Gunnar Gren

Infobox Football biography
playername = Gunnar Gren
fullname = Gunnar Gren
height =
dateofbirth = October 31 1920
cityofbirth = Gårda
countryofbirth = Sweden
dateofdeath = death date and age|1991|11|1|1920|10|31
cityofdeath = Göteborg
countryofdeath = Sweden
position = Forward
youthyears =
youthclubs = Silverkällans IK BK Strix Lindholmens BK
years = 1936-1937 1938-1941 1941-1949 1949-1953 1953-1955 1955-1956 1956-1959 1963-1964 1965-1966 1967 1970 1973 1976
clubs = Göteborgs AIK Gårda BK IFK Göteborg AC Milan AC Fiorentina Genoa CFC Örgryte IS GAIS IFK Värnamo Redbergslids IK Skogens IF Fässbergs IF IK Oddevold
caps(goals) = 000
nationalyears = 1939-1958
nationalteam = Sweden
nationalcaps(goals) = 57 (32)

Gunnar Gren (October 31, 1920 - November 10, 1991) was a Swedish football player and coach, part of the famous "Gre-No-Li" trio of forwards at A.C. Milan and the Swedish national team.

Considered one of Sweden's all-time greats, Gren won several trophies in his career, including the Swedish title with IFK Göteborg. He won the Guldbollen in 1946. In 1949, he joined AC Milan and became the 'Gre' part of the famous Gre-No-Li trio with his international teammates Gunnar Nordahl ('No') and Nils Liedholm ('Li').Gren made his debut for Sweden on August 29, 1940 in the team's 3-2 win over Finland. His last cap for the team came on October 26, 1958 against Denmark in a 4-4 draw. At the time, Gren was 37 years, 360 days old. He was a member of the Sweden team that were runners-up in the 1958 World Cup. In all, Gren made 57 appearances for the national team, scoring 32 goals.

After retiring as a player, Gren managed IK Oddevold and GAIS. Gren also was co-manager for Juventus for a brief period in 1961 along with Július Korostelev.

Gren died ten days after his 71st birthday and is buried in Västra Kyrkogården (Western Cemetery), Gothenburg, Västra Götaland, Sweden.

External links

* [http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/gren-intlg.html Detail of international appearances and goals] - by Roberto Mamrud, RSSSF