Albin "Spjass" Hallbäck (6 April 1902 – 18 December 1962) was a Swedish footballer who played as a forward.

Albin Hallbäck
Personal information
Full name Albin Hallbäck
Date of birth (1902-04-06)6 April 1902
Place of birth Sweden
Date of death 18 December 1962(1962-12-18) (aged 60)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
Malmö BI
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1917–1926 Malmö BI
1927–1932 IFK Malmö 88 (49)
International career
1926–1927 Sweden 4 (10)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

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Hallbäck represented Malmö BI and IFK Malmö during his club career.[1] He played a total of 152 games in all competitions for IFK Malmö, scoring 93 goals.[2]

International career

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Hallbäck made his debut for the Sweden national team on 26 June 1926, scoring two goals in a 3–3 draw with Germany.[3] On 29 May 1927, he scored six goals in a 12–0 win against Latvia, which is a Sweden national team record.[4] He won his last international cap on 19 June 1927, in a 0–0 draw with Denmark. He won a total of four caps, scoring ten goals.[3]

Career statistics

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International

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Appearances and goals by national team and year[3]
National team Year Apps Goals
Sweden 1926 1 2
1927 3 8
Total 4 10
Scores and results list Sweden's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Hallbäck goal.
List of international goals scored by Albin Hallbäck
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1 20 June 1926 Zerzabelshof, Nuremberg, Germany   Germany 1–1 3–3 Friendly [5]
2 3–3
3 29 May 1927 Stockholm Olympic Stadium, Stockholm, Sweden   Latvia 1–0 12–0 Friendly [4]
4 3–0
5 4–0
6 6–0
7 9–0
8 11–0
9 12 June 1927 Stockholm Olympic Stadium, Stockholm, Sweden   Finland 1–0 6–2 Friendly [6]
10 6–2

Honours

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Records

References

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  1. ^ "Albin Hallbäck". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
  2. ^ a b Modess, Marie. "Profiler" (in Swedish). Retrieved 21 April 2021.
  3. ^ a b c "Albin Hallbäck - Spelarstatistik - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 4 February 2021. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
  4. ^ a b "Sverige - Lettland - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 21 April 2021.
  5. ^ "Tyskland - Sverige - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 21 April 2021.
  6. ^ "Sverige - Finland - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 21 April 2021.