Otto Malm (footballer) explained

Otto Malm
Fullname:Otto Malm
Birth Date:8 February 1890
Birth Place:Helsingborg, Sweden
Position:Forward
Years1:1907–1927
Clubs1:Helsingborgs IF
Nationalyears1:1913-1925
Nationalteam1:Sweden
Nationalcaps1:11
Nationalgoals1:5

Otto Malm (8 February 1890 – 4 July 1969) was a Swedish footballer who played as a striker for Helsingborgs IF and the Sweden national team.

Club career

Malm was a one-club man for Helsingborgs IF. Malm scored 735 goals in 500 games for Helsingborgs IF. In the 1911–12 season, Malm picked up 69 goals in 24 games and in the 1924–25 season, Malm at least scored 15 goals.[1] [2] [3]

International career

Malm and right winger Georg Bengtsson were the first HIF players to play in the national team. It happened on 18 May 1913 in Budapest against Hungary and they lost 2-0.

The year before, Malm had been an Olympic reserve at home, but never had to be called up to the Solskensol Olympiad in Stockholm. He was selected for the Sweden at Paris Olympics 1924, but declined. At the time, he was 34 years old and justified his decision with the fact that his condition was not the best.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 500-klubben - HIF. June 8, 2016.
  2. Book: Knut. Knutsson. Allsvenska fotbollsspelare 1924-2012. 2012. 165.
  3. Web site: Otto Malm (Player). Benjamin. Strack-Zimmermann. www.national-football-teams.com.