Gösta Johansson, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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ice hockey player
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Place of Birth: Stockholm, Sweden
About Gösta Johansson
- Gösta "Lill-Lulle" Johansson (2 March 1929 – 10 April 1997), was a Swedish ice hockey player and son of Gustaf ”Lulle” Johansson.In 1953 Johansson became world champion with the Swedish team.
- He was named one of the best players of 1949–1955 among Sven Tumba, Roland Stoltz and Lasse Björn.
- He was 32nd winner of “Stor Grabb” (Big Boy), an honorary award within Swedish sports.
- In 1952 Johansson finished third with the Swedish team in the Winter Olympics ice hockey tournament.
- He also won silver in 1951 and bronze in 1954 in the World Ice Hockey Championships.
- As a player of Djurgårdens IF, Johansson was Swedish champion a total of seven times.Johansson was the first Swedish ice hockey player to play professionally.
- He won the German championship as a player of Krefeld in former Federal Republic of Germany.
- Besides working as a businessman, Johansson was a successful trainer in Sweden, Switzerland and Italy.
- He coached the team Bolzano to 3 times championship victory.He became the second highest ranked Swedish ice hockey professional in Europe.
- He played in Zurich-Switzerland, and Krefeld in Germany during the 1950–1951 season.After finishing his active career, Johansson worked as an ice hockey coach.
- He was also a businessman in Sweden, Switzerland and Italy.
- Johansson won the Italian championship three times.
- In 1955 he married the German skater Gundi Busch.
- She was Germany’s first VM-championship in ice skating, which she won in 1954.
- Later they moved to Stockholm with their son Peter Lulle Johansson.
- In Stockholm, Gundi worked as ice skating trainer for many years before she died in Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease 2014.Gösta ”Lill-Lulle” Johansson died from liver cancer at home in Stockholm in 1997.
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