Anders Grönhagen Explained

Anders Grönhagen
Fullname:Per Nils Anders Grönhagen
Birth Date:22 May 1953
Birth Place:Gudmundrå, Sweden
Position:Striker
Youthclubs1:Kramfors IF
Clubs1:Kramfors IF
Years2:1971–1972
Clubs2:Kramfors-Alliansen
Years3:1973–1975
Clubs3:GIF Sundsvall
Years4:1976–1983
Clubs4:Djurgårdens IF
Caps4:146
Goals4:48
Years5:1984–1985
Clubs5:GIF Sundsvall
Caps5:44
Goals5:33
Nationalyears1:1970–1971
Nationalteam1:Sweden U18[1]
Nationalcaps1:8
Nationalgoals1:3
Nationalyears2:1973–1976
Nationalteam2:Sweden U23
Nationalcaps2:13
Nationalgoals2:4
Nationalyears3:1976–1979
Nationalteam3:Sweden[2]
Nationalcaps3:18
Nationalgoals3:4
Manageryears1:1986–1989
Manageryears2:1991
Manageryears3:1994–1996
Manageryears4:2002–2003
Manageryears5:2004
Manageryears6:2006
Manageryears7:2007–2009
Managerclubs1:GIF Sundsvall
Managerclubs2:IFK Sundsvall
Managerclubs3:Djurgårdens IF
Managerclubs4:IF Elfsborg
Managerclubs5:IF Brommapojkarna
Managerclubs6:Djurgårdens IF
Managerclubs7:Fredrikstad FK

Per Nils Anders Grönhagen (born 22 May 1953) is a former football manager and former football player.

Club career

Born in Gudmundrå, Sweden, Grönhagen made his debut for Kramfors IF in Division 3 as a 15-year-old.[3] In 1972, he joined GIF Sundsvall to play in Division 2 Norra.[3] With GIF Sundsvall, he qualified for the 1975 Allsvenskan and played 25 matches in his Allsvenskan debut season.[4]

For the 1976 season, Grönhagen joined Djurgårdens IF Fotboll.[3] Over eight seasons, he played 146 league games for Djurgården and scored 48 goals.[4] In 1983, Grönhagen returned to GIF Sundsvall.[3] He finished his playing career in 1985.[3]

International career

He earned 18 international caps and scored four goals for Sweden.[5]

Managerial career

Grönhagen started his management career in GIF Sundsvall from 1986 to 89, before coaching IFK Sundsvall from 1990 to 92, Djurgårdens IF from 1994 to 96, GIF Sundsvall from 1999 to 2001.[3] In 2002, he took over IF Elfsborg.[3] He left Elfsborg after two seasons in 2003.[6]

In November 2003, it was announced that Grönhagen was to take over IF Brommapojkarna for the 2004 season.[7] He left after one season.[8] In September 2006, Grönhagen started his second tenure in Djurgårdens IF, taking over from Kjell Jonevret.[9] He managed the team for the remaining six matches of the season[10]

Grönhagen joined Norwegian Tippeligaen side Fredrikstad FK in 2007.[11] He finished second in the 2008 Tippeligaen before leaving in 2009.[12]

Career statistics

Club statistics
ClubSeasonLeagueCupEuropeOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
GIF Sundsvall19730 0
1974 0 0
197525 3 25 3
Total 25 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 3
Djurgården197618 4 2 0 20 4
1977 22 7 22 7
1978 26 10 26 10
1979 26 10 26 10
1980 17 5 17 5
1981 11 2 11 2
198217 4 2 1 19 5
1983 9 6 9 6
Total 146 48 0 0 2 0 2 1 150 49
GIF Sundsvall19839 3 9 3
1984 21 18 21 18
1985 14 12 14 12
Total 44 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 44 33
Career total 215 84 0 0 2 0 2 1 219 85

Honours

GIF Sundsvall

Djurgårdens IF

Notes and References

  1. Book: Alsiö . Martin . Frantz . Alf . Lindahl . Jimmy . Persson . Gunnar . 100 år: Svenska fotbollförbundets jubileumsbok 1904-2004, del 2: statistiken . Stroemberg Media Group . 2004 . Vällingby . Swedish . 100 years: Swedish Football Association's centenary 1904-2004, part 2: statistics . 91-86184-59-8.
  2. Web site: Sweden men's national football team stats . https://web.archive.org/web/20010609200325/http://hem.passagen.se/fotbollslandslaget/statistiktest.htm . dead . 2001-06-09 . Swedish . passagen.se.
  3. Web site: Guliganerna gratulerar Anders Grönhagen . svenskafans.com.
  4. Web site: Anders Grönhagen. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. national-football-teams.com.
  5. Web site: Anders Grönhagen - Spelarstatistik - Svensk fotboll . 2022-03-04 . www.svenskfotboll.se. . sv.
  6. Web site: Anders Grönhagen slutar i Elfsborg. Sveriges Radio. sverigesradio.se.
  7. Web site: Grönhagen klar för Brommapojkarna. DN.SE.
  8. Web site: Grönhagen lämnar BP. Expressen.
  9. Web site: Jonevret lämnar Djurgården. SvD.se och TT. SvD.se.
  10. Web site: Jag har ett stort hjärta för Dif. Aftonbladet.
  11. Web site: Grönhagen tar över Fredriksstad. Expressen.
  12. Web site: Grönhagen slutar i Fredrikstad. DN.SE.