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 | 18 September 1895 | ||
| Place of birth | Luleå, Sweden | ||
| Date of death | 27 June 1966 (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.[1]
Club career
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]Zander is the great-grandfather of the current professional footballer Gustav Ludwigson who played for Örgryte IS in 2018 and 2019.[8]
Career statistics
[edit]International
[edit]| 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
[edit]Örgryte IS
International
- Summer Olympics bronze: 1924
Individual
- Stor Grabb: 1926
References
[edit]- ^ "Robert Zander". Olympedia. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
- ^ a b "ÖIS Allsvenska seriemästare – 1926 *) - Balders Hage". webnews.textalk.com. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
- ^ "Robert Zander". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
- ^ "Robert Zander - ifkdb.com". ifkdb.com. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Stora Grabbars Märke - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 3 November 2020.
- ^ a b "Robert Zander - Spelarstatistik - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se. (in Swedish). Retrieved 3 November 2020.
- ^ "Välkommen till Örgryte IS, Gustav Ludwigson!". fotboll.ois.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 3 November 2020.
External links
[edit]- Robert Zander at WorldFootball.net
- Robert Zander at National-Football-Teams.com
- Robert Zander at EU-Football.info
- Robert Zander at Olympedia
- Robert Zander at the Swedish Olympic Committee (in Swedish)
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