Ove Grahn
Grahn in the 1974 FIFA World Cup
Personal information
Full name Jan-Olof Grahn
Date of birth (1943-05-09)9 May 1943
Place of birth Norra Fågelås, Sweden
Date of death 11 July 2007(2007-07-11) (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

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.

Club career

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

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

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year[5]
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.
List of international goals scored by Ove Grahn
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

Elfsborg[1]

Grasshoppers

Individual[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Ove Grahn död". www.expressen.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 12 August 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Ove Grahn". Norra Fågelås IF - Fotboll (in Swedish). Retrieved 12 August 2022.
  3. ^ "Former Sweden international Ove Grahn has died". The World Game. July 2007. Retrieved 26 July 2014.
  4. ^ "Fotbollsspelaren Ove Grahn är död". Sveriges Radio (in Swedish). 18 July 2007. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
  5. ^ a b c "Ove Grahn - Spelarstatistik - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se. (in Swedish). Retrieved 12 August 2022.
  6. ^ "Finland - Sverige - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.sehttps (in Swedish). Retrieved 12 August 2022.
  7. ^ "Sverige - Sovjet - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.sehttps (in Swedish). Retrieved 12 August 2022.
  8. ^ "Norge - Sverige - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 12 August 2022.
  9. ^ "Sverige - Ungern - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 12 August 2022.
  10. ^ "Sverige - Uruguay - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 12 August 2022.
  11. ^ "Danmark - Sverige - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 12 August 2022.
  12. ^ "Sverige - Österrike - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.sehttps (in Swedish). Retrieved 12 August 2022.
  13. ^ "Sverige - Algeriet - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.sehttps (in Swedish). Retrieved 12 August 2022.
  14. ^ "Sverige - Norge - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 12 August 2022.

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