Victor Olsson (footballer) explained

Victor Olsson
Fullname:	Bror Victor Olsson
Birth Date:	21 February 1895
Birth Place:	Stockholm, Sweden
Death Date:	^[1]
Death Place:	Stockholm, Sweden
Position:	Goalkeeper
Clubs1:	Klara SK
Years1:	1910–1915
Clubs2:	Hammarby IF
Years2:	1915–1927
Caps2:	93
Goals2:	0
Nationalyears1:	1920–1921
Nationalteam1:	Sweden
Nationalcaps1:	4
Nationalgoals1:	0

Victor "Kucku" Olsson (21 February 1895 – 24 January 1982) was a Swedish football player, best known for representing Hammarby IF. A full international between 1920 and 1921, he won four caps for the Sweden national team.^{[2] [3]}

Club career

Hammarby IF

In 1915, Hammarby IF established a football section after a merger with Klara SK, where 20-year old Olsson had started to play as a youngster.^{[4] [5] [6]} Olsson soon established himself as one of Hammarby's key players, together with defender Gösta Wihlborg and striker Gustav Björk.^{[7] [8] [6]} In 1920, Hammarby debuted in the Svenska Serien, by then the highest league in Swedish football. He played 15 competitive games throughout the season, as the club finished third in the table, three points behind winners Örgryte.^[9]

In 1922, Hammarby had an other strong showing where they went to the finals of Svenska Mästerskapet, losing 1–3 to GAIS, a game that Olsson missed due to sickness.^{[10] [7] [8] [6]}

Hammarby IF was one of the founding members of Allsvenskan in 1924, a new league that was established to determine the Swedish Champions. By this time, 29-year old Olsson had lost his place as the starting goalkeeper, to Rickard Westling, and he only played four games throughout the season.^[11]

Olsson was the youth idol of Sven Bergqvist, that later would become a goalkeeper for both Hammarby and Sweden, who frequently acted as a ball boy during home games on Hammarby IP.^{[12] [13] [14]}

International career

Olsson was one of the first players from Hammarby IF to establish himself as a member of the Sweden national team. He won four caps for his country between 1920 and 1921.^{[15] [16]}

Works cited

• Book: Persson, Gunnar. Hammarby IF: En klubbhistoria 1897–1997. Strömbergs Bokförlag. 1996. sv. 91-7151-097-4.

Notes and References

1. Web site: National football team player Victor Olsson. EU-Fotball.info. en. 2 February 2021.
2. Web site: National football team player Victor Olsson. EU-Fotball.info. en. 2 February 2021.
3. Web site: Victor Olsson. National Football Teams. en. 2 February 2021.
4. Persson, p. 60-62
5. Web site: 1915. HIF Historia. 2 February 2021. Swedish.
6. Web site: Julkalendern lucka 3: SM-spel med silver. Swedish. Hammarby Fotboll. 3 December 2014. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20141209005718/http://www.hammarbyfotboll.se/Article.aspx?id=b2ae7963-54e9-4113-bb67-8080505e35d0. 9 December 2014.
7. Web site: Oövervinnerliga GAIS imponerade ej igår. Idrottsbladet. 2 February 2021. Swedish.
8. Web site: Glädjetårar - efter 104 år. Aftonbladet. 22 October 2001 . sv. 2 February 2021.
9. Web site: 1921. HIF Historia. 2 February 2021. Swedish.
10. Web site: 1922. HIF Historia. sv. 2 February 2021.
11. Web site: 1925. HIF Historia. sv. 2 February 2021.
12. Web site: Sven Bergqvist. Börje Dorch . February 10, 2017.
13. Persson, p. 218
14. Web site: Svenne Bergquist, bäst på plan. Dagens Nyheter. 20 August 1994 . sv. 2 February 2021.
15. Web site: Landslagsdatabasen: Victor Olsson. Swedish Football Association. sv. 2 February 2021.
16. Web site: Sveriges landslagsmän 1908-2017. Swedish Football Association. sv. 2 February 2021.