Name: Mats Åke Gren



Country: Sweden
Club: IFK Göteborg, Grasshopper Club Zürich
Position: *CF, SS, DMF, CMF, SMF, AMF, CB, SWP, GK
Side: LF/LS
Age: 21-25 years (20/12/1963)

Height: 186 cm
Weight: 79 kg

Attack: 78
Defence: 76
Balance: 86
Stamina: 82
Top Speed: 78
Acceleration: 76
Response: 81
Agility: 75
Dribble Accuracy: 77
Dribble Speed: 75
Short Pass Accuracy: 76
Short Pass Speed: 73
Long Pass Accuracy: 77
Long Pass Speed: 79
Shot Accuracy: 76
Shot Power: 83
Shot Technique: 75
Free Kick Accuracy: 67
Curling: 71
Header: 86
Jump: 82
Technique: 78
Aggression: 75
Mentality: 77
Keeper Skills: 60
Team Work: 78

Injury Tolerance: B
Condition: 6
Weak Foot Accuracy: 6
Weak Foot Frequency: 5
Consistency: 5
Growth Type: Early Lasting

CARDS:
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SPECIAL ABILITIES: -

Attack / Defence Awareness Card: Balanced


INFO:

Mats Gren is former Swedish player and longtime Grasshopper captain. He played on all positions at least once, even as a keeper. In the beginning he was striker, than midfielder and defender. Gren was known for his heading, he was strong and secure with ball. As midfielder, he made useful crosses and as defender, long balls from the back line. Gren began playing football at Falu BS in his hometown. There he made his debut in 1982 in the men's team and managed the club to promotion to Division 3. There, too, succeeded in the championship, until the rise of games against Nyköpings BIS was the passage to the second division missed. A year later, the relay victory and repeated after each Råsunda IS had prevailed on away goals thanks to the way in the second division was free. However, limits left the club to hire at IFK Göteborg in the Allsvenskan. With the club he was Swedish Champion in 1984. In 1985 borders left Sweden to go to Switzerland for Grasshopper Club Zurich. In his first game for the new employer - a cup match against BSC Young Boys - scored four goals limits. He made in the next 14 years, 427 games for the Hoppers, scoring 45 goals. Until 2000 he remained loyal to the club and was able to win multiple titles. Five times he was Swiss champion four times and managed to triumph in the Swiss Cup. On 26 Debuted in June 1984 borders in the Swedish national team, as they took in Milan against Italy and 2 in with a goal by Antonio Cabrini of Minute defeated 0-1. In the following years he belonged first to the permanent employees in the selection, before his move to Switzerland initially disappeared from view by coach Lars Arnesson. On 14 October 1987 he celebrated his return by Olle Nordin in the national dress, as you are in Gelsenkirchen Park Stadium 1-1 draw by West German national selection separated. However, he was only irregularly for the national team on the pitch. Although he was not used in the preparation for the 1990 World Cup, he was still in the squad selection for the national tournament and came in the 1-2 defeat in the final group match against Costa Rica as a substitute for Tomas Brolin to use a tournament. Until his last mission on 22nd April 1992 against Tunisia, he came in 23 games for using a scoring it was denied. He was assistant manager of Grasshopper from 2009. On 31 May 2009 he was named as the new head coach of Vejle Boldklub. Due to a poor start to the spring season of 2011, where Vejle dropped from 2nd to 3rd in the Danish 1st Division, Gren was sacked by the club board on 12 April 2011. In 2014, Gren left his job as manager Jönköpings Södra to take the role as sporting director at IFK Göteborg. On 10 October 2018, with the club showing poor results and having financial difficulties, IFK Göteborg sacked Gren.