Karl Gustav Evert Wetterström (15 October 1911 – 16 November 1991) was a Swedish footballer who played as a striker.

Gustav Wetterström
Gustav Wetterström with IK Sleipner by the mid-1930s
Personal information
Full name Karl Gustav Evert Wetterström
Date of birth (1911-10-15)October 15, 1911
Place of birth Norrköping, Sweden
Date of death November 16, 1991(1991-11-16) (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

He played for IK Sleipner[1] and the Sweden men's 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

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International

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Appearances and goals by national team and year[3]
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.
List of international goals scored by Gustav Wetterström[4]
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

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IK Sleipner

References

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  1. ^ "Kultur - Randig nostalgi" (in Swedish). Norrköpings Tidningar. 2009-06-16.
  2. ^ Gustav WetterstromFIFA competition record (archived)
  3. ^ "Gustav Wetterström - Spelarstatistik - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se. (in Swedish). Retrieved 2022-12-16.
  4. ^ "Gunnar Gren - Spelarstatistik - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se. (in Swedish). Retrieved 2022-09-13.
  5. ^ "Sverige - Estland - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2022-12-16.
  6. ^ "Polen - Sverige - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2022-12-16.
  7. ^ "Sverige - Kuba - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2022-12-16.