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Swedish footballer

Robert Zander
Zander with Sweden in August 1919, ahead of a game against the Netherlands at the Stockholm Stadium.
Personal information
Full name Adolf Robert Zander
Date of birth (1895-09-18)18 September 1895
Place of birth Luleå, Sweden
Date of death 27 June 1966(1966-06-27) (aged 70)
Place of death Gothenburg, Sweden
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1919 IFK Göteborg 1000 (10000)
1920–1927 Örgryte IS 20 (8000)
Redbergslids IK
International career
1918–1926 Sweden 20 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Adolf Robert Zander (18 September 1895 – 27 June 1966) was a Swedish footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

Club career

Zander is best remembered for representing Örgryte IS, which he helped win the 1925–26 Allsvenskan. 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 and 1924 Summer Olympics. 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 who played for Örgryte IS in 2018 and 2019.

Career statistics

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Sweden 1918 1 0
1919 4 0
1920 6 0
1921 1 0
1922 0 0
1923 2 0
1924 3 0
1925 1 0
1926 2 0
Total 20 0

Honours

Örgryte IS

International

Individual

References

  1. "Robert Zander". Olympedia. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
  2. ^ "ÖIS Allsvenska seriemästare – 1926 *) - Balders Hage". webnews.textalk.com. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
  3. "Robert Zander". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
  4. "Robert Zander - ifkdb.com". ifkdb.com. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
  5. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Robert Zander Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
  6. "Stora Grabbars Märke - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 3 November 2020.
  7. ^ "Robert Zander - Spelarstatistik - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se. (in Swedish). Retrieved 3 November 2020.
  8. "Välkommen till Örgryte IS, Gustav Ludwigson!". fotboll.ois.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 3 November 2020.

External links

Sweden football squad – 1920 Summer Olympics
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Sweden football squad – 1924 Summer Olympics – Bronze medalists
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