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Knut Herbert "Murren" Karlsson (8 September 1896 – 21 October 1952), better known as Herbert Carlsson, was a Swedish football inside forward born in Gothenburg. He played professionally in both Sweden and the United States. He also earned twenty caps, scoring nineteen goals, with the Swedish national team.

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)
National team
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	0	0	4	2	4	2
	1918	Fyrkantserien	5	4	3	4	8	8
	1919		5	4	1	0	6	4
	1920-21	Swedish Series	12	19	8	6	20	25
	1921-22		0	0	1	0	1	0
	1922-23	Swedish Series	6	2	2	1	8	3
	Total		28	29	19	13	47	46
Indiana Flooring	1924-25	ASL	40	24	0	0	40	24
	1925-26		36	19	0	0	36	19
	1926-27		34	13	0	0	34	13
	Total		110	56	0	0	110	56
New York Nationals	1927-28	ASL	13	2	0	0	13	2
	1928-29		45	18	0	0	45	18
	1929		20	4	0	0	20	4
	1930	ACSL	31	7	0	0	31	7
	Total		109	31	0	0	109	31
New York Giants	1930	ASL	15	10	0	0	15	10
	1931		34	10	0	0	34	10
	Total		49	20	0	0	49	25
Career total			296	136	19	13	315	151

International

References

External links

• Profile at Swedish Olympic Committee

На других языках

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- [en] Herbert Carlsson

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[fr] Herbert Karlsson

Herbert Carlsson ou Carlsson, connu aussi sous le nom de Murren Karlsson (né le 9 août 1896 à Göteborg en Suède et mort dans la même ville le 12 octobre 1952), est un joueur international de football suédois.

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[it] Herbert Karlsson

Karl Karlsson (Göteborg, 8 agosto 1896 – Göteborg, 12 ottobre 1952) è stato un calciatore svedese, di ruolo attaccante.

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[ru] Карлссон, Херберт

Херберт Карлссон (швед. Herbert Carlsson; 8 сентября 1896 года, Гётеборг, Швеция — 21 октября 1952 года, Уппсала, Швеция) — шведский футболист, игравший на позиции нападающего[1].

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