Herbert Carlsson

Herbert Carlsson
Personal information
Full name Knut Herbert Karlsson
Date of birth (1896-08-09)August 9, 1896
Place of birth Gothenburg, Sweden
Date of death October 12, 1952(1952-10-12) (aged 56)
Place of death Gothenburg, Sweden
Position(s) Inside Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Annedals FF
IK Niord
IK Vega
1917–1922 IFK Göteborg 28 (29)
1922–1924 New York Vikings
1924–1927 Indiana Flooring 110 (56)
1927–1930 New York Nationals 109 (31)
1930–1931 New York Giants 49 (20)
International career
1918–1922 Sweden 20 (19)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Knut Herbert "Murren" Karlsson (8 September 1896 – 21 October 1952), better known as Herbert Carlsson, was a Swedish footballer who played as an inside forward. He played professionally in both Sweden and the United States. He also earned twenty caps, scoring nineteen goals, with the Swedish national team between 1918 and 1922. He represented his country at the 1920 Summer Olympics where he was the tournament top scorer.