Adolf Robert Zander (18 September 1895 – 27 June 1966) was a Swedish

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who played as a

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Club career

Zander is best remembered for representing Örgryte IS, which he helped win the

1925–26 Allsvenskan The 1925–26 Allsvenskan, part of the 1925–26 Swedish football season, was the second Allsvenskan season played. The first match was played 2 August 1925 and the last match was played 6 June 1926. Örgryte IS won the league ahead of run ...

. He played in 57 games for the team between 1924 and 1927. He also represented IFK Göteborg and Redbergslids IK during his career.

International career

A Swedish international between 1918 and 1926, Zander represented the Sweden national team at the

1920 Events January * January 1 ** Polish–Soviet War in 1920: The Russian Red Army increases its troops along the Polish border from 4 divisions to 20. ** Kauniainen, completely surrounded by the city of Espoo, secedes from Espoo as its own ma ...

and

1924 Summer Olympics The 1924 Summer Olympics (french: Jeux olympiques d'été de 1924), officially the Games of the VIII Olympiad (french: Jeux de la VIIIe olympiade) and also known as Paris 1924, were an international multi-sport event held in Paris, France. The op ...

. He won a total of 20 caps for the Sweden national team and was named Stor Grabb in 1926.

Personal life

Zander is the great-grandfather of the current professional footballer

Gustav Ludwigson Gustav Erik Ludwigson (born 20 October 1993) is a Swedish footballer who plays as a forward or as a second striker for K League 1 club Ulsan Hyundai. Club career Early career Ludwigson started to play football with local club Mölnycke IF. In 2 ...

who played for Örgryte IS in 2018 and 2019.

Career statistics

International

Honours

Örgryte IS *

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 ...

: 1925–26 International *

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bronze:

1924 Events January * January 12 – Gopinath Saha shoots Ernest Day, whom he has mistaken for Sir Charles Tegart, the police commissioner of Calcutta, and is arrested soon after. * January 20– 30 – Kuomintang in China hol ...

Individual * Stor Grabb: 1926

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Zander, Robert 1895 births 1966 deaths Swedish men's footballers Sweden men's international footballers Olympic footballers for Sweden Footballers at the 1920 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Luleå Men's association football goalkeepers