19831983

AS RomaVincenzi 51′Conti 62′Cerezo 70′

3–0HT 0–0

IFK Göteborg

CompetitionEuropean Cup1

VenueRoms Olympiastadion

10 Sep 1983: IFK Göteborg 6–1 Malmö FF. Won

10 Sep 19831983

IFK Göteborg

6–1HT 3–0

Malmö FF

CompetitionAllsvenskan20

VenueUllevi

10 Aug 1983: Helsingborgs IF 0–0 IFK Göteborg. Drew

10 Aug 19831983

Helsingborgs IF

0–0HT 0–0

IFK Göteborg

CompetitionSwedish Cup5

VenueOlympia

7 Aug 1983: Östers IF 0–1 IFK Göteborg. Won

7 Aug 19831983

Östers IF

0–1HT 0–0

IFK Göteborg

CompetitionAllsvenskan14

VenueVärendsvallen

4 Aug 1983: IFK Göteborg 2–1 IK Brage. Won

4 Aug 19831983

IFK Göteborg

2–1HT 1–0

IK Brage

CompetitionAllsvenskan13

VenueUllevi

27 Jul 1983: Mjällby AIF 0–0 IFK Göteborg. Drew

27 Jul 19831983

Mjällby AIF

0–0HT 0–0

IFK Göteborg

CompetitionAllsvenskan12

VenueStrandvallen

23 Jul 1983: SKS Baltyk Gdynia 0–0 IFK Göteborg. Drew

23 Jul 19831983

SKS Baltyk Gdynia

0–0HT 0–0

IFK Göteborg

CompetitionIntertoto Cup5

VenueGdynia, Polen

9 Jul 1983: IFK Göteborg 3–0 SKS Baltyk Gdynia. Won

9 Jul 19831983

IFK Göteborg

3–0HT 0–0

SKS Baltyk Gdynia

CompetitionIntertoto Cup3

VenueLilla Edet

6 Jul 1983: IFK Göteborg 0–0 Mjällby AIF. Drew

6 Jul 19831983

IFK Göteborg

0–0HT 0–0

Mjällby AIF

CompetitionAllsvenskan11

VenueUllevi

29 Jun 1983: IF Elfsborg 1–1 IFK Göteborg. Drew

29 Jun 19831983

IF Elfsborg

1–1HT 0–0

IFK Göteborg

CompetitionAllsvenskan10

VenueRyavallen

19 Jun 1983: IFK Göteborg 0–0 Hammarby IF. Won

19 Jun 19831983

IFK Göteborg

0–0HT 0–0

Hammarby IF

CompetitionSwedish CupFinal

VenueRåsunda Fotbollsstadion

16 Jun 1983: IFK Göteborg 5–0 BK Häcken. Won

16 Jun 19831983

IFK Göteborg

5–0HT 4–0

BK Häcken

CompetitionAllsvenskan9

VenueUllevi

13 Jun 1983: IFK Göteborg 3–0 Hammarby IF. Won

13 Jun 19831983

IFK Göteborg

3–0HT 2–0

Hammarby IF

CompetitionAllsvenskan8

VenueUllevi

2 Jun 1983: Malmö FF 3–2 IFK Göteborg. Lost

2 Jun 19831983

Malmö FF

3–2HT 2–0

IFK Göteborg

CompetitionAllsvenskan7

VenueMalmö Stadion

23 May 1983: IFK Göteborg 3–2 AIK. Won

23 May 19831983

IFK Göteborg

3–2HT 2–1

AIK

CompetitionAllsvenskan6

VenueUllevi

19 May 1983: Örgryte IS 1–3 IFK Göteborg. Won

19 May 19831983

Örgryte IS

1–3HT 0–2

IFK Göteborg

CompetitionAllsvenskan5

VenueUllevi

1 May 1983: IFK Göteborg 0–1 Östers IF. Lost

1 May 19831983

IFK Göteborg

0–1HT 0–1

Östers IF

CompetitionAllsvenskan3

VenueUllevi