Gösta Rudolf Torsten "Lill-Lulle" Johansson (2 March 1929 – 10 April 1997) was a Swedish ice hockey player and son of Gustaf ”Lulle” Johansson. In 1953 Johansson became world champion with the Swedish team. He was named one of the best players of 1949–1955 among

Sven Tumba Sven Tumba (born ''Sven'' Olof Gunnar Johansson; 28 August 1931 – 1 October 2011) was one of the most prominent Swedish ice hockey players of the 1950s and 1960s. He also represented Sweden in football as well as golf and became Swedish champio ...

, Roland Stoltz and Lasse Björn. He was 32nd winner of “ Stor Grabb” (Big Boy), an honorary award within Swedish sports. In 1952 Johansson finished third with the Swedish team in the

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ice hockey tournament. He also won silver in 1951 and bronze in 1954 in the

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. As a player of

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, Johansson was Swedish champion a total of seven times.Gösta Johansson (SWE)
eurohockey.net Johansson was the first Swedish ice hockey player to play professionally. He won the German championship as a player of

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in former

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. Besides working as a businessman, Johansson was a successful trainer in Sweden, Switzerland and Italy. He coached the team

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to 3 times championship victory. He became the second highest ranked Swedish ice hockey professional in Europe. He played in Zurich-Switzerland, and

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during the 1950–1951 season. After finishing his active career, Johansson worked as an ice hockey coach. He was also a businessman in Sweden, Switzerland and

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. Johansson won the Italian championship three times. In 1955 he married the German skater

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. She was Germany’s first VM-championship in ice skating, which she won in 1954. Later they moved to Stockholm with their son Peter Lulle Johansson. In Stockholm, Gundi worked as ice skating trainer for many years before she died in Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease 2014.Gösta Johansson
sports-reference.com Gösta ”Lill-Lulle” Johansson died from liver cancer at home in Stockholm in 1997.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Johansson, Gosta 1929 births 1997 deaths Djurgårdens IF Hockey players Ice hockey players at the 1952 Winter Olympics Medalists at the 1952 Winter Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for Sweden Olympic ice hockey players of Sweden Olympic medalists in ice hockey Deaths from cancer in Sweden Deaths from liver cancer Ice hockey people from Stockholm