Herbert Carlsson

Knut Herbert "Murren" Karlsson (8 September 1896 – 21 October 1952), better known as Herbert Carlsson, was a Swedish footballer who played as an inside forward. He played professionally in both Sweden and the United States. He also earned twenty caps, scoring nineteen goals, with the Swedish national team between 1918 and 1922. He represented his country at the 1920 Summer Olympics where he was the tournament top scorer.

Herbert Carlsson
Personal information
Full name Knut Herbert Karlsson
Date of birth (1896-08-09)August 9, 1896
Place of birth Gothenburg, Sweden
Date of death October 12, 1952(1952-10-12) (aged 56)
Place of death Gothenburg, Sweden
Position(s) Inside Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Annedals FF
IK Niord
IK Vega
1917–1922 IFK Göteborg 28 (29)
1922–1924 New York Vikings
1924–1927 Indiana Flooring 110 (56)
1927–1930 New York Nationals 109 (31)
1930–1931 New York Giants 49 (20)
International career
1918–1922 Sweden 20 (19)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

After starting his career playing for three local clubs, he joined IFK Göteborg in 1917 and won a Swedish Championship with the club the year after.[1] He became the club's first big star. He emigrated to United States in 1922 where he played in for the New York Vikings in the New York State League. In 1924, he signed with Indiana Flooring in the American Soccer League. In 1927, he joined the Vikings on a tour of Scandinavia. When he returned to the United States, he found that his team had been sold to Charles Stoneham and renamed the New York Nationals. In 1930, Stoneham renamed the team the New York Giants. Carlsson left the Giants and the ASL following the 1931 fall season. He returned to Sweden in 1936 where he stayed until he died in 1952.

International career

Carlsson earned twenty caps, scoring nineteen goals, for Sweden.[2] In 1920, he played for the Swedish soccer team at the 1920 Summer Olympics.[3] He led the team in scoring with nine goals.[4]

Career statistics

Club
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
IFK Göteborg 1917 Triangelserien 004242
1918 Fyrkantserien 543488
1919 Fyrkantserien 541064
1920-21 Swedish Series 1219862025
1921-22 Swedish Series 001010
1922-23 Swedish Series 622183
Total 282919134746
Indiana Flooring 1924-25 ASL 4024004024
1925-26 ASL 3619003619
1926-27 ASL 3413003413
Total 110560011056
New York Nationals 1927-28 ASL 13200132
1928-29 ASL 4518004518
1929 ASL 20400204
1930 ACSL 31700317
Total 109310010931
New York Giants 1930 ASL 1510001510
1931 ASL 3410003410
Total 4920004925
Career total2961361913315151

International
Appearances and goals by national team and year[5]
National team Year Apps Goals
Sweden 1918 2 0
1919 6 8
1920 5 8
1921 4 3
1922 3 0
Total 20 19

Honours

IFK Göteborg

New York Giants

New York Nationals

Individual

References
  1. "Herbert Karlsson - ifkdb.se". ifkdb.se. Retrieved 2020-12-14.
  2. "Herbert Carlsson - Spelarstatistik - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se. (in Swedish). Retrieved 2020-12-14.
  3. "Herbert Carlsson". Olympedia. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
  4. FIFA Player Profile
  5. "Herbert Carlsson - Spelarstatistik - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se. (in Swedish). Retrieved 2024-02-26.
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