Roger Gustafsson

{{short description|Swedish footballer and manager}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2024}} {{Infobox football biography |name = Roger Gustafsson |image = |fullname = Roger Gustafsson |birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1952|2|29|df=yes}} |birth_place = [[Gothenburg]], [[Sweden]] |position = [[Defender (football)|Defender]] |currentclub = |years1= 1974–1979| years2 = | clubs1 = [[GAIS]] | clubs2 =[[BK Häcken]] |caps1= | goals1 = | caps2 = | goals2 = | manageryears1 = 1983–1989 | manageryears2 = 1990–1995 | manageryears3 = 1996–1999 | manageryears4 =2002 | managerclubs1 = [[IFK Göteborg]] (youth team) | managerclubs2 = [[IFK Göteborg]] | managerclubs3 = None | managerclubs4 =[[IFK Göteborg]] }} '''Roger Gustafsson''' (born 29 February 1952, in [[Gothenburg]]) is a Swedish former [[football (soccer)|football]] player and [[coach (sport)|manager]]. He has played in the highest Swedish league, [[Allsvenskan]], with [[GAIS]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gais.se/Fotboll/gais.nsf/0/4184FC1186936CD6C1256F16003A63F7?OpenDocument |title=GAIS - Spelarinformation för Roger Gustavsson |accessdate=2010-03-21 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110930094755/http://www.gais.se/Fotboll/gais.nsf/0/4184FC1186936CD6C1256F16003A63F7?OpenDocument |archivedate=2011-09-30 }}</ref> but is better known as the best performing manager in Allsvenskan ever, having won five [[Swedish football champions|Swedish championships]] with [[IFK Göteborg]]. He also took the club to the [[UEFA Champions League|Champions League]] group stage twice and the quarter-finals of the same tournament once. He is still active in the club as leader of the youth section.

== Achievements ==

* [[Swedish football champions|Swedish championships]] (5): 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995 * [[Svenska Cupen|Swedish cup wins]] (1): 1990–91 * [[UEFA Champions League|Champions League]] (2): group stage 1992–93, quarter-finals 1994–95

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