Gunnar Gren
{{short description|Swedish footballer (1920–1991)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Gunnar Gren
| image = Gunnar Gren 1958.jpg
| caption = Gren during the 1958 FIFA World Cup in Sweden
| full_name = Johan Gunnar Gren
| birth_date = 31 October 1920
| birth_place = Gothenburg, Sweden
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1991|11|10|1920|10|31|df=y}}
| death_place = Gothenburg, Sweden
| height = 1.75 m
| position = Forward, attacking midfielder
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 = Silverkällans
| youthyears2 =
| youthclubs2 = Strix
| youthyears3 =
| youthclubs3 = Lindholmens
| years1 = 1937–1940
| clubs1 = Gårda BK
| caps1 = 54
| goals1 = 16
| years2 = 1941–1949
| clubs2 = IFK Göteborg
| caps2 = 168
| goals2 = 79
| years3 = 1949–1953
| clubs3 = AC Milan
| caps3 = 133
| goals3 = 38
| years4 = 1953–1955
| clubs4 = Fiorentina
| caps4 = 55
| goals4 = 5
| years5 = 1955–1956
| clubs5 = Genoa
| caps5 = 29
| goals5 = 2
| years6 = 1956–1957
| clubs6 = Örgryte
| caps6 = 4
| goals6 = 0
| years7 = 1963–1964
| clubs7 = GAIS
| caps7 = 22
| goals7 = 2
| years8 = 1976
| clubs8 = Oddevold
| caps8 = 1
| goals8 = 0
| totalcaps = 466
| totalgoals = 142
| nationalyears1 = 1939–1956
| nationalteam1 = Sweden B
| nationalcaps1 = 2
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 1940–1958
| nationalteam2 = Sweden
| nationalcaps2 = 57
| nationalgoals2 = 32
| manageryears1 = 1952
| managerclubs1 = A.C. Milan
| manageryears2 = 1956–1959
| managerclubs2 = Örgryte
| manageryears3 = 1960
| managerclubs3 = IFK Göteborg
| manageryears4 = 1963–1964
| managerclubs4 = GAIS
| manageryears5 = 1965–1966
| managerclubs5 = Värnamo
| manageryears6 = 1967
| managerclubs6 = Redbergslid
| manageryears7 = 1968–1969
| managerclubs7 = GAIS
| manageryears8 = 1970
| managerclubs8 = Skogens
| manageryears9 = 1973
| managerclubs9 = Fässberg
| manageryears10 = 1976
| managerclubs10 = Oddevold
| medaltemplates = {{MedalSport | Men's Football }}
{{MedalCountry| {{SWE}} }}
{{MedalOlympics}}
{{MedalGold | 1948 London |}}
{{MedalCompetition|FIFA World Cup}}
{{Medal|RU|1958 Sweden|}}
}}
Johan Gunnar Gren ({{IPA|sv|ˈɡɵ̌nːar ˈɡreːn|pron}}; 31 October 1920 – 10 November 1991) was a Swedish professional football player and coach. He is best remembered for playing for IFK Göteborg and AC Milan.
A creative forward, known for his technical skill, vision, tactical intelligence, and passing ability as a playmaker, he was part of the famous "Gre-No-Li" trio of forwards at Milan and the Sweden national team. He was also capable of playing as an attacking midfielder, as an offensive–minded central midfielder, known as the mezzala role in Italian football jargon, or even as a striker.{{cite web|url=https://www.acmilan.com/en/gunnar-gren|title=A.C. Milan Hall of Fame: Gunnar Gren|publisher=A.C. Milan|access-date=8 February 2016}}{{cite news |url=https://ricerca.repubblica.it/repubblica/archivio/repubblica/1997/03/07/effetto-simoni-sono-di-moda-ma-non.html |title=EFFETTO SIMONI 'SONO DI MODA MA NON VECCHIO' |work=La Repubblica |language=it |last1=Mura |first1=Gianni |date=7 March 1997 |access-date=16 April 2020 }}
A full international between 1940 and 1958, he won 57 caps and scored 32 goals for the Sweden men's national team. He was a part of the Sweden team that won gold at the 1948 Summer Olympics, as well as the team that finished second at the 1958 FIFA World Cup. In 1946, he was awarded Guldbollen as Sweden's best footballer of the year. Gren is considered to be one of Sweden's greatest and most prolific football players;{{cite web |title=10 Best Swedish Soccer Players of All Time |url=https://soccermavericks.com/best-swedish-soccer-players-of-all-time/ |website=Soccer Mavericks |access-date=2 January 2024}} a statue has been erected in his honor outside Gamla Ullevi stadium.
Early years
Gren was born on 31 October 1920 to parents Johan Olsson and Gerda Maria Olsson. Gren, a son of a carpenter, grew up in Majorna, Gothenburg.{{cite web|url=http://wwwc.aftonbladet.se/sport/guldbollen/1946.html|title=Aftonbladet sport: Guldbollen|work=aftonbladet.se}} From a young age, Gren excelled in football. On 7 October 1934, Gothenburg Football Association President Carl 'Ceve' Linde held a juggling contest. He won his first sporting prize – a bronze plaque. Göteborgs Sport Bladet wrote about 13-year-old Gren's skills and how he outshone some of the big boys in the national league. The then-13-year-old Gren played for Strix. During his youth, he played for Lindholmens and GAIK, before playing for Gårda.
Club career
=Gårda=
In 1937, Gren started playing for Gårda BK. He made his Allsvenskan debut on 1 May 1938 against Malmö FF, which resulted in a scoreless draw. During his time there, he played a total of 54 matches, scoring 16 goals.[https://web.archive.org/web/20050306053444/http://www.gardabk.se/historia/spelare/g_gren.htm Gunnar Gren]. gardabk.se
=IFK Göteborg=
In 1941, he was recruited by IFK Gothenburg. During his time in the club, Gren won one national championships in the 1941/42 season and was top scorer in 1947. He won the first ever Guldbollen in 1946.[https://web.archive.org/web/20120403035509/http://svenskfotboll.se/svensk-fotboll/historia/fotbollsgalan/guldbollen/ Guldbollen]. svenskfotboll.se
His first league match for IFK was in August 1941, when Gothenburg played against Gårda, winning 6–1 with Gren scoring the first goal.{{cite web |url=https://ifkdb.com/game/1198 |title = Sunday 20th of July 1941: Gårda BK - IFK Göteborg 1-6 (1-3) {{!}} ifkdb.com}} His last league game for Gothenburg was on 6 June 1949 versus Norrköping at Gamla Ullevi in which Gothenburg lost 1–0.{{cite web |url=https://ifkdb.com/game/1483 |title = Monday 6th of June 1949: IFK Göteborg - IFK Norrköping 0-1 (0-0) {{!}} ifkdb.com}} He had played 164 matches for Gothenburg and scored 78 goals.
=AC Milan=
On 11 September 1949, he debuted for A.C. Milan against Sampdoria, with Milan winning 3–1. During his time with Milan, he became the 'Gre' part of the famous Gre-No-Li trio with his Swedish teammates Gunnar Nordahl ('No') and Nils Liedholm ('Li').{{cite web|url=http://www.acmilan.com/infopage.aspx?id=84909|title=Homepage – AC Milan|work=acmilan.com}}{{dead link|date=October 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} He also earned the nickname the "Il Professore" which is Italian for "the professor".[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0340177/bio Gunnar Gren]. IMDb While at A.C. Milan, he won the league title for the 1950–51 season. He made 133 appearances in Serie A and scored 38 goals.[https://web.archive.org/web/20080318012438/http://www.enciclopediadelcalcio.com/Gren.html Gunnar Gren]. enciclopediadelcalcio.com Gren also managed Milan in 1952, before moving to Fiorentina.
=Later career=
In 1953, Gren moved to Fiorentina, where he made 55 appearances and scored five goals. Then in 1955, Gren moved to Genoa where he made 29 appearances and two goals. Tired of Italy, Gren decided to move back to Sweden. In 1956, Gren returned to Gothenburg, where he joined Örgryte as both player and manager. Gren left in 1959 and played for GAIS in 1963.{{cite web|url=http://www.gais.se/fotboll/gais.nsf/0/4E4928BCAD4F49D8C1256F16003A6357|title=GAIS – Spelarinformation för Gunnar Gren|work=GAIS|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100820010935/http://www.gais.se/fotboll/gais.nsf/0/4E4928BCAD4F49D8C1256F16003A6357|archive-date=20 August 2010}}
International career
File:AC Milan - Gre-No-Li.jpg playing for A.C. Milan, 1950]]
Gren made his debut for Sweden on 29 August 1940 in the team's 3–2 win over Finland. During the next decade he played 40 matches for the national team, ending in 1949 with 3–1 against Ireland in a World Cup qualifier and 2–2 in a friendly against Hungary. During this era Gren was part of the team that won the gold medal in the 1948 Olympics in London, scoring twice against Yugoslavia in the final on Wembley.{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/gr/gunnar-gren-1.html |title=Gunnar Gren |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417203538/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/gr/gunnar-gren-1.html |archive-date=17 April 2020}}
As a professional, Gren was suspended from the Sweden men's national team. However, the World Cup of 1958 would be in play on home soil and the Sweden national team seemed too weak for the competition, the Swedish Football Association changed this rule, and Gren, having now ended his professional career and playing in the Swedish Division 2, was again eligible. Gren went on to be the second oldest player of this World Cup, 37 years old, and played an important role in the silver medal-winning Swedish team. He played five matches during the World Cup and scored one goal, 2–1 against West Germany in the semi-final.
He was also named on the 1958 World Cup All-Star Team.
Gren's last cap came on 26 October 1958 against Denmark in a 4–4 draw. At the time, he was 37 years, 360 days old. In all, Gren made 57 appearances for the national team, scoring 32 goals.
Managerial career
Whilst at A.C. Milan, Gren managed the team in 1952. Also, Gren managed both Örgryte and GAIS as player-manager. After retiring as a player, Gren managed several teams. Gren became the technical director for Juventus for a brief period in 1961. Gren then managed GAIS,{{cite web|url=http://www.gais.se/Fotboll/gais.nsf/default|title=Välkommen till GAIS|work=gais.se|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090301054916/http://www.gais.se/Fotboll/gais.nsf/default|archive-date=1 March 2009}} Värnamo, Redbergslid, Skogens, Oddevold and Fässberg.
Retirement
Gren retired from football in the 1970s. He died ten days after his 71st birthday, and is buried in Västra Kyrkogården (Western Cemetery), Gothenburg, Västra Götaland, Sweden.
Career statistics
= Club =
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||
| rowspan="2" style="width:100px;"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season ! colspan="3" |League ! colspan="2" |Cup{{efn|Includes Svenska Cupen}} ! colspan="2" |Continental ! colspan="2" |Other{{efn|Includes Latin Cup}} ! colspan="2" |Total | ||
|---|---|---|
| Division
!width="40"|Apps !width="40"|Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals | ||
| rowspan="5" |Gårda BK | 1 | 0
| | | colspan="2" |– | colspan="2" |– | | |
| 1937–38
|Allsvenskan | 22 | 4
| | | colspan="2" |– | colspan="2" |– | | |
| 1938–39
|Allsvenskan | 22 | 8
| | | colspan="2" |– | colspan="2" |– | | |
| 1939–40
|Allsvenskan | 9 | 4
| | | colspan="2" |– | colspan="2" |– | | |
| colspan="2" |Total
!54 !16 ! ! ! colspan="2" |– ! colspan="2" |– ! ! | ||
| rowspan="10" |IFK Göteborg{{Cite web |title=Gunnar Gren - ifkdb.se |url=https://ifkdb.se/spelare/Gunnar-Gren_233 |access-date=22 September 2022 |website=ifkdb.se}}
|Allsvenskan | 0 | 0
|0 |0 | colspan="2" |– | colspan="2" |– |0 |0 |
| 1941–42
|Allsvenskan | 22 | 10
|2 |1 | colspan="2" |– | colspan="2" |– |24 |11 |
| 1942–43
|Allsvenskan | 22 | 9
|1 |0 | colspan="2" |– | colspan="2" |– |23 |9 |
| 1943–44
|Allsvenskan | 21 | 11
|0 |0 | colspan="2" |– | colspan="2" |– |21 |11 |
| 1944–45
|Allsvenskan | 16 | 8
|2 |0 | colspan="2" |– | colspan="2" |– |18 |8 |
| 1945–46
|Allsvenskan | 19 | 13
|3 |3 | colspan="2" |– | colspan="2" |– |22 |16 |
| 1946–47
|Allsvenskan | 20 | 18
|1 |0 | colspan="2" |– | colspan="2" |– |21 |18 |
| 1947–48
|Allsvenskan | 22 | 8
|0 |0 | colspan="2" |– | colspan="2" |– |22 |8 |
| 1948–49
|Allsvenskan |22 |1 |0 |0 | colspan="2" |– | colspan="2" |– |22 |1 | ||
| colspan="2" |Total
!164 !78 !9 !4 ! colspan="2" |– ! colspan="2" |– !173 !82 | ||
| rowspan="5" |AC Milan | 37 | 18
| | | | | | | | |
| 1950–51
|Serie A | 36 | 9
| | | | |4 |0 | | |
| 1951–52
|Serie A | 31 | 7
| | | | | | | | |
| 1952–53
|Serie A | 29 | 4
| | | | | | | | |
| colspan="2" |Total
!133 !38 ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! | ||
| rowspan="3" |Fiorentina
|Serie A | 33 | 2
| | | | | | | | |
| 1954–55
|Serie A | 23 | 2
| | | | | | | | |
| colspan="2" |Total
!56 !4 ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! | ||
| |Genoa
|Serie A | 32 | 23
| | | | | | | | |
| rowspan="4" |Örgryte | |
| | colspan="2" |– | colspan="2" |– | | | |
| 1957–58
|Division 2 Västra Götaland | |
| | colspan="2" |– | colspan="2" |– | | | |
| 1959
|Allsvenskan | |
| | colspan="2" |– | colspan="2" |– | | | |
| colspan="2" |Total
!4 !0 ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! | ||
| rowspan="2" |GAIS
|1963 |Division 2 Västra Götaland | 20 | 2
| | | colspan="2" |– | colspan="2" |– | | |
| 1964
|Allsvenskan | 2 | 0
| | | | | | | | |
| |Oddevold[https://web.archive.org/web/20120504080139/http://www.proteamonline.se/storage/customers/309/archive/Spelare%20%C3%A5r%20f%C3%B6r%20%C3%A5r%201951-2007.pdf Oddevolds spelare 1951–2007]. proteamonline.se
|1976 | 1 | 0
| | | colspan="2" |– | colspan="2" |– | | |
| colspan="3" |Career totals
!466 | 142
! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! |
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=International=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year{{Cite web |title=Gunnar Gren - Spelarstatistik - Svensk fotboll |url=https://www.svenskfotboll.se/spelarfakta/gunnar-gren/1861577a-fa4b-447a-979f-53fbbdc61130/ |access-date=13 September 2022 |website=www.svenskfotboll.se. |language=sv}} | |||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| rowspan="19" |Sweden
|1940 | 3 | 1 | |
| 1941 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1942
|4 |1 | |||
| 1943
|4 |1 | |||
| 1944 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1945 | 6 | 5 | |
| 1946 | 4 | 7 | |
| 1947 | 6 | 3 | |
| 1948 | 9 | 6 | |
| 1949 | 3 | 1 | |
| 1950 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1951 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1952 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1953 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1954 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1955 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1956 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1957 | 8 | 4 | |
| 1958 | 9 | 3 | |
| colspan="2" |Total | 57 | 32 |
:Scores and results list Sweden's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Gren goal.
| class="wikitable sortable" | ||||||
| scope="col"|No.
!scope="col"|Date !scope="col"|Venue !scope="col"|Opponent !scope="col"|Score !scope="col"|Result !scope="col"|Competition !Ref. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align="center"| 1 | 22 September 1940 | Råsunda, Solna, Sweden | {{fb|FIN}} | align="center"| 5–0 | align="center" | 5–0 | Friendly |
| align="center"| 2 | 4 October 1942 | Råsunda, Solna, Sweden | {{fb|DEN}} | align="center" | 1–0 | align="center" | 2–1 | Friendly |
| align="center"| 3 | 20 June 1943 | Parken, Copenhagen, Denmark | {{fb|DEN}} | align="center" | 1–1 | align="center" | 2–3 | Friendly |
| align="center"| 4 | 1 July 1945 | Parken, Copenhagen, Denmark | {{fb|DEN}} | align="center" | 4–3 | align="center" | 4–3 | Friendly |
| align="center"| 5 | rowspan="3" | 26 August 1945 | rowspan="3" | Ullevi, Gothenburg, Sweden | rowspan="3" | {{fb|FIN}} | align="center" | 2–0 | rowspan="3" align="center" | 7–2 | rowspan="3" | Friendly |
| align="center"| 6 | align="center" | 5–2 | |||||
| align="center"| 7 | align="center" | 6–2 | |||||
| align="center"| 8 | 21 October 1945 | Råsunda, Solna, Sweden | {{fb|NOR}} | align="center" | 7–0 | align="center" | 10–0 | Friendly |
| align="center"| 9 | 23 June 1946 | Parken, Copenhagen, Denmark | {{fb|DEN}} | align="center" | 1–1 | align="center" | 1–3 | Friendly |
| align="center"| 10 | rowspan="4" | 7 July 1946 | rowspan="4" | Råsunda, Solna, Sweden | rowspan="4" | {{fb|SUI}} | align="center" | 1–1 | rowspan="4" align="center" | 7–2 | rowspan="4" | Friendly |
| align="center"| 11 | align="center" | 3–1 | |||||
| align="center"| 12 | align="center" | 4–2 | |||||
| align="center"| 13 | align="center" | 6–2 | |||||
| align="center"| 14 | 15 September 1946 | Ullevaal, Oslo, Norway | {{fb|NOR}} | align="center" | 2–0 | style="text-align:center" | 3–0 | Friendly |
| align="center"| 15
|6 October 1946 |Ullevi, Gothenburg, Sweden |{{fb|DEN}} | align="center" | 1–0
| align="center" |3–3 |Friendly | |||||
| align="center"| 16
|24 August 1947 |{{fb|FIN}} | align="center" | 3–0
| align="center" |7–0 |Friendly | |||||
| align="center"| 17
|5 October 1947 |Råsunda, Solna, Sweden |{{fb|NOR}} | align="center" | 1–0
| align="center" |4–1 |Friendly | |||||
| align="center"| 18 | 19 November 1947 | Highbury, London, England | {{fb|ENG}} | align="center" | 2–3 | align="center" | 2–4 | Friendly |
| align="center"| 19 | rowspan="2" | 11 July 1948 | rowspan="2" | Råsunda, Solna, Sweden | rowspan="2" | {{fb|AUT|name=Austria}} | align="center" | 2–1 | rowspan="2" align="center" | 3–2 | rowspan="2" | Friendly |
| align="center"| 20 | align="center" | 3–2 | |||||
| align="center"| 21 | 5 August 1948 | Selhurst Park, London, England | {{fb|KOR}} | align="center" | 3–0 | align="center" | 12–0 | 1948 Summer Olympics |
| align="center"| 22 | rowspan="2"| 13 August 1948 | rowspan="2" | Wembley Stadium, London, England | rowspan="2" | {{fb|YUG}} | align="center" | 1–0 | rowspan="2" style="text-align:center" | 3–1 | rowspan="2" | 1948 Summer Olympics |
| align="center"| 23 | align="center"| 3–1 | |||||
| align="center"| 24 | 14 November 1948 | Praterstadion, Vienna, Austria | {{fb|AUT|name=Austria}} | align="center" | 1–2 | align="center" | 1–2 | Friendly |
| align="center"| 25 | 19 June 1949 | Råsunda, Solna, Sweden | {{fb|HUN}} | align="center" | 2–2 | align="center" | 2–2 | Friendly |
| align="center"| 26 | rowspan="3" | 22 September 1957 | rowspan="3" | Råsunda, Solna, Sweden | rowspan="3" | {{fb|FIN}} | align="center" | 1–0 | rowspan="3" style="text-align:center" | 5–1 | rowspan="3" | 1956–59 Nordic Football Championship |
| align="center"| 27 | align="center"| 2–0 | |||||
| align="center"| 28 | align="center" | 5–1 | |||||
| align="center"| 29 | 13 October 1957 | Råsunda, Solna, Sweden | {{fb|NOR}} | align="center" | 5–2 | align="center" | 5–2 | 1956–59 Nordic Football Championship |
| align="center"| 30 | 24 June 1958 | Ullevi, Gothenburg, Sweden | {{fb|West Germany}} | align="center" | 2–1 | align="center" | 3–1 | 1958 FIFA World Cup |
| align="center"| 31 | rowspan="2"| 26 October 1958 | rowspan="2" | Råsunda, Solna, Sweden | rowspan="2" | {{fb|DEN}} | align="center" | 3–2 | rowspan="2" style="text-align:center" | 4–4 | rowspan="2" | 1956–59 Nordic Football Championship |
| align="center"| 32 | align="center"| 4–3 |
Honours
Image:Gamla ullevi goteborg gren.jpg stadium.]]
- FIFA World Cup runner-up: 1958
- Summer Olympics: 1948
- Nordic Football Championship: 1937–47, 1948–51, 1956–59
Individual
- Guldbollen: 1946
- Allsvenskan top scorer: 1946–47
- Goteborg Football Association Juggling Award: 1934
- Serie A Team of The Year: 1951,{{cite web|url=http://dlib.coninet.it/bookreader.php?/6&f=9966&p=1&c=1#page/1/mode/2up |website=Biblioteca dello Sport |title=Corriere dello Sport 1951|access-date=28 January 2025 }} 1952,{{cite web|url=http://dlib.coninet.it/bookreader.php?/6&f=11193&p=1&c=1#page/1/mode/1up |website=Biblioteca dello Sport |title=Corriere dello Sport 1952|access-date=28 January 2025 }} 1953,{{cite web|url=http://dlib.coninet.it/bookreader.php?/6&f=9327&p=1&c=1#page/3/mode/1up |website=Biblioteca dello Sport |title=Corriere dello Sport 1953|access-date=28 January 2025 }} 1954{{cite web|url=http://dlib.coninet.it/bookreader.php?/?q=node/?q=node/6&f=9636&p=1&c=1#page/3/mode/1up |website=Biblioteca dello Sport |title=Corriere dello Sport 1954|access-date=28 January 2025 }}
- FIFA World Cup All-Star Team: 1958{{cite web|url=http://football.sporting99.com/fifa-world-cup-all-star-team.html|title=FIFA World Cup All-Star Team – Football world Cup All Star Team|publisher=Football Sporting 99|access-date=28 June 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160630203237/http://football.sporting99.com/fifa-world-cup-all-star-team.html|archive-date=30 June 2016}}
- Venerdì's 100 Magnifici[https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/bestbest.html "The Best of The Best"] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100126041553/http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/bestbest.html |date=26 January 2010 }} Retrieved on 17 November 2015
- A.C. Milan Hall of Fame
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
{{Commons category}}
- [https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/gren-intlg.html Detail of international appearances and goals] – by Roberto Mamrud, RSSSF
- {{ifkdb|name=Gunnar Gren}}
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