Personal information | |||
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Full name | Karl Gösta Herbert Löfgren | ||
Date of birth | August 29, 1923 | ||
Place of birth | Sweden | ||
Date of death | September 5, 2006 | (aged 83)||
Playing position | Defender | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
– | Motala AIF | ||
– | IFK Norrköping | ||
National team | |||
1951–1961 | Sweden | 40 | (12) |
Teams managed | |||
1971–1972 | IFK Norrköping | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). |
Olympic medal record | ||
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Men's Football | ||
Competitor for Sweden | ||
Bronze | Helsinki 1952 | Team Competition |
Karl Gösta Herbert Löfgren (29 August 1923 – 5 September 2006) was a Swedish footballer.
Gösta played for Motala AIF and took the team to allsvenskan in 1957. In 1960 he began playing for IFK Norrköping and became Swedish champion. He capped 40 times for the national football team[1] and was a part of the squad to FIFA World Cup 1958.
He later coached IFK Norrköping.[2]
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