Gösta Lundell (14 October 1934 – 27 February 2024)[3] was a Swedish footballer who played as a midfielder, best known for representing Hammarby IF.
 Gösta Lundell with Hammarby in 1963. | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Karl Hilding Gösta Lundell | ||
| Date of birth | 14 October 1934[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Stockholm, Sweden | ||
| Date of death | 27 February 2024 (aged 89) | ||
| Height | 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1949–1954 | IF Ulvarna | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1955–1965 | Hammarby IF | 167 | (3) |
| Total | 167 | (3) | |
| International career | |||
| 1958–1963 | Sweden B | 5 | (0) |
| 1962–1963 | Sweden | 7 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
A full international between 1962 and 1963, he won 7 caps for the Sweden national team.[1]
Club career edit
Lundell was born in Stockholm and started to play football with local club IF Ulvarna in the Swedish lower divisions.[4][1]
On 14 May 1955, Lundell made his senior debut for Hammarby IF in Allsvenskan, Sweden's top tier, scoring one goal in a 2–5 home loss against GAIS.[5][4]
He broke into the side as a regular starter in 1957, in a season where Hammarby got relegated to Division 2, and soon became known as a technically gifted playmaker in the midfield position.[5][6]
In 1957–58, Lundell helped the club to win a promotion back to Allsvenskan; the team scored an impressive 117 goals in 33 fixtures throughout the season.[7] He played a major part in establishing Hammarby in the top tier during the next four seasons.[8]
Lundell decided to retire from football due to injuries at the end of 1965, aged 31, playing his last game for Hammarby on 24 October in a 2–4 home loss against IFK Norrköping.[5] In total, he made 167 league appearances for the club, scoring 3 goals.[9]
International career edit
In 1962, Lundell was called up to the Swedish national team for the first time together with teammate Tom Turesson, by the former Hammarby-coach Lennart Nyman who had been appointed manager of the national team the same year.[10]
He won 7 caps for his country in total, with the only competitive appearance coming on 21 June 1962 in a 2–0 away win against Norway in a European Nations' Cup qualifier.[11]
Other sports edit
In 1956, Lundell played bandy for one season with Hammarby IF.[12][1]
References edit
- ^ a b c d "Landslagsdatabasen: Gösta Lundell" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
- ^ "BSK 90 år - Äntligen, tjejerna med på tåget" (in Swedish). Bankeryds SK. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
- ^ Death notice
- ^ a b "1955" (in Swedish). HIF Historia. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
- ^ a b c "Framåt mot det förflutna- Del Tre" (in Swedish). SvenskaFans.com. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
- ^ "1957" (in Swedish). HIF Historia. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
- ^ "1958" (in Swedish). HIF Historia. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
- ^ "Hammarby IF:s historia" (in Swedish). HIF Historia. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
- ^ "Lundell, Gösta". National Football Teams. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
- ^ "1962" (in Swedish). HIF Historia. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
- ^ "National football team player Gösta Lundell". EU Football Stats. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
- ^ "1956" (in Swedish). HIF Historia. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
External links edit
- Gösta Lundell at National-Football-Teams.com
- Gösta Lundell at EU-Football.info