Ove Grahn
Jan-Olof "Ove" Grahn (9 May 1943 – 11 July 2007) was a Swedish professional football player who played as a striker. He represented IF Elfsborg, Grasshoppers, Lausanne Sports, and Örgryte IS during a career that spanned between 1960 and 1978. A full international between 1962 and 1976, he won 45 caps and scored 10 goals for the Sweden national team and represented his country at the 1970 and 1974 FIFA World Cups.
| Grahn in the 1974 FIFA World Cup | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jan-Olof Grahn | ||
| Date of birth | 9 May 1943 | ||
| Place of birth | Norra Fågelås, Sweden | ||
| Date of death | 11 July 2007 (aged 64) | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Norra Fågelås IF | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1960 | Norra Fågelås IF | 14 | (40) |
| 1961–1965 | IF Elfsborg | 91 | (53) |
| 1966–1971 | Grasshoppers | 133 | (70) |
| 1971–1973 | Lausanne Sports | 52 | (31) |
| 1973–1976 | Grasshoppers | 59 | (20) |
| 1976–1978 | Örgryte IS | 37 | (3) |
| Total | 386 | (217) | |
| International career | |||
| 1961 | Sweden U19 | 3 | (7) |
| 1964–1965 | Sweden U21 | 6 | (1) |
| 1962–1965 | Sweden B | 5 | (7) |
| 1962–1976 | Sweden | 45 | (10) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career edit
Grahn began his career with Norra Fågelås IF in Division 4, where he scored 40 goals in 14 games during the 1960 season at only 17 years of age.[1][2] He then signed for IF Elfsborg in Allsvenskan and played in four games as they won the 1961 Allsvenskan title.[1] He then went on to play professionally in Switzerland for 10 years before finishing up his career at Örgryte IS.[3][4]
International career edit
Between 1962 and 1976, Grahn played 45 international games for Sweden, and represented his country at the 1970 and 1974 FIFA World Cups, where he scored the winning goal against Uruguay in the former.[5] He also represented the Sweden U19, U21, and B teams between 1961 and 1965.[5]
Career statistics edit
International edit
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 1962 | 2 | 1 |
| 1963 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1964 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1965 | 3 | 0 | |
| 1966 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1967 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1968 | 3 | 1 | |
| 1969 | 6 | 2 | |
| 1970 | 4 | 1 | |
| 1971 | 3 | 2 | |
| 1972 | 2 | 0 | |
| 1973 | 6 | 1 | |
| 1974 | 9 | 0 | |
| 1975 | 4 | 2 | |
| 1976 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 45 | 10 | |
- Scores and results list Sweden's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Grahn goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 19 June 1962 | Helsinki Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland | Finland | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1960–63 Nordic Football Championship | [6] |
| 2 | 1 August 1968 | Ullevi, Gothenburg, Sweden | Soviet Union | 2–1 | 2–2 | Friendly | [7] |
| 3 | 19 June 1969 | Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway | Norway | 4–0 | 5–2 | 1970 FIFA World Cup qualification | [8] |
| 4 | 24 September 1969 | Råsunda Stadium, Solna, Sweden | Hungary | 2–0 | 2–0 | Friendly | [9] |
| 5 | 10 June 1970 | Estadio Cuahtemoc, Puebla City, Mexico | Uruguay | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1970 FIFA World Cup | [10] |
| 6 | 20 June 1971 | Parken, Copenhagen, Denmark | Denmark | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1968–71 Nordic Football Championship | [11] |
| 7 | 3–1 | ||||||
| 8 | 23 May 1973 | Ullevi, Gothenburg, Sweden | Austria | 2–1 | 3–2 | 1974 FIFA World Cup qualification | [12] |
| 9 | 19 May 1975 | Örjans Vall, Halmstad, Sweden | Algeria | 2–1 | 2–1 | Friendly | [13] |
| 10 | 30 June 1975 | Råsunda Stadium, Solna, Sweden | Norway | 3–1 | 3–1 | UEFA Euro 1976 qualification | [14] |
Honours edit
Elfsborg[1]
Grasshoppers
- Nationalliga A: 1970–71
- Swiss League Cup: 1974–75
Individual[2]
- Division 4 top scorer: 1960
- Stor Grabb: 1968
- Nationalliga A top scorer: 1973 (shared with Ottmar Hidzfeld)
References edit
- ^ a b c "Ove Grahn död". www.expressen.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 12 August 2022.
- ^ a b "Ove Grahn". Norra Fågelås IF - Fotboll (in Swedish). Retrieved 12 August 2022.
- ^ "Former Sweden international Ove Grahn has died". The World Game. July 2007. Retrieved 26 July 2014.
- ^ "Fotbollsspelaren Ove Grahn är död". Sveriges Radio (in Swedish). 18 July 2007. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
- ^ a b c "Ove Grahn - Spelarstatistik - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se. (in Swedish). Retrieved 12 August 2022.
- ^ "Finland - Sverige - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.sehttps (in Swedish). Retrieved 12 August 2022.
- ^ "Sverige - Sovjet - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.sehttps (in Swedish). Retrieved 12 August 2022.
- ^ "Norge - Sverige - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 12 August 2022.
- ^ "Sverige - Ungern - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 12 August 2022.
- ^ "Sverige - Uruguay - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 12 August 2022.
- ^ "Danmark - Sverige - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 12 August 2022.
- ^ "Sverige - Österrike - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.sehttps (in Swedish). Retrieved 12 August 2022.
- ^ "Sverige - Algeriet - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.sehttps (in Swedish). Retrieved 12 August 2022.
- ^ "Sverige - Norge - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 12 August 2022.
External links edit
- Ove Grahn at WorldFootball.net