Jan-Olof "Ove" Grahn (9 May 1943 – 11 July 2007) was a Swedish professional football player who played as a striker. He represented

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, and

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during a career that spanned between 1960 and 1978. A full international between 1962 and 1976, he won 45

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and scored 10 goals for the Sweden national team and represented his country at the

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and 1974 FIFA World Cups.

Club career

Grahn began his career with Norra Fågelås IF in

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, where he scored 40 goals in 14 games during the 1960 season at only 17 years of age. He then signed for

in Allsvenskan and played in four games as they won the

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title. He then went on to play professionally in Switzerland for 10 years before finishing up his career at

International career

Between 1962 and 1976, Grahn played 45 international games for Sweden, and represented his country at the

and 1974 FIFA World Cups, where he scored the winning goal against

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in the former. He also represented the Sweden U19, U21, and B teams between 1961 and 1965.

Career statistics

International

: ''Scores and results list Sweden's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Grahn goal''.

Honours

Elfsborg * Allsvenskan:

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Grasshoppers * Nationalliga A: 1970–71 * Swiss League Cup: 1974–75 Individual *

top scorer: 1960 * Stor Grabb: 1968 * Nationalliga A top scorer: 1973 (shared with Ottmar Hidzfeld)

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Grahn, Ove 1943 births 2007 deaths Association football forwards Swedish footballers Sweden international footballers 1970 FIFA World Cup players 1974 FIFA World Cup players Allsvenskan players Swiss Super League players IF Elfsborg players Grasshopper Club Zürich players FC Lausanne-Sport players Örgryte IS players Swedish expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Switzerland Swedish expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland People from Hjo Municipality Sportspeople from Västra Götaland County