Robert Zander

Robert Zander

File:Swefootball rzander1919netherlands24aug.jpg Zander with Sweden in August 1919, ahead of a game against the Netherlands at the Stockholm Stadium.
Personal information
Full name	Adolf Robert Zander
Date of birth	(1895-09-18)18 September 1895
Place of birth	Luleå, Sweden
Date of death	27 June 1966(1966-06-27) (aged 70)
Place of death	Gothenburg, Sweden
Position	Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1919	IFK Göteborg
1920–1927	Örgryte IS
	Redbergslids IK
International career
1918–1926	Sweden	20	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Adolf Robert Zander (18 September 1895 – 27 June 1966) was a Swedish footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

Club career

Zander is best remembered for representing Örgryte IS, which he helped win the 1925–26 Allsvenskan. He played in 57 games for the team between 1924 and 1927. He also represented IFK Göteborg and Redbergslids IK during his career.

International career

A Swedish international between 1918 and 1926, Zander represented the Sweden national team at the 1920 and 1924 Summer Olympics. He won a total of 20 caps for the Sweden national team and was named Stor Grabb in 1926.

Personal life

Zander is the great-grandfather of the current professional footballer Gustav Ludwigson who played for Örgryte IS in 2018 and 2019.

Career statistics

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Sweden	1918	1	0
	1919	4	0
	1920	6	0
	1921	1	0
	1922	0	0
	1923	2	0
	1924	3	0
	1925	1	0
	1926	2	0
Total		20	0

Honours

Örgryte IS

• Allsvenskan: 1925–26

International

• Summer Olympics bronze: 1924

Individual

• Stor Grabb: 1926