Ove Grahn

Ove Grahn
Grahn in the 1974 FIFA World Cup
Personal information
Full name Jan-Olof Grahn
Date of birth (1943-05-09)9 May 1943
Place of birth Norra Fågelås, Sweden
Date of death 11 July 2007(2007-07-11) (aged 64)
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
Norra Fågelås IF
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1960 Norra Fågelås IF 14 (40)
1961–1965 IF Elfsborg 91 (53)
1966–1971 Grasshoppers 133 (70)
1971–1973 Lausanne Sports 52 (31)
1973–1976 Grasshoppers 59 (20)
1976–1978 Örgryte IS 37 (3)
Total 386 (217)
International career
1961 Sweden U19 3 (7)
1964–1965 Sweden U21 6 (1)
1962–1965 Sweden B 5 (7)
1962–1976 Sweden 45 (10)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jan-Olof "Ove" Grahn (9 May 1943 – 11 July 2007) was a Swedish professional football player who played as a striker. He represented IF Elfsborg, Grasshoppers, Lausanne Sports, and Örgryte IS during a career that spanned between 1960 and 1978. A full international between 1962 and 1976, he won 45 caps and scored 10 goals for the Sweden national team and represented his country at the 1970 and 1974 FIFA World Cups.