John_Nilsson_(footballer)
John Nilsson
Swedish footballer
John Oskar Emanuel "Long-John" Nilsson (27 April 1908 – 1 December 1987) was a Swedish footballer who played as a forward. He was the 1930–31 Allsvenskan top scorer while at GAIS and won two caps for the Sweden national team, scoring six goals.
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Nilsson as a young man | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John Oskar Emanuel Nilsson | ||
| Date of birth | (1908-04-27)27 April 1908 | ||
| Place of birth | Göteborg, Sweden | ||
| Date of death | 1 December 1987(1987-12-01) (aged 79) | ||
| Place of death | Göteborg, Sweden | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| IK Virgo | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| –1933 | GAIS | ||
| 1934 | IFK Östersund | ||
| 1934–1936 | AIK | 31 | (18) |
| 1936–1937 | GAIS | ||
| 1937–? | Sibbhults IF | ||
| International career | |||
| 1932 | Sweden | 2 | (6) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Beginning his career at IK Virgo, he had his breakthrough year in 1930 with GAIS when he became the 1930–31 Allsvenskan top scorer and helped the club win the 1930–31 Swedish Championship.[1] He briefly played for IFK Östersund in 1934 before signing with AIK, where he spent two Allsvenskan seasons.[1] He finished up his career at his hometown GAIS as well as at Sibbhults IF.[1] He scored a total of 68 goals in 78 games for GAIS during his two spells with the club.[2]
Nilsson made his debut for the Sweden national team on 17 July 1932, scoring two goals in a 3–4 loss to Austria at the Stockholm Olympic Stadium.[3] He scored four goals in his second and ultimately last international appearance in a friendly game against Lithuania.[3]
International
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 1932 | 2 | 6 |
| Total | 2 | 6 | |
- Scores and results list Sweden's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Nilsson goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 17 July 1932 | Stockholm Olympic Stadium, Stockholm, Sweden |  Austria |
2–3 | 3–4 | Friendly | [4] |
| 2 | 3–4 | ||||||
| 3 | 25 September 1932 | Stockholm Olympic Stadium, Stockholm, Sweden |  Lithuania |
4–1 | 8–1 | Friendly | [5] |
| 4 | 5–1 | ||||||
| 5 | 6–1 | ||||||
| 6 | 7–1 |
GAIS
Individual
- "500 AIK:are - John "Long-John" Nilsson". www.aik.se. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
- "Historik 1930/31". gais.nu. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
- "John Nilsson - Spelarstatistik - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se. (in Swedish). Retrieved 3 February 2021.
- "Sverige - Österrike - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 3 February 2021.
- "Sverige - Litauen - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 3 February 2021.