Ragnar Gunnarsson
Swedish footballer (1891–1967)
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Ragnar Gunnarsson (7 December 1891 – 13 March 1967) was a Swedish footballer who played as a forward, known for scoring the first goal in Hammarby IF's history in 1915. He won one cap for the Sweden men's national football team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 7 December 1891 | ||
| Place of birth | Stockholm, Sweden | ||
| Date of death | 13 March 1967 (aged 75) | ||
| Place of death | Stockholm, Sweden | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1910–1915 | Klara SK | ||
| 1915–1918 | Hammarby IF | ||
| International career | |||
| 1916 | Sweden | 1 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Athletic career
Football
On 15 August 1915, Gunnarsson scored the first ever competitive goal in Hammarby IF's history, in a 5–0 home win against Västerås SK. Earlier the same year, it had merged with local club Klara SK, where Gunnarsson had started his career.[1][2][3]
During the first seasons, Hammarby failed to reach the later stages of Svenska Mästerskapet, a cup by then held to decide the Swedish Champions. Known as a prolific goalscorer, Gunnarsson was one of the club's early key players together with goalkeeper Victor Olsson and defender Gösta Wihlborg.[4]
He won one cap for the Swedish football team, on 1 October 1916, playing the whole game in a 0–0 draw against Norway.[5][6] Gunnarsson left Hammarby at the end of 1918.[7]
Bandy
Like many other footballers at the time, Gunnarsson also played bandy with Hammarby IF between 1915 and 1918.[2][7]
Works cited
- Persson, Gunnar (1996). Hammarby IF: En klubbhistoria 1897–1997 (in Swedish). Strömbergs Bokförlag. ISBN 91-7151-097-4.