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Adolf Robert Zander (18 September 1895 – 27 June 1966) was a Swedish footballer who played as a goalkeeper.[1]

Club career

Zander is best remembered for representing Örgryte IS, which he helped win the 1925–26 Allsvenskan.[2] He played in 57 games for the team between 1924 and 1927.[2] He also represented IFK Göteborg and Redbergslids IK during his career.[3][4]

International career

A Swedish international between 1918 and 1926, Zander represented the Sweden national team at the 1920 and 1924 Summer Olympics.[5] He won a total of 20 caps for the Sweden national team and was named Stor Grabb in 1926.[6][7]

Personal life

Zander is the great-grandfather of the current professional footballer Gustav Ludwigson who played for Örgryte IS in 2018 and 2019.[8]

Career statistics

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year[7]
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. ^ a b "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. ^ a b "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

source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Zander