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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

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


31 Mar 198231/3/82	IFK Göteborg – Manchester City FCManchester City FC (H)	1–1(1–0)	FriendlyF	Defender↓ 70	0
17 Mar 198217/3/82	IFK Göteborg – Valencia CFValencia CF (H)	2–0(1–0)	UEFA Cup, Kvartsfinal 2UC	Defender↓ 25	0
3 Mar 19823/3/82	Valencia CF – IFK GöteborgValencia CF (A)	2–2(2–2)	UEFA Cup, Kvartsfinal 1UC	Defender	1
22 Feb 198222/2/82	Southampton FC – IFK GöteborgSouthampton FC (A)	4–4(3–1)	FriendlyF	Defender	1
16 Feb 198216/2/82	IFK Göteborg – Örgryte ISÖrgryte IS (H)	1–0(1–0)	FriendlyF	Defender	0
9 Dec 19819/12/81	FC Dinamo Bukarest – IFK GöteborgFC Dinamo Bukarest (A)	0–1(0–1)	UEFA Cup, rd. 3UC	Defender	0
3 Dec 19813/12/81	IFK Göteborg – Örgryte ISÖrgryte IS (H)	5–0(2–0)	FriendlyF	Defender	1
25 Nov 198125/11/81	IFK Göteborg – FC Dinamo BukarestFC Dinamo Bukarest (H)	3–1(2–0)	UEFA Cup, rd. 3UC	Defender	0
4 Nov 19814/11/81	IFK Göteborg – SK Sturm GrazSK Sturm Graz (H)	3–2(0–0)	UEFA Cup, rd. 2UC	Defender	0
28 Oct 198128/10/81	IFK Västerås – IFK GöteborgIFK Västerås (A)	0–3(0–3)	Swedish Cup, rd. 6SC	Defender	0
20 Oct 198120/10/81	SK Sturm Graz – IFK GöteborgSK Sturm Graz (A)	2–2(1–2)	UEFA Cup, rd. 2UC	Defender	0
13 Oct 198113/10/81	IFK Göteborg – IF ElfsborgIF Elfsborg (H)	6–0(3–0)	FriendlyF	Defender	1
7 Oct 19817/10/81	IFK Sundsvall – IFK GöteborgIFK Sundsvall (A)	0–5(0–2)	Allsvenskan, rd. 26A	Defender	0
4 Oct 19814/10/81	IFK Göteborg – Östers IFÖsters IF (H)	3–1(2–0)	Allsvenskan, rd. 25A	Defender	0
30 Sep 198130/9/81	IFK Göteborg – FC HakaFC Haka (H)	4–0(3–0)	UEFA Cup, rd. 1UC	Defender	0
27 Sep 198127/9/81	IFK Göteborg – Kalmar FFKalmar FF (H)	2–1(1–1)	Allsvenskan, rd. 24A	Defender	0
20 Sep 198120/9/81	Hammarby IF – IFK GöteborgHammarby IF (A)	1–1(0–1)	Allsvenskan, rd. 23A	Defender	0
16 Sep 198116/9/81	FC Haka – IFK GöteborgFC Haka (A)	2–3(1–1)	UEFA Cup, rd. 1UC	Defender	0
13 Sep 198113/9/81	IFK Göteborg – AIKAIK (H)	2–2(1–0)	Allsvenskan, rd. 22A	Defender	0
3 Sep 19813/9/81	IF Elfsborg – IFK GöteborgIF Elfsborg (A)	1–1(1–1)	Allsvenskan, rd. 21A	Defender	0
27 Aug 198127/8/81	IFK Göteborg – Örgryte ISÖrgryte IS (H)	4–1(0–1)	Allsvenskan, rd. 20A	Defender	0
23 Aug 198123/8/81	IK Brage – IFK GöteborgIK Brage (A)	1–2(1–0)	Allsvenskan, rd. 19A	Defender	0
20 Aug 198120/8/81	IFK Göteborg – Åtvidabergs FFÅtvidabergs FF (H)	2–1(1–0)	Swedish Cup, rd. 5SC	Defender	0
16 Aug 198116/8/81	IFK Göteborg – IFK NorrköpingIFK Norrköping (H)	3–1(3–0)	Allsvenskan, rd. 18A	Defender	0
9 Aug 19819/8/81	Halmstads BK – IFK GöteborgHalmstads BK (A)	0–3(0–2)	Allsvenskan, rd. 17A	Defender	0

Games

31 Mar 1982: IFK Göteborg 1–1 Manchester City FC. Drew

31 Mar 19821982 · 19:00

IFK Göteborg

1–1HT 1–0

Manchester City FC

CompetitionFriendly

VenueUllevi

17 Mar 1982: IFK Göteborg 2–0 Valencia CF. Won

17 Mar 19821982 · 19:00

IFK GöteborgHolmgren 4′Fredriksson 56′

2–0HT 1–0

Valencia CF

CompetitionUEFA CupKvartsfinal 2

VenueUllevi

3 Mar 1982: Valencia CF 2–2 IFK Göteborg. Drew

3 Mar 19821982

Valencia CFSvensson 13′Arnesen 18′

2–2HT 2–2

IFK GöteborgArnesen 5′Nilsson 14′

CompetitionUEFA CupKvartsfinal 1

VenueEstadí Luis Casanova

22 Feb 1982: Southampton FC 4–4 IFK Göteborg. Drew

22 Feb 19821982 · 20:30

Southampton FCArmstrongLa Ling

4–4HT 3–1

IFK GöteborgSandbergSvenssonNilsson

CompetitionFriendly

VenueThe Dell

16 Feb 1982: IFK Göteborg 1–0 Örgryte IS. Won

16 Feb 19821982 · 15:00

IFK Göteborg

1–0HT 1–0

Örgryte IS

CompetitionFriendly

VenueValhalla Idrottsplats

9 Dec 1981: FC Dinamo Bukarest 0–1 IFK Göteborg. Won

9 Dec 19811981

FC Dinamo BukarestNilsson 23′

0–1HT 0–1

IFK Göteborg

CompetitionUEFA Cup3

VenueStadionul Dinamo

3 Dec 1981: IFK Göteborg 5–0 Örgryte IS. Won

3 Dec 19811981 · 13:30

IFK Göteborg

5–0HT 2–0

Örgryte IS

CompetitionFriendly

VenueGamla Ullevi (1916)

25 Nov 1981: IFK Göteborg 3–1 FC Dinamo Bukarest. Won

25 Nov 19811981

IFK GöteborgHolmgren 28′Nilsson 34′, 52′

3–1HT 2–0

FC Dinamo BukarestMultescu 65′

CompetitionUEFA Cup3

VenueUllevi

4 Nov 1981: IFK Göteborg 3–2 SK Sturm Graz. Won

4 Nov 19811981 · 19:00

IFK GöteborgHolmgren 47′Nilsson 78′Fredriksson 90′

3–2HT 0–0

SK Sturm GrazStendal 67′Bakota 81′

CompetitionUEFA Cup2

VenueUllevi

28 Oct 1981: IFK Västerås 0–3 IFK Göteborg. Won

28 Oct 19811981

IFK Västerås

0–3HT 0–3

IFK Göteborg

CompetitionSwedish Cup6

VenueArosvallen

20 Oct 1981: SK Sturm Graz 2–2 IFK Göteborg. Drew

20 Oct 19811981

SK Sturm GrazNilsson 36′, 68′

2–2HT 1–2

IFK GöteborgBreber 13′Niederbacher 22′

CompetitionUEFA Cup2

VenueSturmplatz

13 Oct 1981: IFK Göteborg 6–0 IF Elfsborg. Won

13 Oct 19811981 · 19:00

IFK Göteborg

6–0HT 3–0

IF Elfsborg

CompetitionFriendly

VenueUllevi

7 Oct 1981: IFK Sundsvall 0–5 IFK Göteborg. Won

7 Oct 19811981

IFK Sundsvall

0–5HT 0–2

IFK Göteborg

CompetitionAllsvenskan26

VenueSundsvalls Idrottspark

4 Oct 1981: IFK Göteborg 3–1 Östers IF. Won

4 Oct 19811981

IFK Göteborg

3–1HT 2–0

Östers IF

CompetitionAllsvenskan25

VenueUllevi

30 Sep 1981: IFK Göteborg 4–0 FC Haka. Won

30 Sep 19811981 · 19:00

IFK GöteborgSchiller 2′Nilsson 6′Karlsson 27′Holmgren 67′

4–0HT 3–0

FC Haka

CompetitionUEFA Cup1

VenueUllevi

27 Sep 1981: IFK Göteborg 2–1 Kalmar FF. Won

27 Sep 19811981

IFK Göteborg

2–1HT 1–1

Kalmar FF

CompetitionAllsvenskan24

VenueUllevi

20 Sep 1981: Hammarby IF 1–1 IFK Göteborg. Drew

20 Sep 19811981 · 16:00

Hammarby IF

1–1HT 0–1

IFK Göteborg

CompetitionAllsvenskan23

VenueSöderstadion

16 Sep 1981: FC Haka 2–3 IFK Göteborg. Won

16 Sep 19811981 · 18:00

FC HakaKujanpää 14′, 71′

2–3HT 1–1

IFK GöteborgFredriksson 25′Corneliusson 46′Carlsson 60′

CompetitionUEFA Cup1

VenueTammerfors stadion

13 Sep 1981: IFK Göteborg 2–2 AIK. Drew

13 Sep 19811981

IFK Göteborg

2–2HT 1–0

AIK

CompetitionAllsvenskan22

VenueUllevi

3 Sep 1981: IF Elfsborg 1–1 IFK Göteborg. Drew

3 Sep 19811981

IF Elfsborg

1–1HT 1–1

IFK Göteborg

CompetitionAllsvenskan21

VenueRyavallen

27 Aug 1981: IFK Göteborg 4–1 Örgryte IS. Won

27 Aug 19811981

IFK Göteborg

4–1HT 0–1

Örgryte IS

CompetitionAllsvenskan20

VenueUllevi

23 Aug 1981: IK Brage 1–2 IFK Göteborg. Won

23 Aug 19811981

IK Brage

1–2HT 1–0

IFK Göteborg

CompetitionAllsvenskan19

VenueDomnarvsvallen

20 Aug 1981: IFK Göteborg 2–1 Åtvidabergs FF. Won

20 Aug 19811981 · 19:00

IFK Göteborg

2–1HT 1–0

Åtvidabergs FF

CompetitionSwedish Cup5

VenueUllevi

16 Aug 1981: IFK Göteborg 3–1 IFK Norrköping. Won

16 Aug 19811981

IFK Göteborg

3–1HT 3–0

IFK Norrköping

CompetitionAllsvenskan18

VenueUllevi

9 Aug 1981: Halmstads BK 0–3 IFK Göteborg. Won

9 Aug 19811981

Halmstads BK

0–3HT 0–2

IFK Göteborg

CompetitionAllsvenskan17

VenueÖrjans vall