Holger Hansson

Holger Hansson

Personal information
Full name	Holger Valdemar Hansson
Date of birth	(1927-01-26)26 January 1927
Place of birth	Gothenburg, Sweden
Date of death	17 January 2014(2014-01-17) (aged 86)[1]
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1946–1961	IFK Göteborg	254	(12)
International career
1952–1956	Sweden	9	(0)
Managerial career
1960	IK Brage
1961–1962	IFK Göteborg
1965–1967	GAIS
1970–1972	GAIS
1974	IFK Göteborg
Medal record Men's football Representing  Sweden 1952 Helsinki Team Competition
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Holger Valdemar Hansson (26 January 1927 – 17 January 2014) was a football player and coach.[2] He was born in Gothenburg, Sweden. During his club career, Hansson played for IFK Göteborg.[3] He won the bronze medal at the 1952 Summer Olympics.[4][5] He later trained a number of teams, including IK Brage,[6] IFK Göteborg, GAIS[7] in Sweden.

References

1. "Holger Hansson - www.sok.se". 14 January 2010. Archived from the original on 14 January 2010.
2. "Holger Hansson". Olympedia. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
3. "IFK – Start".
4. "Holger Hansson Biography and Olympic Results | Olympics at Sports-Reference.com". 2 November 2012. Archived from the original on 2 November 2012.
5. "Holger Hansson stats". eu-football.info.
6. "Tränare". Archived from the original on 12 August 2010. Retrieved 15 August 2010.
7. "GAIS – Historik". Archived from the original on 30 August 2009.

External links

• Holger Hansson at ifkdb.com