Göran Göransson
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Göran Erik Göransson | ||
Date of birth | 7 May 1956 | ||
Place of birth | Stockholm, Sweden | ||
Position(s) | Defender, Midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
1964–1967 | |||
1968–1969 | Djurgårdens IF | ||
1970–1973 | AIK | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1974–1986 | AIK | 272 | (15) |
1987–1989 | Väsby | ? | (?) |
1990 | AIK | 20 | (0) |
National team | |||
1973–1974 | Sweden U19 | 11 | (0) |
1975–1977 | Sweden U21 | 11 | (0) |
Teams managed | |||
1990–1991 | AIK (assistant) | ||
1992 | IFK Österåker | ||
1994–1995 | Täby IS | ||
1996 | Hammarby | ||
1998 | Väsby IK | ||
1999–2001 | Sweden U21 | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Göran Erik Göransson (born 7 May 1956) is a Swedish former footballer and manager who most notably played for AIK and managed the Sweden U21 team.[1] He made 363 official appearances for AIK, helping them win two Svenska Cupen titles and finishing first during the 1983 regular Allsvenskan season.
Club career[]
AIK[]
Göransson made his AIK debut at only 17 years of age on 13 April 1974 against GAIS, as one of the youngest debutants ever for the club.[2] He scored his first league goal for the club in a derby against Djurgårdens IF on 10 June 1976.[2] In 1976, he helped the team win the title.[2] During the 1983 Allsvenskan season, he led his team to the regular season title, before IFK Göteborg were crowned Swedish Champions after eliminating AIK in the semi-finals of the 1983 Allsvenskan Play-offs.[2] In , Göransson won his second Svenska Cupen title with AIK.[2]
Väsby IK[]
After the 1986 Allsvenskan season Göransson left AIK for Väsby IK, where he spent three seasons, helping the team win promotion to Division 1 in 1987.[2]
Return to AIK and retirement[]
Göransson returned to AIK for one last season ahead of the 1990 Allsvenskan season, and played in 20 league games as AIK finished 8th in the table.[2]
In total, Göransson made 363 official appearances for AIK, which for a long time was a club record. He has since been overtaken by Daniel Tjernström (395 games) and Per Karlsson (396 games as of 16 July 2020).[3]
International career[]
Göransson made his debut for the Sweden U19 team in a 2–0 win against the Netherlands on 19 September 1973.[4] He debuted for the Sweden U21 team on 2 September 1975 in a 2–0 win against Finland.[4]
Göransson was close to making his debut for the senior Sweden national team in both 1977 and 1979, but never fielded.[2]
Career statistics[]
Club | Season | Division | League | Svenska Cupen | Europe | Allsvenskan play-offs | Other | Total | ||||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
AIK | 1974 | Allsvenskan | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | |||||||
1975 | Allsvenskan | 11 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | — | — | |||||||
1976 | Allsvenskan | 26 | 2 | 4[c] | 0 | — | — | |||||||
1977 | Allsvenskan | 26 | 1 | — | — | — | ||||||||
1978 | Allsvenskan | 26 | 3 | — | — | — | ||||||||
1979 | Allsvenskan | 26 | 0 | — | — | — | ||||||||
1980 | Division 2 Norra | 24 | 2 | — | — | — | ||||||||
1981 | Allsvenskan | 20 | 2 | — | — | — | ||||||||
1982 | Allsvenskan | 22 | 1 | — | — | 2[a] | 0 | |||||||
1983 | Allsvenskan | 21 | 1 | — | 4 | 1 | — | |||||||
1984 | Allsvenskan | 22 | 1 | 5[b][c] | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | ||||||
1985 | Allsvenskan | 22 | 2 | 4[c][d] | 2 | — | — | |||||||
1986 | Allsvenskan | 22 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | — | |||||||
Väsby IK | 1987 | Division 2 Mellersta | — | — | — | |||||||||
1988 | Division 1 Norra | — | — | — | ||||||||||
1989 | Division 1 Norra | — | — | — | ||||||||||
AIK | 1990 | Allsvenskan | 20 | 0 | — | — | — | |||||||
Club totals | AIK | 292 | 15 | 15 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 363 | 23 | |||
Väsby IK | — | — | — | |||||||||||
Career totals | 15 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
[a] Appearances in the 1982 Relegation play-offs.
[b] Appearances in the UEFA Cup.
[c] Appearances in the UEFA Intertoto Cup.
[d] Appearances in the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup.
Honours[]
AIK
Väsby IK
References[]
- ^ "Göran Göransson". weltfussball.de. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "500 AIK:are – Göran Göransson". www.aik.se. Retrieved 2020-07-16.
- ^ "Historisk match för Per Karlsson". AIK Fotboll (in Swedish). Retrieved 2020-07-16.
- ^ a b "Göran Göransson – Spelarstatistik – Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se. (in Swedish). Retrieved 2020-07-16.
- ^ "Fotbollsåret 1980". www.aik.se. Retrieved 2020-07-16.
- ^ "AIK Statistikdatabas (Herrar)". www.aik.se. Retrieved 2020-07-16.
- 1956 births
- Living people
- Swedish footballers
- AIK Fotboll players
- Väsby IK players
- Association football midfielders
- Swedish football managers
- AIK Fotboll non-playing staff
- Hammarby Fotboll managers
- Väsby IK managers