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 Sweden national team between 1918 and 1922. He represented his country at the 1920 Summer Olympics where he was the tournament top scorer.
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. 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 toured with the Vikings 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 to end his career when he died in 1952.
International career Carlsson earned twenty caps, scoring nineteen goals, for Sweden. In 1920, he played for the Swedish soccer team at the 1920 Summer Olympics. He led the team in scoring with nine goals.FIFA Player Profile
Career statistics
Club + Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational CupTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsIFK Göteborg1917Triangelserien0042421918Fyrkantserien5434881919Fyrkantserien5410641920-21Swedish Series12198620251921-22Swedish Series0010101922-23Swedish Series622183Total282919134746Indiana Flooring1924-25ASL40240040241925-26ASL36190036191926-27ASL3413003413Total110560011056New York Nationals1927-28ASL132001321928-29ASL45180045181929ASL204002041930ACSL31700317Total109310010931New York Giants1930ASL15100015101931ASL3410003410Total4920004925Career total2961361913315151
International +Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsSweden191820191968192058192143192230Total2019
Honours IFK Göteborg
Swedish Champion: 1918
New York Giants
American Soccer League: 1931
New York Nationals
National Challence Cup: 1928 Lewis Cup: 1929
Individual
Summer Olympics top scorer: 1920 Stor Grabb: 1926
References
External links Profile at Swedish Olympic Committee