Göran Göransson

Göran Göransson
Personal information
Full name Göran Erik Göransson
Date of birth (1956-05-07) 7 May 1956 (age 67)
Place of birth Stockholm, Sweden
Position(s) Defender, Midfielder
Youth career
1964–1967 Vällingby AIK
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)
International career
1973–1974 Sweden U19 11 (0)
1975–1977 Sweden U21 11 (0)
Managerial career
1990–1991 AIK (assistant)
1992 IFK Österåker
1994–1995 Täby IS
1996 Hammarby
1998 Väsby IK
1999–2001 Sweden U21
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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 1975–76 Svenska Cupen 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 1985, 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

[5][2][6]

Club Season Division League Svenska Cupen Europe Allsvenskan play-offs Other Total
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

  1. ^ "Göran Göransson". weltfussball.de. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i "500 AIK:are – Göran Göransson". www.aik.se. Retrieved 2020-07-16.
  3. ^ "Historisk match för Per Karlsson". AIK Fotboll (in Swedish). Retrieved 2020-07-16.
  4. ^ a b "Göran Göransson – Spelarstatistik – Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se. (in Swedish). Retrieved 2020-07-16.
  5. ^ "Fotbollsåret 1980". www.aik.se. Retrieved 2020-07-16.
  6. ^ "AIK Statistikdatabas (Herrar)". www.aik.se. Retrieved 2020-07-16.