Erik "Backen" Bergström (6 January 1886 – 30 January 1966) was a

Swedish Swedish or ' may refer to: Anything from or related to Sweden, a country in Northern Europe. Or, specifically: * Swedish language, a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Sweden and Finland ** Swedish alphabet, the official alphabet used by ...

amateur

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player who competed in the

1912 Summer Olympics The 1912 Summer Olympics ( sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1912), officially known as the Games of the V Olympiad ( sv, Den V olympiadens spel) and commonly known as Stockholm 1912, were an international multi-sport event held in Stockholm, Sweden, be ...

. He was a member of the Swedish Olympic squad in 1912. He played as defender one match in the main tournament as well as one match in the consolation tournament. His brother,

Gustaf Bergström John Laurentius Gustaf Adolf Bergström (4 July 1884 – 9 February 1938), known as Gustaf Bergström, was a Swedish football player who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics. In the 1908 tournament, he was a part of the Swedish football team th ...

, competed in the

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Swedish squad in 1912
1886 births 1966 deaths Swedish men's footballers Sweden men's international footballers Örgryte IS players Olympic footballers for Sweden Footballers at the 1912 Summer Olympics Men's association football defenders {{Sweden-footy-defender-stub