 Zander with Sweden in August 1919, ahead of a game against the Netherlands at the Stockholm Stadium. | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Adolf Robert Zander | ||
| Date of birth | (1895-09-18)18 September 1895 | ||
| Place of birth | Luleå, Sweden | ||
| Date of death | 27 June 1966(1966-06-27) (aged 70) | ||
| Place of death | Gothenburg, Sweden | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1919 | IFK Göteborg | ||
| 1920–1927 | Örgryte IS | ||
| 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 Swedishfootballer who played as agoalkeeper.[1]
Zander is best remembered for representingÖrgryte IS, which he helped win the1925–26 Allsvenskan.[2] He played in 57 games for the team between 1924 and 1927.[2] He also representedIFK Göteborg andRedbergslids IK during his career.[3][4]
A Swedish international between 1918 and 1926, Zander represented theSweden national team at the1920 and1924 Summer Olympics.[5] He won a total of 20caps for the Sweden national team and was namedStor Grabb in 1926.[6][7]
Zander is the great-grandfather of the current professional footballerGustav Ludwigson who played for Örgryte IS in 2018 and 2019.[8]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
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