Johan Gunnar Gren was a Swedish professional football player and coach. He is best remembered for playing for IFK Göteborg and AC Milan.
The Swedish Football Association is the governing and body of football in Sweden. It organises the football leagues – Allsvenskan for men and Damallsvenskan for women – and the men's and women's national teams. It is based in Solna and is a founding member of both FIFA and UEFA. SvFF is supported by 24 district organisations.
Torbjörn Anders Nilsson is a Swedish footballer and manager who played as a striker. Considered one of the best Swedish footballers of all time, he is best remembered for his time with IFK Göteborg with which he won two Swedish championship titles, the 1981–82 UEFA Cup, and reached the semi-finals of the 1985–86 European Cup. He also represented PSV Eindhoven in the Netherlands and 1. FC Kaiserslautern in Germany during a career that spanned between 1971 and 1990. A full international between 1976 and 1985, he won 28 caps for the Sweden national team and scored nine goals. He represented his country at the 1978 FIFA World Cup and was the 1982 recipient of Guldbollen.
Bengt Ove Kindvall is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as a striker. He started his career at IFK Norrköping, where he played until he joined Feyenoord in 1966 and became professional. The same year, he won the Guldbollen, as the best Swedish footballer of the year. He is regarded as one of Sweden's greatest ever players. A full international between 1965 and 1974, he won 43 caps and scored 16 goals for the Sweden national team. He represented his country at the 1970 and 1974 FIFA World Cups.
Nils Lennart Roland Nilsson is a Swedish professional football manager and former player. He was most recently the head coach of Allsvenskan club IFK Göteborg. As a player, Nilsson played 116 games for Sweden, making him the sixth most capped player in the Sweden national team. He also won the UEFA Cup and played in the semi-finals of the World Cup, the European Championships, and the European Cup during a playing career lasting over two decades. He won his first major honour as a manager in 2010 with Malmö FF when the team won Allsvenskan. On 1 April 2011 Copenhagen confirmed Nilsson as the club's new manager to replace Ståle Solbakken who left Copenhagen to become manager of 1. FC Köln in the summer of 2011. Nilsson joined Copenhagen on 1 June 2011 but was sacked after six months on 9 January 2012.
Pär Johan Åke Hansson is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He represented Helsingborgs IF, Ängelholms FF, and Feyenoord during a professional career that spanned between 2005 and 2019. A full international between 2011 and 2014, he won six caps for the Sweden national team and was a squad member at UEFA Euro 2012.
Jan Mikael Nilsson is a Swedish former footballer who played as a defender. He most notably played for IFK Göteborg with which he won six Swedish Championships and played in the UEFA Champions League. A full international between 1991 and 1996, he won 22 caps for the Sweden national team and represented his country at UEFA Euro 1992 and at the 1994 FIFA World Cup where Sweden finished third.
Lars Thomas "Lasse" Nilsson is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as a forward. Best remembered for his time with IF Elfsborg, he also represented clubs in the Netherlands, France, and Denmark. He won two caps for the Sweden national team.
Hans Peter Joakim Nilsson is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He played for Landskrona BoIS and Malmö FF in his native Sweden, and Sporting de Gijón in Spain during a career that spanned between 1985 and 1995. He appeared for the Sweden national team a total of 27 times, and participated in the 1990 FIFA World Cup in Italy as well as UEFA Euro 1992. He represented Sweden at the 1988 Summer Olympics.
Johan Bertilsson is a Swedish footballer who plays as a midfielder for Karlstad.
Daniel Nilsson is a Swedish footballer who plays for Sölvesborgs GoIF as a midfielder.
David Erik Johan Mitov Nilsson is a professional footballer who plays for IFK Norrköping as a goalkeeper. Born in Sweden, he plays for the North Macedonia national team.
Håkan Gustaf Nilsson is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Belgian Pro League club Club Brugge.
Johan Nilsson may refer to:
Guiomar is both a name and a surname found in France, Spain, Portugal, Brazil and Macao. It originated in the north of France during Medieval times, from the fictional character Guiomar, which is found in the Arthurian legends. This name could derive from uuiu which means worthy in Old Breton and marc'h which means horse in Breton.
Jörgen Joakim Nilsson is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Major League Soccer club St. Louis City SC.
Malkolm Johan Henrik Nilsson Säfqvist is a Swedish footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Djurgårdens IF.
Helen Nilsson is a Swedish footballer who played as a forward for the Sweden women's national football team. She was part of the team at the 1991 FIFA Women's World Cup and 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup. At the club level she played for Gideonsbergs IF in Sweden.
John Oskar Emanuel "Long-John" Nilsson was a Swedish footballer who played as a forward. He was the 1930–31 Allsvenskan top scorer while at GAIS and won two caps for the Sweden national team, scoring six goals.
