 Gustav Wetterström with IK Sleipner by the mid-1930s | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Karl Gustav Evert Wetterström | ||
| Date of birth | October 15, 1911 | ||
| Place of birth | Norrköping, Sweden | ||
| Date of death | November 16, 1991 (aged 80) | ||
| Place of death | Norrköping, Sweden | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| IK Sleipner | |||
| International career | |||
| 1934–1938 | Sweden | 7 | (7) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Karl Gustav Evert Wetterström (15 October 1911 – 16 November 1991) was a Swedish footballer who played as a striker.
He played for IK Sleipner[1] and the Sweden national football team, for whom he appeared in the 1938 FIFA World Cup.[2] He scored a hat trick in Sweden's 8-0 victory over Cuba, although many sources outside of FIFA have credited him with scoring 4 goals in that match.
Career statistics
International
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 1934 | 1 | 0 |
| 1935 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1936 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1937 | 3 | 4 | |
| 1938 | 3 | 3 | |
| Total | 7 | 7 | |
- Scores and results list Sweden's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Wetterström goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 June 1937 | Råsunda Stadium, Stockholm, Sweden |  Estonia
|
5–2 | 7–2 | 1938 FIFA World Cup qualification | [5] |
| 2 | 6–2 | ||||||
| 3 | 7–2 | ||||||
| 4 | 23 June 1937 | Stadion Wojska Polskiego, Warsaw, Poland |  Poland
|
4–3 | 4–3 | Friendly | [6] |
| 5 | 12 June 1938 | Stade du Fort Carré, Antibes, France |  Cuba
|
2–0 | 8–0 | 1938 FIFA World Cup | [7] |
| 6 | 3–0 | ||||||
| 7 | 4–0 |
Honours
IK Sleipner
References
- ^ "Kultur - Randig nostalgi" (in Swedish). Norrköpings Tidningar. 2009-06-16.
- ^ Gustav Wetterstrom – FIFA competition record (archived)
- ^ "Gustav Wetterström - Spelarstatistik - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se. (in Swedish). Retrieved 2022-12-16.
- ^ "Gunnar Gren - Spelarstatistik - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se. (in Swedish). Retrieved 2022-09-13.
- ^ "Sverige - Estland - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2022-12-16.
- ^ "Polen - Sverige - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2022-12-16.
- ^ "Sverige - Kuba - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2022-12-16.
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