Tore Keller
Swedish footballer
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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]
Date of birth
January 4, 1905
Place of birth
Norrköping, Sweden
Date of death
July 15, 1988 (aged 83)
Place of death
Norrköping, Sweden
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Tore Keller in the 1930s | ||||||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | January 4, 1905 | |||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Norrköping, Sweden | |||||||||||||
| Date of death | July 15, 1988 (aged 83) | |||||||||||||
| Place of death | Norrköping, Sweden | |||||||||||||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||
| Position | 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
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| * 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
- Scores and results list Sweden's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Keller goal.
| 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] |
