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Johan Gunnar Gren (pronounced [ˈɡɵ̌nːar ˈɡreːn]; 31 October 1920 – 10 November 1991)[1] was a Swedish professional football player and coach. He is best remembered for playing for IFK Göteborg and A.C. Milan.

A creative forward, known for his technical skill, vision, tactical intelligence, and passing ability as a playmaker, he was part of the famous "Gre-No-Li" trio of forwards at Milan and the Sweden national team. He was also capable of playing as an attacking midfielder, as an offensive–minded central midfielder, known as the mezzala role in Italian football jargon, or even as a striker.

A full international between 1940 and 1958, he won 57 caps and scored 32 goals for the Sweden national team. He was a part of the Sweden team that won gold at the 1948 Summer Olympics, as well as the team that finished second at the 1958 FIFA World Cup. In 1946, he was awarded Guldbollen as Sweden's best footballer of the year. Gren is considered to be one of Sweden's greatest and most prolific football players; a statue has been erected in his honor outside Gamla Ullevi stadium.

Honours

IFK Göteborg

• Allsvenskan: 1941–42

A.C. Milan

• Serie A: 1950–51

• Latin Cup: 1950–51

Sweden

• FIFA World Cup runner-up: 1958

• Summer Olympics: 1948

• Nordic Football Championship: 1937–47, 1948–51, 1956–59

Individual

• Guldbollen: 1946

• Allsvenskan top scorer: 1946–47

• Goteborg Football Association Juggling Award: 1934

• A.C. Milan Hall of Fame