Karl Gustafsson
{{Short description|Swedish footballer (1888–1960)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2023}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Karl Gustafsson
| image = Swefootball karl gustafsson.jpg
| image_size = 180px
| caption = Karl Gustafsson at the 1912 Olympics
| birth_name =
| fullname =
| birth_date = {{birth date|1888|09|16|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Köping, Sweden
| death_date = {{death date and age|1960|02|20|1888|09|16|df=yes}}
| death_place = Köping, Sweden
| years1 = 1903–1909
| clubs1 = IFK Köping
| years2 = 1910–1920
| clubs2 = Köpings IS
| years3 = 1916–1925
| clubs3 = Djurgården
| years4 = 1926–1929
| clubs4 = Köpings IS
| years5 = 1929
| clubs5 = Hallstahammar
| years6 = 1930–1931
| clubs6 = Westmannia
| years7 = 1932
| clubs7 = Hallstahammar
| years8 = 1933–1935
| clubs8 = Westmannia
|nationalyears1 = 1908–1924
|nationalteam1 = Sweden
|nationalcaps1 = 32
|nationalgoals1 = 22
}}
Karl "Köping" Gustafsson (16 September 1888 – 20 February 1960) was a Swedish football player who competed at the 1908, 1912, and 1920 Summer Olympics.{{cite web |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/gu/karl-gustafsson-1.html |title=Karl Gustafsson |website=sports-reference.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417204526/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/gu/karl-gustafsson-1.html |access-date=27 March 2021|archive-date=17 April 2020 }}{{cite web |url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/27232 |title=Karl Gustafsson |work=Olympedia |access-date=27 March 2021}}
Career
=Club career=
On club level, Gustafsson represented IFK Köping, Köpings IS, Djurgården, Hallstahammar, and Westmannia.{{cite web|url=https://svenskfotboll.se/landslag/landslagsdatabas/landslagsspelare/?fplid=657857&tab=appearances|title=Karl Gustafsson — svenskfotboll.se |website=svenskfotboll.se |access-date=27 March 2021}} He won two Svenska Mästerskapet with Djurgården.{{cite web |url=http://www.difarkivet.se/dif_sm_guld_seniorer.pdf |title=Förteckning över samtliga SM-guld för Djurgårdens IF på seniornivå genom tiderna |language=sv |website=difarkivet.se |access-date=27 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100811042345/http://www.difarkivet.se/dif_sm_guld_seniorer.pdf |archive-date=11 August 2010}}
=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.{{cite news|title=Kalle "Köping" har fått staty|url=https://www.svenskfotboll.se/nyheter/landslag/2022/05/kalle-koping-har-fatt-staty/|publisher=Swedish Football Association|author=Ulf Eneroth|language=sv|date=25 May 2022|access-date=31 March 2024}}{{cite web|title=Sverige–Norge – Matchfakta|url=https://www.svenskfotboll.se/matchfakta/sverige-norge-landskamper-herr-senior/1567897/|publisher=Swedish Football Association|language=sv|access-date=31 March 2024}} 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.{{cite web |url=https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/mensolympic/paris1924/teams/team=1889337/index.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140303123825/http://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/mensolympic/paris1924/teams/team=1889337/index.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=3 March 2014|title=Olympic Football Tournament Paris 1924 - Sweden - Overview |publisher=FIFA |access-date=12 July 2023}}
In total, Gustafsson made 32 appearances for Sweden and scored 22 goals.{{cite web |url=https://eu-football.info/_player.php?id=7489 |title=Karl Gustafsson, international football player |website=eu-football.info |accessdate=12 July 2023}}
Career statistics
=International goals=
:Scores and results list Sweden's goal tally first and score column indicates the score after each Gustafsson goal.
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" |
| scope=col | No.
! scope=col | Cap ! scope=col | Date ! scope=col | Venue ! scope=col | Opponent ! scope=col | Score ! scope=col | Result ! scope=col | Competition ! scope=col | {{abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}} |
|---|
| scope=row| 1
| rowspan=2| 1 || rowspan=2| 12 July 1908 || rowspan=2| Idrottsplatsen, Gothenburg, Sweden || rowspan=2| {{fb|NOR}} || {{center|1–1}} || rowspan=2 style="text-align:center;" | 11–3 || rowspan=22| Friendly |
| scope=row| 2
|| {{center|9–3}} |
| scope=row| 3
| rowspan=2| 5 || rowspan=2| 25 October 1908 || rowspan=2| De Diepput, The Hague, Netherlands || rowspan=2| {{fb|NED}} || {{center|1–1}} || rowspan=2 style="text-align:center;" | 3–5 |
| scope=row| 4
|| {{center|3–1}} |
| scope=row| 5
| 6 || 26 October 1908 || Vivier d´Oie, Brussels, Belgium || {{fb|BEL}} || {{center|1–2}} || style="text-align:center;" | 1–2 |
| scope=row| 6
| rowspan=2| 7 || rowspan=2| 11 September 1910 || rowspan=2| Gamle Frogner Stadion, Oslo, Norway || rowspan=2| {{fb|NOR}} || {{center|2–0}} || rowspan=2 style="text-align:center;" | 4–0 |
| scope=row| 7
|| {{center|4–0}} |
| scope=row| 8
| rowspan=2| 8 || rowspan=2| 18 June 1911 || rowspan=2| Råsunda IP, Solna, Sweden || rowspan=2| {{fb|GER|empire}} || {{center|1–1}} || rowspan=2 style="text-align:center;" | 2–4 |
| scope=row| 9
|| {{center|2–1}} |
| scope=row| 10
| 14 || 4 May 1913 || Sokolniki Sports Club, Moscow, Russia || {{fb|RUS}} || {{center|2–1}} || style="text-align:center;" | 4–1 |
| scope=row| 11
| rowspan=5| 17 || rowspan=5| 8 June 1913 || rowspan=9| Stockholm Olympic Stadium, Stockholm, Sweden || rowspan=8| {{fb|NOR}} || {{center|3–0}} || rowspan=5 style="text-align:center;" | 9–0 || rowspan=5|{{cite web|title=Sverige–Norge – Matchfakta|url=https://www.svenskfotboll.se/matchfakta/sverige-norge-landskamper-herr-senior/1567918/|publisher=Swedish Football Association|language=sv|access-date=8 June 2024}} |
| scope=row| 12
|| {{center|4–0}} |
| scope=row| 13
|| {{center|5–0}} |
| scope=row| 14
|| {{center|6–0}} |
| scope=row| 15
|| {{center|8–0}} |
| scope=row| 16
| rowspan=3| 21 || rowspan=3| 2 July 1916 || {{center|2–0}} || rowspan=3 style="text-align:center;" | 6–0 |
| scope=row| 17
|| {{center|4–0}} |
| scope=row| 18
|| {{center|6–0}} |
| scope=row| 19
| 23 || 8 October 1916 || {{fb|DEN}} || {{center|2–0}} || style="text-align:center;" | 4–0 |
| scope=row| 20
| 24 || 16 September 1917 || Frogner stadion, Oslo, Norway || {{fb|NOR}} || {{center|2–0}} || style="text-align:center;" | 2–0 |
| scope=row| 21
| 25 || 14 October 1917 || rowspan=2| Stockholm Olympic Stadium, Stockholm, Sweden || {{fb|DEN}} || {{center|1–1}} || style="text-align:center;" | 1–2 |
| scope=row| 22
| 26 || 26 May 1918 || {{fb|NOR}} || {{center|1–0}} || style="text-align:center;" | 2–0 |
Honours
= Club =
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
{{Commons category|Karl Gustafsson}}
- [http://users.skynet.be/hermandw/olymp/foo06sem.html Swedish squad in 1912] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303215546/http://users.skynet.be/hermandw/olymp/foo06sem.html |date=3 March 2016 }}
- {{Svenskfotboll|fid=657857}}
- {{difhistoria|karl-gustafsson}}
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{{Swedish Football Hall of Fame}}
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