Gunnar Andersson (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Karl Gunnar Andersson | ||
| Date of birth | 14 August 1928 | ||
| Place of birth | Arvika, Sweden | ||
| Date of death | 1 October 1969 (aged 41) | ||
| Place of death | Marseille, France | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| IFK Arvika | |||
| IFK Åmål | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1949–1950 | IFK Göteborg | ||
| 1950 | Kjøbenhavns Boldklub | ||
| 1950–1958 | Marseille | 220 | (169) |
| 1958 | SO Montpellier | ||
| 1958–1960 | Bordeaux | ||
| 1960–1961 | AS Aix | 28 | (10) |
| 1961–1962 | CALO Oran | ||
| 1962–1963 | AS Gignac | ||
| 1964 | IFK Arvika[1] | ||
| National team | |||
| France (B team) | 1 | (0) | |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Gunnar Andersson (14 August 1928 – 1 October 1969) was a football player from Sweden. He is widely considered as one of Olympique de Marseille's best strikers, along with Josip Skoblar and Jean-Pierre Papinby whom?.
He started his career in Sweden, where he was nicknamed Säffle, before playing for Danish side Kjøbenhavns Boldklub before being transferred to Olympique de Marseille, where he became a key player, scoring 169 goals in 220 matches in Division 1. With l'OM he was also Division 1 top goalscorer in 1951–1952 and 1952–1953 and runner-up in the Coupe de France 1953–1954. He also played for other French teams such as FC Girondins de Bordeaux and AS Aix.
Despite his success in France, he never played for the Sweden national football team because of a policy not to select players based outside Sweden, such as Andersson and Gunnar Nordahl. However, as he obtained French citizenship in 1954, he was capped once for the France B team, but was disappointing and was never called again.
He died in 1969, as he was heading to Stade Vélodrome, to see a match against Dukla Prague in the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1969–70. He remains today one of the best players to wear l'OM uniform and one of the most appreciated by supporters.
Titles
- Coupe de France runner-up in 1954 with Olympique de Marseille
- Division 1 top goalscorer in 1951-1952 and 1952-1953 with Olympique de Marseille
References
External links
- Article and photos on a Olympique de Marseille fan site
- Article on Gunnar Andersson http://mondediplo.com/2003/02/15soccer