Ragnar Blom

Ragnar Blom
Ragnar Blom
	Ragnar Blom playing for AIK in 1946–47.
Born	Set Ragnar Blom; 7 February 1921; Avesta, Sweden
Died	10 February 2010 (aged 89)
Position(s)
Position(s)	Right back
Youth career
1933–1935	Avesta AIK
1935–1939	Avesta IF
1942	IK Sture
Senior career*
Years	Team
1943–1946	Hammarby IF
1946–1947	AIK
1948–1950	Sundbybergs IK
1950–1954	Hammarby IF
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals
Playing position	Defender / Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team
1951–1957	Hammarby IF
	AIK
	Djurgårdens IF
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.; † Appearances (Goals).;

Ragnar "Ragge" Blom (7 February 1921 – 10 February 2010) was a Swedish football and bandy player, known for representing Hammarby IF and AIK in both sports.

Athletic career

Football

In 1936, at age 15, Blom made his senior debut for local club Avesta IF. At the beginning of World War II, Blom joined the Swedish Armed Forces and moved to Stockholm, where he continued to play football with IK Sture in the Swedish lower divisions.^[1]

At IK Sture, Blom impressed and got discovered by Per Kaufeldt, a former Swedish national player and current manager of Hammarby IF.^[1] In 1943, he made his debut for the club in Division 2, Sweden's second tier.^[2] Blom impressed at Hammarby and became known as a hard-working, fast-paced and versatile right-back, who also was a set piece specialist.^[1]

In 1946, Blom transferred to rivals AIK and made his debut in Allsvenskan, Sweden's top tier, in a 2–1 win against Degerfors IF on 8 September. He would, however, only make 3 appearances for the side in total, before leaving the club for Sundbybergs IK in the lower divisions.^[1]

In 1950, Blom returned to Hammarby IF.^[3] Hammarby got promoted back to Allsvenskan after winning the 1953–1954 Division 2 season, where the club went unbeaten whilst using only 15 players.^[4] Blom made 10 appearances for the club throughout the season, before announcing his retirement from football.^[5]

Bandy

Blom was also a prominent bandy player and represented both Hammarby IF and AIK in Allsvenskan, Sweden's first tier.^[6] He also played bandy with the third big club from Stockholm, Djurgårdens IF.^[1]

He returned to Hammarby IF after his playing career, being a part of their backroom staff between 1957–1963 and 1967–1971.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Ragnar Blom – Hammarbyaren" (in Swedish). AIK. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
^ "1943" (in Swedish). HIF Historia. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
^ "1951" (in Swedish). HIF Historia. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
^ Persson, p. 81.
^ "1954" (in Swedish). HIF Historia. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
^ "Ragnar "Ragge" Blom" (in Swedish). Bandysidan. Retrieved 30 October 2020.

Works cited

Persson, Gunnar (1996). Hammarby IF: En klubbhistoria 1897–1997 (in Swedish). Strömbergs Bokförlag. ISBN 91-7151-097-4.

[biographyaik-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Ragnar Blom – Hammarbyaren" (in Swedish). AIK. Retrieved 30 October 2020.

[debuthammarby-2] "1943" (in Swedish). HIF Historia. Retrieved 30 October 2020.

[comebackhammarby-3] "1951" (in Swedish). HIF Historia. Retrieved 30 October 2020.

[Persson,_p._81-4] Persson, p. 81.

[promotionhammarby-5] "1954" (in Swedish). HIF Historia. Retrieved 30 October 2020.

[bandy-6] "Ragnar "Ragge" Blom" (in Swedish). Bandysidan. Retrieved 30 October 2020.

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