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

In 1912 he played as midfielder 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.[5]

In total, Gustafsson made 32 appearances for Sweden and scored 22 goals.[3]

Honours

Club
Djurgårdens IF

References
  1. Karl Gustafsson. sports-reference.com
  2. "Karl Gustafsson". Olympedia. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
  3. "Karl Gustafsson — svenskfotboll.se". svenskfotboll.se.
  4. Förteckning över samtliga SM-guld för Djurgårdens IF på seniornivå genom tiderna difarkivet.se (in Swedish) Archived 11 August 2010 at the Wayback Machine
  5. FIFA.com. "Olympic Football Tournament Paris 1924 - Sweden - Overview - FIFA.com". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 3 March 2014.
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