Bertil Johansson

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Bertil Johansson

| image = BertilJohansson.jpg

| image_size = 175

| caption = Bertil Johansson

| fullname =

| height =

| birth_date = {{birth date|1935|3|22|df=y}}

| birth_place = Gothenburg, Sweden

| death_date = {{death date and age|2021|5|5|1935|3|22|df=y}}

| position = Striker

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 = Sävedalens IF

| years1 = 1955–1968

| clubs1 = IFK Göteborg

| caps1 = 267

| goals1 = 162

| nationalyears1 = 1954–1957

| nationalteam1 = Sweden U21

| nationalcaps1 = 6

| nationalgoals1 = 5

| manageryears1 = 1967–1970

| managerclubs1 = IFK Göteborg

| nationalteam2 = Sweden B

| nationalcaps2 = 9

| nationalgoals2 = 4

| nationalyears3 = 1958–1963

| nationalteam3 = Sweden

| nationalcaps3 = 4

| nationalgoals3 = 0

| nationalyears2 = 1955–1962

}}

John Bertil "Bebben" Johansson (22 March 1935 – 5 May 2021) was a Swedish football player who played as a striker, most notably for IFK Göteborg. He was also a football manager.

Career

After starting his career playing for the local club Sävedalens IF, he joined IFK Göteborg in 1955 and won a Swedish Championship with the club.{{Cite web|title=Bertil Johansson - ifkdb.se|url=http://ifkdb.se/bebben/|access-date=2021-05-06|website=ifkdb.se}} He won four caps for the Sweden national team between 1958 and 1963.{{Cite web|title=Bertil Johansson - Spelarstatistik - Svensk fotboll|url=https://www.svenskfotboll.se/spelarfakta/bertil-johansson/59f273ce-840c-4ffb-9d74-8389447e745e/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-05-06|website=www.svenskfotboll.se.|language=sv|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210506081513/https://www.svenskfotboll.se/spelarfakta/bertil-johansson/59f273ce-840c-4ffb-9d74-8389447e745e/ |archive-date=6 May 2021 }} He also represented the Sweden U21 and B teams.

After retiring as a player in 1968, he coached the team for two years and won another Swedish Championship.

In the wintertime, he played handball for Redbergslids IK.{{cite news|url=https://www.gp.se/nyheter/g%C3%B6teborg/bertil-bebben-johansson-29-7-1.839110|title=Bertil "Bebben" Johansson|publisher=Göteborgs-Posten|author=Anders Johansson|language=English|date=29 July 2011|accessdate=6 May 2021}}

Personal life

Johansson died on 5 May 2021, at the age of 86.{{Cite web|url=http://www.gp.se/1.46225839|title=Bertil "Bebben" Johansson död|first=Andreas Johnsson,Mattias|last=Balkander|date=5 May 2021|website=Göteborgs-Posten|accessdate=5 May 2021}}{{Cite web|title=Blåvitt-legendaren Bertil "Bebben" Johansson död|url=https://www.expressen.se/gt/sport/fotboll/allsvenskan/blavitt-legendaren-bertil--bebben-johansson-dod/|access-date=2021-05-06|website=www.expressen.se|date=5 May 2021 |language=sv}}

Career statistics

= Club =

Division !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" \|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition ! rowspan="2" \|Club ! rowspan="2" \|Season ! colspan="3" \|League ! colspan="2" \|Svenska Cupen ! colspan="2" \|Continental ! colspan="2" \|Other ! colspan="2" \|Total
rowspan="14" \|IFK Göteborg \|1954–55 \|Allsvenskan \|4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	5	0
1955–56 \|Allsvenskan \|22	12	0	0	0	0	13	9	35	21
1956–57 \|Allsvenskan \|22	8	0	0	0	0	18	26	40	34
1957–58 \|Allsvenskan \|32	27	0	0	5	2	26	20	63	49
1959 \|Allsvenskan \|22	17	0	0	5	2	12	12	39	31
1960 \|Allsvenskan \|21	17	0	0	0	0	7	2	28	19
1961 \|Allsvenskan \|20	20	0	0	2	0	20	14	42	34
1962 \|Allsvenskan \|22	18	0	0	0	0	16	9	38	27
1963 \|Allsvenskan \|22	13	0	0	0	0	21	12	43	25
1964 \|Allsvenskan \|22	10	0	0	0	0	15	7	37	17
1965 \|Allsvenskan \|21	7	0	0	0	0	16	6	37	13
1966 \|Allsvenskan \|18	8	0	0	0	0	8	2	26	10
1967 \|Allsvenskan \|10	2	1	0	0	0	8	5	19	7
1968 \|Allsvenskan \|10	3	0	0	0	0	2	0	12	3
colspan="3" \|Total !267	162	1	0	12	4	183	124	464	290

= International =

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" \|+Appearances and goals by national team and year !National team !Year !Apps !Goals
rowspan="6" \|Sweden \|1958 \|1 \|0
1959 \|0 \|0
1960 \|0 \|0
1961 \|1 \|0
1962 \|1 \|0
1963 \|1 \|0
colspan="2" \|Total !4 !0

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

|+Appearances and goals by national team and year

!National team

!Year

!Apps

!Goals

rowspan="6" |Sweden

|1958

1959

1960

1961

1962