Knut Herbert "Murren" Karlsson (8 September 1896 – 21 October 1952), better known as Herbert Carlsson, was a Swedish

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who played as an

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. He played professionally in both Sweden and the United States. He also earned twenty

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, scoring nineteen goals, with the Sweden national team between 1918 and 1922. He represented his country at the

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where he was the tournament top scorer.

Club career

After starting his career playing for three local clubs, he joined

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in 1917 and won a Swedish Championship with the club the year after. He became the club's first big star. He

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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

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in the American Soccer League. In 1927, he toured with the Vikings of Scandinavia. When he returned to the United States, he found that his team had been sold to

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and renamed the New York Nationals. In 1930, Stoneham renamed the team the

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. Carlsson left the Giants and the ASL following the 1931 fall season. He returned to Sweden in 1936 to end his career when he died in 1952.

International career

Carlsson earned twenty

, scoring nineteen goals, for

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. In 1920, he played for the Swedish soccer team at the

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Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

IFK Göteborg * Swedish Champion:

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New York Giants * American Soccer League:

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New York Nationals * National Challence Cup:

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Individual *

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top scorer:

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: 1926

References

External links

Profile at Swedish Olympic Committee
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Carlsson, Herbert 1896 births 1952 deaths American Soccer League (1921–1933) players IFK Göteborg players Indiana Flooring players New York Giants (soccer, 1930–1932) players New York Nationals (ASL) players Swedish men's footballers Olympic footballers for Sweden Footballers at the 1920 Summer Olympics Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States Men's association football inside forwards Footballers from Gothenburg