Gösta Lundell

Gösta Lundell (born 14 October 1934) is a Swedish former footballer who played as a midfielder, best known for representing Hammarby IF.

Gösta Lundell
Gösta Lundell with Hammarby in 1963.
Personal information
Full name Karl Hilding Gösta Lundell
Date of birth (1934-10-14) 14 October 1934[1]
Place of birth Stockholm, Sweden
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)
National team
1958–1963 Sweden B 5 (0)
1962–1963 Sweden 7 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

A full international between 1962 and 1963, he won 7 caps for the Sweden national team.[1]

Club career

Lundell was born in Stockholm and started to play football with local club IF Ulvarna in the Swedish lower divisions.[3][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.[4][3]

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.[4][5]

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.[6] He played a major part in establishing Hammarby in the top tier during the next four seasons.[7]

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.[4] In total, he made 167 league appearances for the club, scoring 3 goals.[8]

Lundell (left) playing for Sweden in a friendly against Hungary in 1963.

International career

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.[9]

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.[10]

Other sports

In 1956, Lundell played bandy for one season with Hammarby IF.[11][1]

References
  1. "Landslagsdatabasen: Gösta Lundell" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
  2. "BSK 90 år - Äntligen, tjejerna med på tåget" (in Swedish). Bankeryds SK. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
  3. "1955" (in Swedish). HIF Historia. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
  4. "Framåt mot det förflutna- Del Tre" (in Swedish). SvenskaFans.com. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
  5. "1957" (in Swedish). HIF Historia. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
  6. "1958" (in Swedish). HIF Historia. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
  7. "Hammarby IF:s historia" (in Swedish). HIF Historia. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
  8. "Lundell, Gösta". National Football Teams. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
  9. "1962" (in Swedish). HIF Historia. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
  10. "National football team player Gösta Lundell". EU Football Stats. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
  11. "1956" (in Swedish). HIF Historia. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
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