This is a list of family relations in Allsvenskan. Since the creation of the Allsvenskan in 1924, family members have been involved in all aspects of the league. Although most connections are among players, there have also been family members involved in coaching.
The Nordahl has had the largest number of family members – seven – play and coach in Allsvenskan. The original five brothers (Bertil, Knut, Gunnar, Gösta, Göran) and two of their sons (cousins Thomas and Per-Gösta) result in multiple brother/father-son/uncle-nephew/cousin combinations.
The longest multi-generational family is the direct line of three generations starting with Gösta Sandberg, father of Lars Sandberg, who is father-in-law of Anton Sandberg Magnusson and Gustav Sandberg Magnusson, and the Bild family: Harry Bild, uncle of Per-Olof Bild, who is the father Andreas and Fredrik Bild. To note is also the Hysén family of Allsvenskan players: brothers Erik and Carl Hysén, Eriks's grandson Glenn Hysén, whose sons Tobias and Alexander Hysén also have played in Allsvenskan, all except Alexander for IFK Göteborg. Glenn's father Kurt Hysén also played for IFK Göteborg, however not in the senior team.
Another family is the Svensson family playing for Östers IF: brothers Peter and Tommy Svensson, and their brothers-in-law Karl-Axel Blomqvist and Kalle Björklund, Blomqvist's grandson Matteo Blomqvist-Zampi and Björklund's son Joachim Björklund. Peter and Tommy Svensson's father (and the father-in-law of Karl-Axel Blomqvist and Karl-Gunnar Björklund) played for Östers IF before they were promoted to Allsvenskan and was chairman during a number of Allsvenskan seasons.
Below is a list of family relations throughout Allsvenskan as players and managers.
Brothers Last nameSiblingsCountry Notes Albornoz Mauricio, Miiko Both brothers played for IF Brommapojkarna in the 2009 season. Alexandersson Niclas, Daniel Both brothers played for IFK Göteborg in the 2008 and 2009 seasons. Amuneke Kevin, Kingsley Both brothers played for Landskrona BoIS in the 2005 season. Anderberg Gunnar, Lennart Andersson Patrik, Daniel Both brothers played for Malmö FF. Andersson Rolf-Inge, Sven-Bertil, Bo All three brothers played for Mjällby AIF. Andersson-Tvilling Hans, Stig (twins) Both brothers played for Djurgårdens IF. Aronsson Jan, Leif Both brothers played for Degerfors IF and Djurgårdens IF. Augustsson Jörgen, Bo Both brothers played for Åtvidabergs FF and Landskrona BoIS in the 1970s. Augustsson Andreas, Jakob Berg Jonatan, Marcus Both brothers played for IFK Göteborg. Bergvall Theo, Lucas Both brothers played for Djurgårdens IF. Bild Andreas, Fredrik Börjesson Helge, Rune Both brothers played for Örgryte IS in the 1959 to 1961 as well as the 1964 to 1966 seasons. Carlsson Jerry, Conny Both brothers played multiple seasons together for IFK Göteborg. Dahlgren Gert, Kenneth Both brothers played for Landskrona BoIS. Dahlin Johan, Erik Both brothers played as goalkeepers. Dahlqvist Edvin, Isak Both brothers played for IFK Göteborg. Ekdal Albin, Hjalmar Both brothers played for Djurgårdens IF. Elm Rasmus, Viktor, David All three brothers played for Kalmar FF. The three of them won the 2008 Allsvenskan. Elmander Johan, Patrik Both brothers played for Örgryte IS. Eriksson Jan Eriksson, Patrik Eriksson-Ohlsson Farnerud Pontus, Alexander Both brothers played for IFK Göteborg, Alexander also represented Landskrona, Häcken and Helsingborg. Gustafson Simon, Samuel (twins) Both brothers played for BK Häcken. Hjertsson Arne, Kjell, Sven All three brothers played for Malmö FF. The three of them made one appearance together, on 29 May 1944. Holmgren Tord, Tommy, Bjarne Tord and Tommy played for IFK Göteborg. IFK Göteborg's Tord and Tommy played against Gefle IF's Bjarne in the 1983 season. Hult Nils, Leif Both brothers played as goalkeepers. Hysén Erik, Carl Both brothers played for IFK Göteborg. Hysén Tobias, Alexander Both brothers played for BK Häcken. Jansson Ulrik, Jesper Both brothers played for Östers IF and Helsingborgs IF Jawo Omar, Amadou Both brothers played for Gefle IF. Johansson Allan, Nils Both brothers played for IFK Göteborg. Källström Mikael, Jonas Karlsson Allan, Wilhelm Both brothers played for Billingsfors IK. Their brothers Rickard, Arvid, Ragnar, and Nils also played for Billingsfors IK, however not in Allsvenskan. Kujović Ajsel, Emir Both brothers played for Halmstads BK in the 2008 and 2009 seasons. Larsson Peder, Stefan Both brothers played for IF Elfsborg. Leback Börje, Yngve (twins) Both brothers played for AIK. Lindman Jörgen, Sven Both brothers played for Djurgårdens IF. Löfgren Gunnar, Stig Both brothers played for IFK Göteborg. Magnusson Benno, Pär Their brother Roger Magnusson represented Sweden national team, but never played in Allsvenskan. Målberg Boris, Leif, Morgan Boris and Leif played for IF Elfsborg. IF Elfsborg's Boris and Leif played against IFK Holmsund's Morgan in the 1967 season. Mayambela Mark, Mihlali Both brothers played for Djurgårdens IF. Nordahl Bertil, Knut, Gunnar, Gösta, Göran Knut, Göran and Gösta played for IFK Norrköping. Gunnar and Bertil played for Degerfors IF. Ohlsson Kenneth, Billy Both brothers played for Hammarby IF. Ohlsson Sebastian, Samuel Both brothers played for IFK Göteborg, with Samuel only appearing once in Allsvenskan. Persson Einar, Ingvar, Valfrid, Rune, Gunnar All five brothers played for Sandvikens IF. Rajalakso Sebastian, Joel Ravelli Andreas, Thomas, Stefan All three brothers played for Östers IF. Andreas and Thomas played for IFK Göteborg. Risp–Vilahamn Fredrik, Robert Both brothers played for IFK Göteborg. Svensson Henning, Urban Both brothers played for IFK Göteborg. Sandberg Magnusson Gustav, Anton Schiller Glenn, Dennis Both brothers played for IFK Göteborg. Sema Ken, Maic Svensson Tommy, Peter Rydberg Gunnar, Anders Both brothers played multiple seasons together for IFK Göteborg. Wålemark Jens, Bo, Jörgen Walker Robert, Kevin Both brothers played for Örebro SK in the 2007 season. Wallin Viktor, Nils Both brothers played for IFK Göteborg. Wessberg Sten, Kenneth Both brothers played for GAIS.
Father and son ParentChildrenCountry Notes ,Daniel Alexandersson All played for Halmstads BK. Both played for Örgryte IS. ,Lennart Anderberg Both played for IF Elfsborg. ,Daniel Andersson All played for Malmö FF. Both played for IFK Göteborg. Both played for AIK. ,Jakob Augustsson ,Fredrik Bild Both played for Östers IF. Both played for IFK Eskilstuna. Both played for AIK. Both played for AIK. Both played for and managed Örgryte IS. Both Sören and his uncle (Helge's brother) Rune have become Allsvenskan top scorers. Both played for AIK. , All three played for Landskrona BoIS. ,Erik Dahlin All three played as goalkeepers. Both played for GIF Sundsvall. Both played for Helsingborgs IF. Both played for Hammarby IF. Both played for Hammarby IF. Both played for IFK Norrköping. Both played for Halmstads BK. ,Alexander Hysén Glenn and Tobias both played for IFK Göteborg. Both played for Halmstads BK. Both played for IK Brage. Both played for IFK Göteborg. Both played for IF Elfsborg. Both played for AIK. Both played for IFK Göteborg. Both played for Malmö FF. Both played for BK Häcken. Both played for IFK Norrköping. Both played for Helsingborgs IF. , Stefan Larsson All three played for IF Elfsborg. Both were in IF Elfsborg organization in 1997 season, Anders as manager and Tobias as player. Both played for Jönköpings Södra IF. Both played for IFK Norrköping. Both played for IF Elfsborg. Both played for IFK Norrköping. Both played for IFK Norrköping. Both played for Degerfors IF. Both played for Landskrona BoIS. Both played for Åtvidabergs FF. Both played for Kalmar FF. Both played for IFK Eskilstuna. Both played for Malmö FF. Both played for IFK Göteborg. Both played for IFK Eskilstuna. Both played for Malmö FF. Both played for Halmstads BK. Both played for Malmö FF. Both played for Djurgårdens IF. Both played for Djurgårdens IF. Both played for Åtvidabergs FF. Both played for Malmö FF. Both played for Malmö FF. Both played for Malmö FF. Both played for Hammarby IF. ,Kevin Walker All three were in the Örebro SK organization in 2007 season, Pat as manager and Robert and Kevin as players. Both Pat and Kevin played for GIF Sundsvall. Both played for IFK Göteborg. Both played for Kalmar FF. , Kenneth Wessberg All three played for GAIS. Both played for Halmstads BK. Both played for AIK.
Grandfather and grandson GrandfatherGrandsonCountry Notes Both played for AIK. Both played for IFK Göteborg. ,Anton Sandberg Magnusson
Great-grandfather and great-grandson Great-grandfatherGreat-grandsonCountry Notes ,Alexander Hysén Erik and Tobias both played for IFK Göteborg.
Uncle and nephew This category is for such pairings not already listed in the Brothers and Father and son sections above. UncleNephewCountry Notes ,Bo Augustsson ,Wilhelm Karlsson All three played for Billingsfors IK in the 1946–47 season. ,Anton Sandberg Magnusson
Cousins CousinCousinCountry Notes ,Jakob Augustsson (manager) Both in the Djurgårdens IF organization. Both played for Helsingborgs IF and Hammarby IF. Second cousins.
In-laws In-law In-lawCountry Notes , Karl-Axel Blomqvist , Peter Svensson Karl-Gunnar and Karl-Axel are brothers-in-law of Tommy and Peter. , Tobias Hysén Andreas is brother-in-law of Alexander and Tobias, and son in law of Glenn Hysén. Tobias and Andreas played in IFK Göteborg in the 2011 season.
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