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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


5 Aug 19815/8/81	IFK Göteborg – Malmö FFMalmö FF (H)	4–1(3–1)	Allsvenskan, rd. 16A	Defender	2
1 Aug 19811/8/81	Bohemians 1905 – IFK GöteborgBohemians 1905 (A)	2–1(0–1)	Intertoto Cup, rd. 6IC	Defender	0
29 Jul 198129/7/81	IF Viken – IFK GöteborgIF Viken (A)	0–8(0–3)	FriendlyF	Defender	1
25 Jul 198125/7/81	IFK Göteborg – Grasshopper Club ZürichGrasshopper Club Zürich (H)	2–1(0–1)	Intertoto Cup, rd. 5IC	Defender	0
22 Jul 198122/7/81	IFK Luleå – IFK GöteborgIFK Luleå (A)	0–5(0–3)	Swedish Cup, rd. 4SC	Defender	0
18 Jul 198118/7/81	Hertha Berlin – IFK GöteborgHertha Berlin (A)	1–2(1–1)	Intertoto Cup, rd. 4IC	Defender	0
15 Jul 198115/7/81	Djurgårdens IF – IFK GöteborgDjurgårdens IF (A)	0–4(0–2)	Allsvenskan, rd. 15A	Defender	1
11 Jul 198111/7/81	IFK Göteborg – Bohemians 1905Bohemians 1905 (H)	2–1(1–0)	Intertoto Cup, rd. 3IC	Defender	0
8 Jul 19818/7/81	IFK Göteborg – Åtvidabergs FFÅtvidabergs FF (H)	3–0(1–0)	Allsvenskan, rd. 14A	Defender	0
4 Jul 19814/7/81	Grasshopper Club Zürich – IFK GöteborgGrasshopper Club Zürich (A)	1–4(1–3)	Intertoto Cup, rd. 2IC	Defender	0
1 Jul 19811/7/81	Åtvidabergs FF – IFK GöteborgÅtvidabergs FF (A)	1–1(0–0)	Allsvenskan, rd. 13A	Defender	0
27 Jun 198127/6/81	IFK Göteborg – Hertha BerlinHertha Berlin (H)	1–0(0–0)	Intertoto Cup, rd. 1IC	Defender	0
17 Jun 198117/6/81	IFK Göteborg – Hammarby IFHammarby IF (H)	5–0(1–0)	Allsvenskan, rd. 12A	Defender	0
14 Jun 198114/6/81	Kalmar FF – IFK GöteborgKalmar FF (A)	2–2(0–0)	Allsvenskan, rd. 11A	Defender	0
11 Jun 198111/6/81	IFK Göteborg – IF ElfsborgIF Elfsborg (H)	1–0(0–0)	Allsvenskan, rd. 10A	Defender	0
8 Jun 19818/6/81	AIK – IFK GöteborgAIK (A)	1–1(0–0)	Allsvenskan, rd. 9A	Defender	0
28 May 198128/5/81	IFK Norrköping – IFK GöteborgIFK Norrköping (A)	1–0(1–0)	Allsvenskan, rd. 8A	Defender	0
24 May 198124/5/81	IFK Göteborg – Halmstads BKHalmstads BK (H)	6–2(5–2)	Allsvenskan, rd. 7A	Defender	2
21 May 198121/5/81	Örgryte IS – IFK GöteborgÖrgryte IS (A)	2–1(1–1)	Allsvenskan, rd. 6A	Defender	0
17 May 198117/5/81	IFK Göteborg – IK BrageIK Brage (H)	3–1(2–0)	Allsvenskan, rd. 5A	Defender	0
10 May 198110/5/81	Malmö FF – IFK GöteborgMalmö FF (A)	0–2(0–1)	Allsvenskan, rd. 4A	Defender	0
3 May 19813/5/81	IFK Göteborg – Djurgårdens IFDjurgårdens IF (H)	0–1(0–1)	Allsvenskan, rd. 3A	Defender	0
25 Apr 198125/4/81	Östers IF – IFK GöteborgÖsters IF (A)	2–1(0–1)	Allsvenskan, rd. 2A	Defender	0
20 Apr 198120/4/81	IFK Göteborg – IFK SundsvallIFK Sundsvall (H)	0–1(0–0)	Allsvenskan, rd. 1A	Inhoppare↑ 200	0
11 Apr 198111/4/81	Landskrona BoIS – IFK GöteborgLandskrona BoIS (A)	0–2(0–0)	FriendlyF	Defender	1

Games

5 Aug 1981: IFK Göteborg 4–1 Malmö FF. Won

5 Aug 19811981

IFK Göteborg

4–1HT 3–1

Malmö FF

CompetitionAllsvenskan16

VenueUllevi

1 Aug 1981: Bohemians 1905 2–1 IFK Göteborg. Lost

1 Aug 19811981

Bohemians 1905Koukal 29′Bicovsky 54′

2–1HT 0–1

IFK GöteborgHolm 80′

CompetitionIntertoto Cup6

VenuePrag

29 Jul 1981: IF Viken 0–8 IFK Göteborg. Won

29 Jul 19811981

IF Viken

0–8HT 0–3

IFK Göteborg

CompetitionFriendly

VenueÅmål

25 Jul 1981: IFK Göteborg 2–1 Grasshopper Club Zürich. Won

25 Jul 19811981 · 17:00

IFK GöteborgSandberg 59′Nilsson 80′

2–1HT 0–1

Grasshopper Club ZürichKoller 3′

CompetitionIntertoto Cup5

VenueUllevi

22 Jul 1981: IFK Luleå 0–5 IFK Göteborg. Won

22 Jul 19811981

IFK Luleå

0–5HT 0–3

IFK Göteborg

CompetitionSwedish Cup4

VenueSkogsvallen

18 Jul 1981: Hertha Berlin 1–2 IFK Göteborg. Won

18 Jul 19811981

Hertha BerlinBeck 10′

1–2HT 1–1

IFK GöteborgSandberg 27′Holm 80′

CompetitionIntertoto Cup4

VenueFinsterwalder Strasse Stadion

15 Jul 1981: Djurgårdens IF 0–4 IFK Göteborg. Won

15 Jul 19811981

Djurgårdens IF

0–4HT 0–2

IFK Göteborg

CompetitionAllsvenskan15

VenueStockholms Stadion

11 Jul 1981: IFK Göteborg 2–1 Bohemians 1905. Won

11 Jul 19811981

IFK GöteborgNilsson 8′Holmgren 77′

2–1HT 1–0

Bohemians 1905Chaloupka 55′

CompetitionIntertoto Cup3

VenueÄngevi

8 Jul 1981: IFK Göteborg 3–0 Åtvidabergs FF. Won

8 Jul 19811981

IFK Göteborg

3–0HT 1–0

Åtvidabergs FF

CompetitionAllsvenskan14

VenueUllevi

4 Jul 1981: Grasshopper Club Zürich 1–4 IFK Göteborg. Won

4 Jul 19811981

Grasshopper Club ZürichHächler 41′

1–4HT 1–3

IFK GöteborgSandberg 4′Nilsson 14′, 17′, 60′

CompetitionIntertoto Cup2

VenueMenziken

1 Jul 1981: Åtvidabergs FF 1–1 IFK Göteborg. Drew

1 Jul 19811981

Åtvidabergs FF

1–1HT 0–0

IFK Göteborg

CompetitionAllsvenskan13

VenueKopparvallen

27 Jun 1981: IFK Göteborg 1–0 Hertha Berlin. Won

27 Jun 19811981

IFK GöteborgHolmgren 55′

1–0HT 0–0

Hertha Berlin

CompetitionIntertoto Cup1

VenueLövåsvallen

17 Jun 1981: IFK Göteborg 5–0 Hammarby IF. Won

17 Jun 19811981

IFK Göteborg

5–0HT 1–0

Hammarby IF

CompetitionAllsvenskan12

VenueUllevi

14 Jun 1981: Kalmar FF 2–2 IFK Göteborg. Drew

14 Jun 19811981

Kalmar FF

2–2HT 0–0

IFK Göteborg

CompetitionAllsvenskan11

VenueFredriksskans

11 Jun 1981: IFK Göteborg 1–0 IF Elfsborg. Won

11 Jun 19811981

IFK Göteborg

1–0HT 0–0

IF Elfsborg

CompetitionAllsvenskan10

VenueUllevi

8 Jun 1981: AIK 1–1 IFK Göteborg. Drew

8 Jun 19811981

AIK

1–1HT 0–0

IFK Göteborg

CompetitionAllsvenskan9

VenueRåsunda Fotbollsstadion

28 May 1981: IFK Norrköping 1–0 IFK Göteborg. Lost

28 May 19811981

IFK Norrköping

1–0HT 1–0

IFK Göteborg

CompetitionAllsvenskan8

VenueNorrköpings Idrottspark

24 May 1981: IFK Göteborg 6–2 Halmstads BK. Won

24 May 19811981

IFK Göteborg

6–2HT 5–2

Halmstads BK

CompetitionAllsvenskan7

VenueUllevi

21 May 1981: Örgryte IS 2–1 IFK Göteborg. Lost

21 May 19811981

Örgryte IS

2–1HT 1–1

IFK Göteborg

CompetitionAllsvenskan6

VenueUllevi

17 May 1981: IFK Göteborg 3–1 IK Brage. Won

17 May 19811981

IFK Göteborg

3–1HT 2–0

IK Brage

CompetitionAllsvenskan5

VenueUllevi

10 May 1981: Malmö FF 0–2 IFK Göteborg. Won

10 May 19811981

Malmö FF

0–2HT 0–1

IFK Göteborg

CompetitionAllsvenskan4

VenueMalmö Stadion

3 May 1981: IFK Göteborg 0–1 Djurgårdens IF. Lost

3 May 19811981

IFK Göteborg

0–1HT 0–1

Djurgårdens IF

CompetitionAllsvenskan3

VenueUllevi

25 Apr 1981: Östers IF 2–1 IFK Göteborg. Lost

25 Apr 19811981

Östers IF

2–1HT 0–1

IFK Göteborg

CompetitionAllsvenskan2

VenueVärendsvallen

20 Apr 1981: IFK Göteborg 0–1 IFK Sundsvall. Lost

20 Apr 19811981

IFK Göteborg

0–1HT 0–0

IFK Sundsvall

CompetitionAllsvenskan1

VenueUllevi

11 Apr 1981: Landskrona BoIS 0–2 IFK Göteborg. Won

11 Apr 19811981

Landskrona BoIS

0–2HT 0–0

IFK Göteborg

CompetitionFriendly

VenueLandskrona Idrottsplats