Gunnar Larsson (sports administrator)

Gunnar Larsson
13th Chairman of IFK Göteborg
In office
1982–2000
Preceded byBertil Westblad
Succeeded byKurt Eliasson
Personal details
Born
Gunnar Larsson

(1940-03-29)29 March 1940
Gothenburg, Sweden
Died4 May 2020(2020-05-04) (aged 80)
Gothenburg, Sweden
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionLawyer[1]

Gunnar Larsson (29 March 1940 – 4 May 2020)[2] was a Swedish football and sports administrator, and politician. He was chairman of the Swedish football club IFK Göteborg from 1982 to 2000,[2] during which the club won the Swedish championships ten times, Svenska Cupen three times, the UEFA Cup twice, first in 1981–82 and again in 1986–87, reached the semi-finals in the 1985–86 European Cup, and participated in four UEFA Champions League group stages.[3]