Karl Gustafsson

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]

Karl Gustafsson

Karl Gustafsson at the 1912 Olympics
Personal information
Date of birth	(1888-09-16)16 September 1888
Place of birth	Köping, Sweden
Date of death	20 February 1960(1960-02-20) (aged 71)
Place of death	Köping, Sweden
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1903–1909	IFK Köping
1910–1920	Köpings IS
1916–1925	Djurgården
1926–1929	Köpings IS
1929	Hallstahammar
1930–1931	Westmannia
1932	Hallstahammar
1933–1935	Westmannia
International career
1908–1924	Sweden	32	(22)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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

• Svenska Mästerskapet (2):^[4] 1917, 1920

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. "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. "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.

External links

• Swedish squad in 1912
• Karl Gustafsson at the Swedish Football Association (in Swedish) (archived)