Filip Johansson (footballer)

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Filip Johansson
Filip Johansson
Personal information
Full name John Filip Valter Johansson
Date of birth (1902-01-21)21 January 1902
Place of birth Nödinge, Sweden
Date of death 1 November 1976(1976-11-01) (aged 74)
Place of death Surte, Sweden
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
Surte IS
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
?–1924 Fässbergs IF
1924–1933 IFK Göteborg 181 (180)
1935–1936 Gårda BK
International career
1925–1930
Sweden
16 (14)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

John Filip Valter Johansson (21 January 1902 – 1 November 1976) was a Swedish

striker. He was born in Surte, north of Gothenburg. He was nicknamed Svarte-Filip, meaning Black-Filip, referring to the pitch-black colour of his hair. He also played bandy
in Surte IS.

After starting his career playing for a local club, he also played for

Sweden national team
, scoring 14 goals.

Johansson died in 1976. In northeast Gothenburg there is a street named after him, "Svarte Filips Gata".[1]

Clubs

Sources

  • The article is based upon the Swedish version, which in turn is based upon the article about the player on Gårda BK:s website. [1].
  • Filip Johansson at EU-Football.info

Noter

  1. ^ "Fråga om Göteborg" (in Swedish). Aftonbladet. 14 April 2008. Retrieved 31 January 2021.

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