Einar Olsson (footballer)

Einar Olsson
Personal information
Full name Einar Emil Andreas Olsson
Date of birth 18 July 1886
Date of death 1983 (aged 96–97)
Position(s) Inside right
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Djurgården
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Einar Emil Andreas Olsson (18 July 1886 – 1983) was a Swedish footballer, ski jumper, Nordic combined skier, and ski-orienteer.[1]

Biography

Olsson was born on 18 July 1886 to first office attendant Anders Olsson and Matilda Svensson.[2] From 1899 to 1904, Olsson represented Östermalms IF.[3] In 1905, he joined Djurgårdens IF and represented the club in different sports.[4] He became national champion in ski jumping, Nordic combined, ski orienteering and football.[4]

In 1910, Olsson won the first Swedish championships held in Nordic combined and ski jumping.[5] He would defend his titles the following year.[5] In 1913, Olsson won the ski jumping event at the 1913 Nordic Games.[2] From 1914 to 1916, Olsson won three consecutive national championships in ski jumping.[5] In 1914, 1915, 1918, 1920, and 1921, Olsson further won the national titles in Nordic combined, totalling his national championship titles to five in ski jumping and seven in Nordic combined.[5] He also won the Swedish championship title in ski orienteering relay in 1915.[3] The team consisted of Olof Söderberg, N. A. Hedjerson, Albin Sandström, O. B. Hansson, and Olsson.[6]

In football, Olsson was an inside right.[2] He was part of Djurgården's Swedish championship-winning teams of 1912, 1915, and 1917.[6] Olsson made 25 Svenska Serien appearances for Djurgården and scored 6 goals.[7] He declined to represent the national team.[3]

Olsson worked for the Swedish postal service.[2] After his active career, he became board member of the Djurgårdens IF Nordic skiing department.[3]

Olsson died in 1983.[4]

Honours

Djurgårdens IF

References

  1. ^ Ahlbom, Bengt. "Einar "Lill-Einar" Olsson". DIF Historia.
  2. ^ a b c d Lönnqvist, Sven (1949). "Olsson, Einar Emil Andreas". Svenska män och kvinnor: biografisk uppslagsbok. Band 5 Lindorm–O (in Swedish). Stockholm: Albert Bonniers förlag. p. 643.
  3. ^ a b c d Lindhagen, Sven (1943). "Olsson, Einar". Nordisk familjeboks sportlexikon: uppslagsverk för sport, gymnastik och friluftsliv. Band 5 Lahtis–Röse (in Swedish). Stockholm: Nordisk familjeboks förlag. pp. 758–759.
  4. ^ a b c Ahlbom, Bengt (1991). "Lill-Einar Olsson". In Rehnberg, Bo; Wickman, Mats (eds.). Djurgårdens IF 100 år: 1891–1991 (in Swedish). Stockholm: Sellin & partner. p. 399. ISBN 91-7055-029-8.
  5. ^ a b c d "Backe/Nordisk kombination". Swedish Ski Association. Archived from the original on 4 November 2018.
  6. ^ a b c "Djurgårdens IF SM-guld på seniornivå" (PDF), DIF Historia
  7. ^ Alsiö, Martin (2011). 100 år med Allsvensk fotboll (in Swedish). Idrottsförlaget. ISBN 978-91-977326-7-3.
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