Tore Keller

Tore Bertil Gottfrid Keller (4 January 1905 – 15 July 1988) was a Swedish footballer who played as a striker. He was part of the Sweden team that won the bronze medal at the 1924 Summer Olympics.[1][2]

Tore Keller
Tore Keller in the 1930s
Personal information
Date of birth (1905-01-04)January 4, 1905
Place of birth Norrköping, Sweden
Date of death July 15, 1988(1988-07-15) (aged 83)
Place of death Norrköping, Sweden
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1924–1940 IK Sleipner 305 (152)
International career
1929 Sweden B 1 (1)
1924–1938 Sweden 25 (16)
Medal record
Representing  Sweden
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1924 Paris Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

He played 305 matches for IK Sleipner and scored 152 goals and became the Swedish champion with the club in 1938. Internationally he appeared in the 1934 and 1938 FIFA World Cups. Keller was also a keen bandy, table tennis and bowling player.[3]

Career statistics

International
Appearances and goals by national team and year[4]
National team Year Apps Goals
Sweden 1924 6 3
1925 2 1
1926 2 1
1927 1 3
1928 3 2
1929 0 0
1930 1 0
1931 0 0
1932 0 0
1933 2 0
1934 4 4
1935 1 1
1936 0 0
1937 0 0
1938 3 1
Total 25 16
Scores and results list Sweden's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Keller goal.
List of international goals scored by Tore Keller[5]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1 29 June 1924 Stockholm Olympic Stadium, Stockholm, Sweden  Egypt 1–0 5–0 Friendly [6]
2 25 July 1924 Stockholm Olympic Stadium, Stockholm, Sweden  Estonia 2–1 5–2 Friendly [7]
3 21 September 1924 Råsunda Stadium, Solna, Sweden  Norway 1–0 6–1 1924–28 Nordic Football Championship [8]
4 5 July 1925 Stockholm Olympic Stadium, Stockholm, Sweden  Austria 2–4 2–4 Friendly [9]
5 3 October 1926 Stockholm Olympic Stadium, Stockholm, Sweden  Poland 3–0 3–1 Friendly [10]
6 1 July 1927 Idrottsparken, Norrköping, Sweden  Estonia 1–0 3–1 Friendly [11]
7 2–0
8 3–0
9 7 June 1928 Stockholm Olympic Stadium, Stockholm, Sweden  Norway 1–0 6–1 1924–28 Nordic Football Championship [12]
10 5–1
11 23 May 1934 Stockholm Olympic Stadium, Stockholm, Sweden  Poland 2–1 4–2 Friendly [13]
12 3–2
13 4–2
14 23 September 1934 Töölön Pallokenttä, Helsinki, Finland  Finland 3–5 4–5 1933–36 Nordic Football Championship [14]
15 1 September 1935 Stockholm Olympic Stadium, Stockholm, Sweden  Romania 2–0 7–1 Friendly [15]
16 12 June 1938 Stade du Fort Carré, Antibes, France  Cuba 5–0 8–0 1938 FIFA World Cup [16]

Honours

IK Sleipner

Sweden

References
  1. Tore Keller. sports-reference.com
  2. "Tore Keller". Olympedia. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
  3. Tore Keller. Swedish Olympic Committee
  4. "Tore Keller - Spelarstatistik - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se. (in Swedish). Retrieved 2022-12-16.
  5. "Gunnar Gren - Spelarstatistik - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se. (in Swedish). Retrieved 2022-09-13.
  6. "Sverige - Egypten - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2022-12-16.
  7. "Sverige - Estland - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2022-12-16.
  8. "Sverige - Norge - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2022-12-16.
  9. "Sverige - Österrike - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2022-12-16.
  10. "Sverige - Polen - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2022-12-16.
  11. "Sverige - Estland - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2022-12-16.
  12. "Sverige - Norge - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2022-12-16.
  13. "Sverige - Polen - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2022-12-16.
  14. "Finland - Sverige - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2022-12-16.
  15. "Sverige - Rumänien - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2022-12-16.
  16. "Sverige - Kuba - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2022-12-16.
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