Gunnar Svensson (27 June 1956 – 31 January 2020) was a

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ice hockey player,

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and sports agent. During his playing career Svensson played for Örnsköldsvik and IF Björklöven. He began his coaching career in Örnsköldsvik before signing on to

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. Svensson coached his first and only

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club when he signed on a five-year contract with

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in 1984. Svensson's first season in Djurgården went well, the team won the league and beat Färjestads BK in the semifinals. However,

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proved to be too hard in the final and became Swedish champions. The following season was quite the opposite; Djurgården was close to being relegated, and Svensson was subsequently fired on 26 January 1986. After his stay in Djurgården, he became coach for

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until 1988. This marked the end of Svensson's coaching career and he went on to be a manager in Vita Hästen. He left his post in Vita Hästen for the same post in Malmö Redhawks in 1995. After internal conflicts in the club Svensson left his position as manager in 1996 and started to work as a sports agent for players like Henrik Zetterberg,

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and

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. Svensson was the father of the

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winger Magnus Pääjärvi-Svensson.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Svensson, Gunnar 2020 deaths 1956 births Swedish ice hockey players Swedish ice hockey coaches