Göran Erik Göransson (born 7 May 1956) is a Swedish former footballer and manager who most notably played for AIK and managed the Sweden U21 team.[1] He made 363 official appearances for AIK, helping them win two Svenska Cupen titles and finishing first during the 1983 regular Allsvenskan season.
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Göran Erik Göransson | ||
| Date of birth | (1956-05-07) 7 May 1956 (age 66) | ||
| Place of birth | Stockholm, Sweden | ||
| Position(s) | Defender, Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1964–1967 | Vällingby AIK | ||
| 1968–1969 | Djurgårdens IF | ||
| 1970–1973 | AIK | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1974–1986 | AIK | 272 | (15) |
| 1987–1989 | Väsby | ? | (?) |
| 1990 | AIK | 20 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 1973–1974 | Sweden U19 | 11 | (0) |
| 1975–1977 | Sweden U21 | 11 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1990–1991 | AIK (assistant) | ||
| 1992 | IFK Österåker | ||
| 1994–1995 | Täby IS | ||
| 1996 | Hammarby | ||
| 1998 | Väsby IK | ||
| 1999–2001 | Sweden U21 | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Göransson made his AIK debut at only 17 years of age on 13 April 1974 against GAIS, as one of the youngest debutants ever for the club.[2] He scored his first league goal for the club in a derby against Djurgårdens IF on 10 June 1976.[2] In 1976, he helped the team win the 1975–76 Svenska Cupen title.[2] During the 1983 Allsvenskan season, he led his team to the regular season title, before IFK Göteborg were crowned Swedish Champions after eliminating AIK in the semi-finals of the 1983 Allsvenskan Play-offs.[2] In 1985, Göransson won his second Svenska Cupen title with AIK.[2]
After the 1986 Allsvenskan season Göransson left AIK for Väsby IK, where he spent three seasons, helping the team win promotion to Division 1 in 1987.[2]
Göransson returned to AIK for one last season ahead of the 1990 Allsvenskan season, and played in 20 league games as AIK finished 8th in the table.[2]
In total, Göransson made 363 official appearances for AIK, which for a long time was a club record. He has since been overtaken by Daniel Tjernström (395 games) and Per Karlsson (396 games as of 16 July 2020).[3]
Göransson made his debut for the Sweden U19 team in a 2–0 win against the Netherlands on 19 September 1973.[4] He debuted for the Sweden U21 team on 2 September 1975 in a 2–0 win against Finland.[4]
Göransson was close to making his debut for the senior Sweden national team in both 1977 and 1979, but never fielded.[2]
| Club | Season | Division | League | Svenska Cupen | Europe | Allsvenskan play-offs | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| AIK | 1974 | Allsvenskan | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | |||||||
| 1975 | Allsvenskan | 11 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | — | — | |||||||
| 1976 | Allsvenskan | 26 | 2 | 4[c] | 0 | — | — | |||||||
| 1977 | Allsvenskan | 26 | 1 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| 1978 | Allsvenskan | 26 | 3 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| 1979 | Allsvenskan | 26 | 0 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| 1980 | Division 2 Norra | 24 | 2 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| 1981 | Allsvenskan | 20 | 2 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| 1982 | Allsvenskan | 22 | 1 | — | — | 2[a] | 0 | |||||||
| 1983 | Allsvenskan | 21 | 1 | — | 4 | 1 | — | |||||||
| 1984 | Allsvenskan | 22 | 1 | 5[b][c] | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | ||||||
| 1985 | Allsvenskan | 22 | 2 | 4[c][d] | 2 | — | — | |||||||
| 1986 | Allsvenskan | 22 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | — | |||||||
| Väsby IK | 1987 | Division 2 Mellersta | — | — | — | |||||||||
| 1988 | Division 1 Norra | — | — | — | ||||||||||
| 1989 | Division 1 Norra | — | — | — | ||||||||||
| AIK | 1990 | Allsvenskan | 20 | 0 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Club totals | AIK | 292 | 15 | 15 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 363 | 23 | |||
| Väsby IK | — | — | — | |||||||||||
| Career totals | 15 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||
[a] Appearances in the 1982 Relegation play-offs.
[b] Appearances in the UEFA Cup.
[c] Appearances in the UEFA Intertoto Cup.
[d] Appearances in the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup.
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