Personal information | |||
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Full name | Adolf Robert Zander | ||
Date of birth | 18 September 1895 | ||
Place of birth | Luleå, Sweden | ||
Date of death | 27 June 1966 | (aged 70)||
Place of death | Gothenburg, Sweden | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1919 | IFK Göteborg | 1000 | (10000) |
1920–1927 | Örgryte IS | 20 | (8000) |
Redbergslids IK | |||
International career | |||
1918–1926 | Sweden | 20 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Adolf Robert Zander (18 September 1895 – 27 June 1966) was a Swedish footballer who played as a goalkeeper.[1]
Zander is best remembered for representing Örgryte IS, which he helped win the 1925–26 Allsvenskan.[2] He played in 57 games for the team between 1924 and 1927.[2] He also represented IFK Göteborg and Redbergslids IK during his career.[3][4]
A Swedish international between 1918 and 1926, Zander represented the Sweden national team at the 1920 and 1924 Summer Olympics.[5] He won a total of 20 caps for the Sweden national team and was named Stor Grabb in 1926.[6][7]
Zander is the great-grandfather of the current professional footballer Gustav Ludwigson who played for Örgryte IS in 2018 and 2019.[8]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Sweden | 1918 | 1 | 0 |
1919 | 4 | 0 | |
1920 | 6 | 0 | |
1921 | 1 | 0 | |
1922 | 0 | 0 | |
1923 | 2 | 0 | |
1924 | 3 | 0 | |
1925 | 1 | 0 | |
1926 | 2 | 0 | |
Total | 20 | 0 |
Örgryte IS
International
Individual