Göran Erik Göransson (born 7 May 1956) is a Swedish former
footballer
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and
manager
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Management includes the activities o ...
who most notably played for
AIK and managed the
Sweden U21 team.
He made 363 official appearances for AIK, helping them win two
Svenska Cupen titles and finishing first during the
1983
The year 1983 saw both the official beginning of the Internet and the first mobile cellular telephone call.
Events January
* January 1 – The migration of the ARPANET to Internet protocol suite, TCP/IP is officially completed (this is consid ...
regular
Allsvenskan
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season.
Club career
AIK
Göransson made his
AIK debut at only 17 years of age on 13 April 1974 against
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, as one of the youngest debutants ever for the club.
He scored his first league goal for the club in a
derby against
Djurgårdens IF
Djurgårdens Idrottsförening, commonly known simply as Djurgårdens IF, Djurgården (), and (especially locally) Djurgår'n (), Dif or DIF – is a Swedish sports association with several sections, located in Stockholm.
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on 10 June 1976.
In 1976, he helped the team win the
1975–76 Svenska Cupen title.
During the
1983 Allsvenskan
Statistics of Allsvenskan in season 1983.
Overview
The league was contested by 12 teams, with AIK winning the league and IFK Göteborg winning the Swedish championship after the play-offs.
League table
Results
Allsvenskan play-offs
The 198 ...
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.
In
1985
The year 1985 was designated as the International Youth Year by the United Nations.
Events January
* January 1
** The Internet's Domain Name System is created.
** Greenland withdraws from the European Economic Community as a result of a ...
, Göransson won his second
Svenska Cupen title with AIK.
Väsby IK
After the
1986 Allsvenskan
Statistics of Allsvenskan in season 1986.
Overview
The league was contested by 12 teams, with Malmö FF winning the league and the Swedish championship after the play-offs.
League table
Results
1986 Allsvenskan play-offs
The 1986 Allsvens ...
season Göransson left AIK for
Väsby IK, where he spent three seasons, helping the team win promotion to
Division 1 in
1987
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.
Return to AIK and retirement
Göransson returned to AIK for one last season ahead of the
1990 Allsvenskan
Allsvenskan 1990, part of the 1990 Swedish football season, was the 66th Allsvenskan season played. IFK Göteborg won the league ahead of runners-up IFK Norrköping, while IK Brage, Örgryte IS and Hammarby IF were relegated.
Overview
The league ...
season, and played in 20 league games as AIK finished 8th in the table.
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
Per Jonas Karlsson (born 2 January 1986) is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as a defender. Making his senior debut for AIK in 2003, he made a club record 455 appearances for the club and helped the team win the 2009 and 201 ...
(396 games as of 16 July 2020).
International career
Göransson made his debut for the
Sweden U19 team in a 2–0 win against the
Netherlands on 19 September 1973.
He debuted for the
Sweden U21 team on 2 September 1975 in a 2–0 win against
Finland.
Göransson was close to making his debut for the
senior Sweden national team in both 1977 and 1979, but never fielded.
Career statistics
UEFA Intertoto Cup
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.
/sup> Appearances in the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup.
Honours
AIK
* Allsvenskan
Allsvenskan (; en, the All-Swedish, also known as Fotbollsallsvenskan, en, the Football All-Swedish) is a Swedish professional league for men's association football clubs. It was founded in 1924 and is the top tier of the Swedish football lea ...
: 1983
The year 1983 saw both the official beginning of the Internet and the first mobile cellular telephone call.
Events January
* January 1 – The migration of the ARPANET to Internet protocol suite, TCP/IP is officially completed (this is consid ...
* Division 2 Norra
Division 2 Norra (literally, "Division 2 Northern") was a league of the second level, Swedish football Division 2, Division 2, in the Swedish football league system, league system of Football in Sweden, Swedish football. It comprised between ten an ...
: 1980
Events January
* January 4 – U.S. President Jimmy Carter proclaims a grain embargo against the USSR with the support of the European Commission.
* January 6 – Global Positioning System time epoch begins at 00:00 UTC.
* January 9 – ...
* Svenska Cupen: 1975–76, 1984–85
Väsby IK
* Division 2 Mellersta: 1987
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References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Goransson, Goran
1956 births
Living people
Swedish men's footballers
AIK Fotboll players
Väsby IK FK players
Men's association football midfielders
Swedish football managers
AIK Fotboll non-playing staff
Hammarby Fotboll managers
Väsby IK FK managers
Footballers from Stockholm