Bruno Roland Grip (1 January 1941 – 9 February 2024) was a Swedish football player and manager. A defender, he played for AIK making his debut in Allsvenskan in 1964, and remained at the club until 1971 when he moved to IK Sirius. He played there until his retirement in 1975. He was capped 55 times for the Sweden national team, playing in the 1970 FIFA World Cup and the 1974 FIFA World Cup. Grip died on 9 February 2024, at the age of 83.[3]

Roland Grip
Roland Grip with Team Sweden at the 1974 FIFA FIFA World Cup in West Germany
Personal information
Full name Bruno Roland Grip
Date of birth (1941-01-01)1 January 1941
Place of birth Föllinge, Sweden
Date of death 9 February 2024(2024-02-09) (aged 83)
Place of death Valsätra, Uppsala, Sweden
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
1955–1961 Bräcke SK
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1962–1963 IFK Östersund
1964–1970 AIK
1971–1975 IK Sirius
1976 SK Iron
International career
1968–1974 Sweden[2] 55 (1)
Managerial career
1980–1982 SK Iron
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

References edit

  1. ^ Roland Grip at WorldFootball.net
  2. ^ "Sweden national football team stats". passagen.se (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 9 June 2001.
  3. ^ Roland Grip har somnat in – så minns jag honom (in Swedish)

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