Born in Oscar Fredrik, Göteborgs och Bohus, Sverige
Son of Johan Emanuel Olsson
and Gerda Maria (Frisk) Olsson
[sibling(s) unknown]
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at age 71
in Göteborgs Annedal, Göteborgs och Bohus, Sverige
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Gunnar (Olsson) Gren lived in Sweden
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Biography
Johan Gunnar Gren was a Swedish footballer, born as Johan Gunnar Olsson in 1920 in Oscar Fredrik parish in Göteborg, the son of Johan Emanuel Olsson (Gren) and Gerda Maria Andersson (née Frisk).[1] He passed away in 1991 in Göteborgs Annedal parish in Göteborg.[2]
Gren most famously played for A.C. Milan and was part of the Swedish trio nicknamed "Gre-No-Li". As part of the Swedish national football team he won the Olympic gold medal in 1948 and the second place at the 1958 World Cup.
He took the surname Gren officially in 1958, although he had been using it long before then.
Sources
- Article on English Wikipedia: Gunnar Gren, accessed 31 March 2022
- Article on Swedish Wikipedia: Gunnar Gren, accessed 31 March 2022
- Arkiv Digital: Sveriges befolkning 1960
- Arkiv Digital: Sveriges befolkning 1970
- Arkiv Digital: Sveriges befolkning 1975
- Arkiv Digital: Sveriges befolkning 1980
- Arkiv Digital: Sveriges befolkning 1985
- Arkiv Digital: Sveriges befolkning 1990
Church book pages
- Göteborgs Oscar Fredrik (O) AIIa:52 (1920-1934) Bild 96 / sid 5091 (Paywalled link from Arkiv Digital)
- Göteborgs Karl Johan (O) AIIa:21 (1921-1933) Bild 138 / sid 4132 (Paywalled link from Arkiv Digital)
- Statistiska Centralbyrån (SCB) - 1940 års folkräkning H1AA:335 (1940) Bild 1690 / sid 618 (Paywalled link from Arkiv Digital)
Notes
- ↑ Göteborgs Oscar Fredrik (O) C:14 (1918-1921) Bild 256 / sid 252 (Paywalled link from Arkiv Digital)
- ↑ Sveriges dödbok 1901-2013. Sveriges släktforskarförbund.
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