Karl "Köping" Gustafsson (16 September 1888 – 20 February 1960) was a Swedish football player who competed at the 1908, 1912, and 1920 Summer Olympics.[1][2]

Career

Club career

On club level, Gustafsson represented IFK Köping, Köpings IS, Djurgården, Hallstahammar, and Westmannia.[3] He won two Svenska Mästerskapet with Djurgården.[4]

International career

On 12 July 1908, Gustafsson scored Sweden's first ever international goal in the team's first match, an 11–3 win over Norway.[5][6] In 1912 he played as a midfielder in one match in the main tournament as well as one match in the consolation tournament. In the 1920 tournament he was also a part of the Swedish football team, as well as in the 1924 tournament, where he did not play.[7]

In total, Gustafsson made 32 appearances for Sweden and scored 22 goals.[8]

Career statistics

International goals

Scores and results list Sweden's goal tally first and score column indicates the score after each Gustafsson goal.
List of international goals scored by Gustafsson[8]
No. Cap Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1 1 12 July 1908 Idrottsplatsen, Gothenburg, Sweden  Norway
1–1
11–3 Friendly
2
9–3
3 5 25 October 1908 De Diepput, The Hague, Netherlands  Netherlands
1–1
3–5
4
3–1
5 6 26 October 1908 Vivier d´Oie, Brussels, Belgium  Belgium
1–2
1–2
6 7 11 September 1910 Gamle Frogner Stadion, Oslo, Norway  Norway
2–0
4–0
7
4–0
8 8 18 June 1911 Råsunda IP, Solna, Sweden  Germany
1–1
2–4
9
2–1
10 14 4 May 1913 Sokolniki Sports Club, Moscow, Russia  Russia
2–1
4–1
11 17 8 June 1913 Stockholm Olympic Stadium, Stockholm, Sweden  Norway
3–0
9–0 [9]
12
4–0
13
5–0
14
6–0
15
8–0
16 21 2 July 1916
2–0
6–0
17
4–0
18
6–0
19 23 8 October 1916  Denmark
2–0
4–0
20 24 16 September 1917 Frogner stadion, Oslo, Norway  Norway
2–0
2–0
21 25 14 October 1917 Stockholm Olympic Stadium, Stockholm, Sweden  Denmark
1–1
1–2
22 26 26 May 1918  Norway
1–0
2–0

Honours

Club

Djurgårdens IF

References

  1. ^ "Karl Gustafsson". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
  2. ^ "Karl Gustafsson". Olympedia. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
  3. ^ "Karl Gustafsson — svenskfotboll.se". svenskfotboll.se. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
  4. ^ a b "Förteckning över samtliga SM-guld för Djurgårdens IF på seniornivå genom tiderna" (PDF). difarkivet.se (in Swedish). Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 August 2010. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
  5. ^ Ulf Eneroth (25 May 2022). "Kalle "Köping" har fått staty" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. Retrieved 31 March 2024.
  6. ^ "Sverige–Norge – Matchfakta" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. Retrieved 31 March 2024.
  7. ^ "Olympic Football Tournament Paris 1924 - Sweden - Overview". FIFA. Archived from the original on 3 March 2014. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
  8. ^ a b "Karl Gustafsson, international football player". eu-football.info. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
  9. ^ "Sverige–Norge – Matchfakta" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. Retrieved 8 June 2024.


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