Gösta Lundell
Gösta Lundell (14 October 1934 – 27 February 2024)[3] was a Swedish footballer who played as a midfielder, best known for representing Hammarby IF. A full international between 1962 and 1963, he won 7 caps for the Sweden national team.[1] Club careerLundell was born in Stockholm and started to play football with local club IF Ulvarna in the Swedish lower divisions.[4][1] On 14 May 1955, Lundell made his senior debut for Hammarby IF in Allsvenskan, Sweden's top tier, scoring one goal in a 2–5 home loss against GAIS.[5][4] He broke into the side as a regular starter in 1957, in a season where Hammarby got relegated to Division 2, and soon became known as a technically gifted playmaker in the midfield position.[5][6] In 1957–58, Lundell helped the club to win a promotion back to Allsvenskan; the team scored an impressive 117 goals in 33 fixtures throughout the season.[7] He played a major part in establishing Hammarby in the top tier during the next four seasons.[8] Lundell decided to retire from football due to injuries at the end of 1965, aged 31, playing his last game for Hammarby on 24 October in a 2–4 home loss against IFK Norrköping.[5] In total, he made 167 league appearances for the club, scoring 3 goals.[9] International careerIn 1962, Lundell was first called up to the Sweden national team for the first time together with teammate Tom Turesson,[citation needed] by the former Hammarby-coach Lennart Nyman who had been appointed manager of the national team the same year.[10] He won 7 caps for his country in total, with the only competitive appearance coming on 21 June 1962 in a 2–0 away win against Norway in a European Nations' Cup qualifier.[11] Other sportsIn 1956, Lundell played bandy for one season with Hammarby IF.[12][1] References
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