 Grahn in the1974 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 professionalfootball player who played as astriker. He representedIF Elfsborg,Grasshoppers,Lausanne Sports, andÖrgryte IS during a career that spanned between 1960 and 1978. A full international between 1962 and 1976, he won 45caps and scored 10 goals for theSweden national team and represented his country at the1970 and1974FIFA World Cups.
Grahn began his career withNorra Fågelås IF inDivision 4, where he scored 40 goals in 14 games during the 1960 season at only 17 years of age.[1][2] He then signed forIF Elfsborg inAllsvenskan and played in four games as they won the1961 Allsvenskan title.[1] He then went on to play professionally inSwitzerland for 10 years before finishing up his career atÖrgryte IS.[3][4]
Between 1962 and 1976, Grahn played 45 international games forSweden, and represented his country at the1970 and1974 FIFA World Cups, where he scored the winning goal againstUruguay in the former.[5] He also represented theSweden U19,U21, andB teams between 1961 and 1965.[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 | |
| 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] |
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