Jan-Olof "Ove" Grahn (9 May 1943 – 11 July 2007) was a Swedish professional football player who played as a striker. He represented IF Elfsborg, Grasshoppers, Lausanne Sports, and Örgryte IS during a career that spanned between 1960 and 1978. A full international between 1962 and 1976, he won 45 caps and scored 10 goals for the Sweden national team and represented his country at the 1970 and 1974 FIFA World Cups.
Club career Grahn began his career with Norra Fågelås IF in Division 4, where he scored 40 goals in 14 games during the 1960 season at only 17 years of age. He then signed for IF Elfsborg in Allsvenskan and played in four games as they won the 1961 Allsvenskan title. He then went on to play professionally in Switzerland for 10 years before finishing up his career at Örgryte IS.
International career Between 1962 and 1976, Grahn played 45 international games for Sweden, and represented his country at the 1970 and 1974 FIFA World Cups, where he scored the winning goal against Uruguay in the former. He also represented the Sweden U19, U21, and B teams between 1961 and 1965.
Career statistics
International +Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsSweden196221196300196400196530196600196700196831196962197041197132197220197361197490197542197630Total4510
Scores and results list Sweden's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Grahn goal.
+List of international goals scored by Ove GrahnNo.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition119 June 1962Helsinki Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland1–03–01960–63 Nordic Football Championship21 August 1968Ullevi, Gothenburg, Sweden2–12–2Friendly319 June 1969Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway4–05–21970 FIFA World Cup qualification424 September 1969Råsunda Stadium, Solna, Sweden2–02–0Friendly510 June 1970Estadio Cuahtemoc, Puebla City, Mexico1–01–01970 FIFA World Cup620 June 1971Parken, Copenhagen, Denmark1–03–11968–71 Nordic Football Championship73–1823 May 1973Ullevi, Gothenburg, Sweden2–13–21974 FIFA World Cup qualification919 May 1975Örjans Vall, Halmstad, Sweden2–12–1Friendly1030 June 1975Råsunda Stadium, Solna, Sweden3–13–1UEFA Euro 1976 qualification
Honours Elfsborg
Allsvenskan: 1961
Grasshoppers
Nationalliga A: 1970–71 Swiss League Cup: 1974–75
Individual
Division 4 top scorer: 1960 Stor Grabb: 1968 Nationalliga A top scorer: 1973 (shared with Ottmar Hidzfeld)
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