Ove Grahn

Jan- Olof Grahn, called Ove Grahn ( born May 9, 1943 in Norra Fågelås; † July 11, 2007 in Alingsås ) was a Swedish football player. The striker, who spent much of his career in Switzerland, took part in two World Cups. In 1971 he became Swiss national champion and two years later scorer in the National League A. His son Tobias Grahn also played for the Swedish national team.

Career

Grahn began his football career in his native city at the local sports club Norra Fågelås IF. For the club he scored 40 goals as a 17 -year-old in 14 games. He helped the team reach the total of 52 goals this season, almost single-handedly for relegation, but also made higher class attention.

The first division side IF Elfsborg secured the services Grahns. In the season of 1961 he came to the club in four games in the Allsvenskan for use and could be celebrated as Swedish champion at season's end. His talent did not go unnoticed and the Svenska Fotbollförbundet and in 1962 he received his first nomination for an international match of the Swedish national team. In the 3-0 victory over the Finnish national selection on 19 June of that year he crowned his debut with the national team between temporal Hits 1-0 lead.

Until 1965, Grahn arrive in the jersey of IF Elfsborg in 91 games 62 goals. With this rate he made himself internationally interesting and as his countrymen Bo Larsson, Lars Ove Kindvall or Granström courted by foreign clubs, where he had offers from Scotland and Switzerland are present. He took over 22 years to an offer from the Swiss club Grasshopper Club Zurich. He quickly established himself at the club in the attack and was reached in 1968 with 14 goals this season ranked fourth scorer in the National League A.

1970 nominated coach Orvar Bergmark Grahn for the World Cup in Mexico. After a 0-1 defeat against Italy, a 1-1 draw against Israel and a 1-0 victory over Uruguay, the team retired due to goal difference against the South Americans in third place already in the group stage. Nevertheless, he achieved the 1-0 winning goal in stoppage time in a direct comparison of one of its most important international goals.

Even after the tournament Grahn was one of the greatest strikers in the Swiss league. In 1971 he finished with GCZ the season level on points with FC Basel at the top. In the subsequent playoff for the title he wore with two goals in the 4-3 victory and winning the championship. He also ranked in the top scorer with 16 goals, second only to Walter Müller, who could mark 19 results. Two years later, a now to Lausanne-Sports impersonated attacker was standing with 18 goals this season along with Ottmar Hitzfeld at the top of the list. In 1973 he moved to two years in Lausanne back to Zurich.

In the National Grahn belonged equally to the permanent employees. As a scorer and preparer, he helped in qualifying for the 1974 World Cup in Germany but of the team for repeated participation in the tournament. With the national selection he reached the tournament surprisingly a place in the second group phase, where the team finished in third place despite a 2-1 win over Yugoslavia after losing to Germany and Poland. He came in all six games for use.

1975 triumphed Grahn GCZ in the Swiss Ligacup. A year later he returned to Sweden to Örgryte IS. In the same year was after 45 international matches, where he was able to achieve ten goals, his international career.

After his retirement Grahn worked as a sergeant in Alingsås. There he died at the age of 64 years.

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