Holger Valdemar Hansson (26 January 1927 – 17 January 2014) was a
football
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player and coach. He was born in
Gothenburg
Gothenburg (; abbreviated Gbg; sv, Göteborg ) is the second-largest city in Sweden, fifth-largest in the Nordic countries, and capital of the Västra Götaland County. It is situated by the Kattegat, on the west coast of Sweden, and has ...
,
Sweden
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. During his club career, Hansson played for
IFK Göteborg. He won the bronze medal at the 1952 Summer Olympics. He later trained a number of teams, including
IK Brage,
IFK Göteborg,
GAIS
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in Sweden.
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1927 births
2014 deaths
Swedish men's footballers
Sweden men's international footballers
Men's association football defenders
Allsvenskan players
IFK Göteborg players
Olympic footballers for Sweden
Footballers at the 1952 Summer Olympics
Olympic bronze medalists for Sweden
Swedish football managers
IFK Göteborg managers
GAIS managers
Olympic medalists in football
Medalists at the 1952 Summer Olympics
Footballers from Gothenburg
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