Christer Kellgren

Christer Kellgren is a recognised figure at FrölundaArticle in SVT Nyheter VästRead the sourceArticle in Göteborgs-PostenRead the sourceArticle in SportbladetRead the sourceClose, where he has been both a player and a club official. Christer KellgrenArticle in NHL.com SvenskaRead the sourceClose came from Torslanda, with BK Fyren as his formative club. He played senior hockey for Västra Frölunda IFArticle in WikipediaRead the sourceClose in 1977/78–1980/81 and returned for the seasons from 1982/83 through 1988/89.

During Frölunda’sArticle in SVT NyheterRead the sourceClose financial crisis in the 1980s, Kellgren became the subject of a portrait project with Andy Warhol intended to raise funds for the club. The club’s vice-chairman, Hans “Bula” Andersson, proposed the projectArticle in AftonbladetRead the sourceClose. In SVT’s NovemberSVT stands for Sveriges Television, Sweden’s public service television broadcaster.Article in SVT NyheterRead the sourceClose 2025 retrospective, Kellgren recalled initially finding the proposal unrealistic.

Halcyon Gallery’sArticle in Halcyon GalleryRead the sourceClose catalogue identifies Kellgren as the subject of Warhol’s 1986 “Frölunda Hockey Player” and states that Art Now Gallery in Göteborg commissioned it. According to Aftonbladet’s report, the works arrived in Göteborg in autumn 1986Article in AftonbladetRead the sourceClose. In that report, Kellgren said he recognised himself through the number 6Article in AftonbladetRead the sourceClose jersey, gloves and stick.