Gunnar Larsson was involved in turning IFK Gothenburg into a great power in football in the early 1980s. Among other things, he led the club to two Uefacups gold.
Torbjörn Nilsson belonged to IFK Gothenburg during several victories at this time and still had a relationship with Gunnar Larsson who died on Monday after being infected by covid-19.
- I didn't even know he was in hospital for this. It went so fast. It was so weird because I talked to him on his 80th birthday a few weeks ago and he was so happy that so many players had congratulated him.
Gunnar Larsson was not only a successful chairman in Blåvitt, but was, among other things, chairman of the Swedish Sports Federation for four years.
- He was a politician and lawyer so he was very grounded. And I don't say that in negative terms. He was strong and never felt like he was sitting on the slippery slope. Many years after Gunnar quit and there were problems in the association, he went to him. He had knowledge of most things and felt like a godfather in a positive sense.