John Nilsson

John Oskar Emanuel "Long-John" Nilsson (27 April 1908 – 1 December 1987) was a Swedish footballer who played as a forward. He was the 1930–31 Allsvenskan top scorer while at GAIS and won two caps for the Sweden national team, scoring six goals.

John "Long-John" Nilsson

Nilsson as a young man
Personal information
Full name	John Oskar Emanuel Nilsson
Date of birth	(1908-04-27)27 April 1908
Place of birth	Göteborg, Sweden
Date of death	1 December 1987(1987-12-01) (aged 79)
Place of death	Göteborg, Sweden
Position(s)	Forward
Youth career
	IK Virgo
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
–1933	GAIS
1934	IFK Östersund
1934–1936	AIK	31	(18)
1936–1937	GAIS
1937–?	Sibbhults IF
International career
1932	Sweden	2	(6)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Beginning his career at IK Virgo, he had his breakthrough year in 1930 with GAIS when he became the 1930–31 Allsvenskan top scorer and helped the club win the 1930–31 Swedish Championship.^[1] He briefly played for IFK Östersund in 1934 before signing with AIK, where he spent two Allsvenskan seasons.^[1] He finished up his career at his hometown GAIS as well as at Sibbhults IF.^[1] He scored a total of 68 goals in 78 games for GAIS during his two spells with the club.^[2]

International career

Nilsson made his debut for the Sweden national team on 17 July 1932, scoring two goals in a 3–4 loss to Austria at the Stockholm Olympic Stadium.^[3] He scored four goals in his second and ultimately last international appearance in a friendly game against Lithuania.^[3]

Career statistics

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year^[3]

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Sweden	1932	2	6
Total		2	6

Scores and results list Sweden's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Nilsson goal.

List of international goals scored by John Nilsson

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition	Ref.
1	17 July 1932	Stockholm Olympic Stadium, Stockholm, Sweden	Austria	2–3	3–4	Friendly	[4]
2				3–4
3	25 September 1932	Stockholm Olympic Stadium, Stockholm, Sweden	Lithuania	4–1	8–1	Friendly	[5]
4				5–1
5				6–1
6				7–1

Honours

GAIS

• Allsvenskan: 1930–31^[1]

Individual

• Allsvenskan top scorer: 1930–31^[1]

References

1. "500 AIK:are - John "Long-John" Nilsson". www.aik.se. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
2. "Historik 1930/31". gais.nu. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
3. "John Nilsson - Spelarstatistik - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se. (in Swedish). Retrieved 3 February 2021.
4. "Sverige - Österrike - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 3 February 2021.
5. "Sverige - Litauen - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 3 February 2021.