Gösta "Pysen" Wihlborg (19 February 1898 – 28 November 1968) was a Swedish-American football player, best known for representing Hammarby IF. A full international between 1919 and 1923, he won 7 caps for the Sweden national team.[2]
 Wihlborg with Hammarby IF in 1922. | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nils Gösta Wihlborg | ||
| Date of birth | 19 February 1898 | ||
| Place of birth | Stockholm, Sweden | ||
| Date of death | 28 November 1968 (aged 70)[1] | ||
| Place of death | United States | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Klara SK | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1915–1924 | Hammarby IF | 84 | (6) |
| Total | 84 | (6) | |
| International career | |||
| 1919–1923 | Sweden | 7 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
editHammarby IF
editIn 1915, Hammarby IF established a football section after a merger with Klara SK, where Wihlborg had started to play as a youngster. On 15 August the same year, Wihlborg scored in the club's first ever football match, in a 5–0 home win against Västerås SK.[3][4][5]
Wihlborg soon established himself as one of Hammarby's key players, together with goalkeeper Victor Olsson and striker Gustav Björk.[6][7][8] In 1921, Hammarby debuted in the Svenska Serien, by then the highest league in Swedish football. He played 15 competitive games throughout the season, as the club finished third in the table, three points behind winners Örgryte.[9]
In 1922, Hammarby had an other strong showing where they went to the finals of Svenska Mästerskapet, a cup by then held to decide the Swedish champion, losing 1–3 to GAIS in a game where Wihlborg captained his side.[10][7][8][6]
In the summer of 1924, Wihlborg emigrated to the United States at age 26, thus effectively ending his football career.[11][8]
International career
editWihlborg was one of the first players from Hammarby IF to establish himself as a member of the Sweden national team,[12] and debuted in a 3–3 friendly draw away at Finland on 28 September 1919.[13] In total, he won 7 caps for his country up until 1923.[14]
Works cited
edit- Persson, Gunnar (1996). Hammarby IF: En klubbhistoria 1897–1997 (in Swedish). Strömbergs Bokförlag. ISBN 91-7151-097-4.
References
edit- ^ "National football team player Gösta Wihlborg". EU-Fotball.info. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
- ^ "Gösta Wihlborg". National Football Teams. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
- ^ Persson, p. 60-62
- ^ "1915" (in Swedish). HIF Historia. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
- ^ "Allt började i kvarteren Siken, Ålen, Nätet och Draget" (in Swedish). Supportrarnas Matchprogram. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
- ^ a b "Julkalendern lucka 3: SM-spel med silver" (in Swedish). Hammarby Fotboll. 3 December 2014. Archived from the original on 9 December 2014.
- ^ a b "Oövervinnerliga GAIS imponerade ej igår" (PDF) (in Swedish). Idrottsbladet. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
- ^ a b c "103:e derbyt – och det sista". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). 16 September 2012. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
- ^ "1921" (in Swedish). HIF Historia. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
- ^ "1922". HIF Historia (in Swedish). Retrieved 2 February 2021.
- ^ "1924". HIF Historia (in Swedish). Retrieved 2 February 2021.
- ^ "Från konkurs till pengar på kistbotten" (PDF). Match (in Swedish). Retrieved 2 February 2021.
- ^ "Landslagsdatabasen: Gösta Wihlborg". Swedish Football Association (in Swedish). Retrieved 2 February 2021.
- ^ "Sveriges landslagsmän 1908-2017". Swedish Football Association (in Swedish). Retrieved 2 February 2021.
External links
edit- Gösta Wihlborg at National-Football-Teams.com
- Gösta Wihlborg at EU-Football.info