Roland Grip
Encyclopedia
Bruno Roland Grip, born 1 January 1941 in Föllinge
, Jämtland
, is a former Swedish
footballer
.
Grip played as a defender in AIK
and made his debut in Allsvenskan
1964, and played there until he changed club to IK Sirius
in 1971. He played there until his retirement in 1975.
He was capped 55 times for the Swedish national team
and played in the 1970 FIFA World Cup
and the 1974 FIFA World Cup
.
Föllinge
Föllinge is a locality situated in Krokom Municipality, Jämtland County, Sweden with 509 inhabitants in 2005....
, Jämtland
Jämtland
Jämtland or Jamtland is a historical province or landskap in the center of Sweden in northern Europe. It borders to Härjedalen and Medelpad in the south, Ångermanland in the east, Lapland in the north and Trøndelag and Norway in the west...
, is a former Swedish
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
footballer
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
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Grip played as a defender in AIK
AIK Fotboll
AIK, , an abbreviation for Allmänna Idrottsklubben, , when needed internationally AIK Stockholm, is a Swedish football club based at Råsunda stadium in Solna, a municipality in Stockholm County bordering to Stockholm City Centre...
and made his debut in Allsvenskan
Allsvenskan
Allsvenskan is a Swedish professional league for association football clubs. At the top of the Swedish football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. Contested by 16 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with Superettan...
1964, and played there until he changed club to IK Sirius
IK Sirius Fotboll
IK Sirius is a Swedish football club located in Uppsala. The club is affiliated to the Upplands Fotbollförbund. - History :The club was formed in 1907, with its first success coming in 1924 when they reached the Svenska Mästerskapet final...
in 1971. He played there until his retirement in 1975.
He was capped 55 times for the Swedish national team
Sweden national football team
The Swedish national football team represents Sweden in association football and is controlled by the Swedish Football Association, the governing body for Football in Sweden. Sweden's home ground is Råsunda Stadium in Stockholms län and their head coach is Erik Hamrén. Sweden made their first...
and played in the 1970 FIFA World Cup
1970 FIFA World Cup
The 1970 FIFA World Cup, the ninth staging of the World Cup, was held in Mexico, from 31 May to 21 June. The 1970 tournament was the first World Cup hosted in North America, and the first held outside South America and Europe. In a match-up of two-time World Cup champions, the final was won by...
and the 1974 FIFA World Cup
1974 FIFA World Cup
The 1974 FIFA World Cup, the tenth staging of the World Cup, was held in West Germany from 13 June to 7 July. The tournament marked the first time that the current trophy, the FIFA World Cup Trophy, created by the Italian sculptor Silvio Gazzaniga, was awarded...
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