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Roger “Ragge” Carlsson

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Roger “Ragge” Carlsson Famous memorial

Birth
Göteborgs kommun, Västra Götalands län, Sweden
Death
8 Dec 1997 (aged 52)
Stockholm, Stockholms kommun, Stockholms län, Sweden
Burial
Skövde, Skövde kommun, Västra Götalands län, Sweden Add to Map
Plot
SYRENEN, nr. 60
Memorial ID
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Renowned Sports Coach. Legendary coach for the Swedish international handball team 1980-1988. He was behind Sweden reaching an international top-position, which later rendered several medals in the World- and European Championchips, as well as in the Olympics. He left the team after the Seoul Olympics 1988 and started as a coach for the Norwegian club Runa. From 1995, on to his death, he coached the Swedish club IFK Skövde, and it was during a game between IFK and Polisen/Söder, he was struck by a fatal heart attack. Cause of death: Heart attack.
Renowned Sports Coach. Legendary coach for the Swedish international handball team 1980-1988. He was behind Sweden reaching an international top-position, which later rendered several medals in the World- and European Championchips, as well as in the Olympics. He left the team after the Seoul Olympics 1988 and started as a coach for the Norwegian club Runa. From 1995, on to his death, he coached the Swedish club IFK Skövde, and it was during a game between IFK and Polisen/Söder, he was struck by a fatal heart attack. Cause of death: Heart attack.

Bio by: Peter Robsahm


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  • Maintained by: Find a Grave
  • Originally Created by: Peter Robsahm
  • Added: Nov 2, 2005
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/12238936/roger-carlsson: accessed ), memorial page for Roger “Ragge” Carlsson (18 Feb 1945–8 Dec 1997), Find a Grave Memorial ID 12238936, citing Sankta Birgittas kyrkogård, Skövde, Skövde kommun, Västra Götalands län, Sweden; Maintained by Find a Grave.