Knut Herbert "Murren" Karlsson (8 September 1896 – 21 October 1952), better known as Herbert Carlsson, was a Swedishfootballinside 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.
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.
herbert, carlsson, knut, herbert, murren, karlsson, september, 1896, october, 1952, better, known, swedish, football, inside, forward, born, gothenburg, played, professionally, both, sweden, united, states, also, earned, twenty, caps, scoring, nineteen, goals,. 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 CarlssonPersonal informationFull nameKnut Herbert KarlssonDate of birth 1896 08 09 August 9 1896Place of birthGothenburg SwedenDate of deathOctober 12 1952 1952 10 12 aged 56 Place of deathGothenburg SwedenPosition s Inside ForwardSenior career YearsTeamApps Gls Annedals FFIK NiordIK Vega1917 1922IFK Goteborg28 29 1922 1924New York Vikings1924 1927Indiana Flooring110 56 1927 1930New York Nationals109 31 1930 1931New York Giants49 20 International career1918 1922Sweden20 19 Club domestic league appearances and goals Contents 1 Club career 2 International career 3 Career statistics 3 1 Club 4 References 5 External linksClub career editAfter starting his career playing for three local clubs he joined IFK Goteborg 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 editCarlsson 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 editClub edit Appearances and goals by club season and competition Club Season League National Cup TotalDivision Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps GoalsIFK Goteborg 1917 Triangelserien 0 0 4 2 4 21918 Fyrkantserien 5 4 3 4 8 81919 Fyrkantserien 5 4 1 0 6 41920 21 Swedish Series 12 19 8 6 20 251921 22 0 0 1 0 1 01922 23 Swedish Series 6 2 2 1 8 3Total 28 29 19 13 47 46Indiana Flooring 1924 25 ASL 40 24 0 0 40 241925 26 ASL 36 19 0 0 36 191926 27 ASL 34 13 0 0 34 13Total 110 56 0 0 110 56New York Nationals 1927 28 ASL 13 2 0 0 13 21928 29 ASL 45 18 0 0 45 181929 ASL 20 4 0 0 20 41930 ACSL 31 7 0 0 31 7Total 109 31 0 0 109 31New York Giants 1930 ASL 15 10 0 0 15 101931 ASL 34 10 0 0 34 10Total 49 20 0 0 49 25Career total 296 136 19 13 315 151References edit Herbert Karlsson ifkdb se ifkdb se Retrieved 2020 12 14 Herbert Carlsson Spelarstatistik Svensk fotboll www svenskfotboll se in Swedish Retrieved 2020 12 14 Herbert Carlsson Olympedia Retrieved 15 August 2021 FIFA Player ProfileExternal links editProfile at Swedish Olympic Committee Herbert Carlsson at ifkdb com nbsp Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Herbert Carlsson amp oldid 1167278018, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
