John Oskar Emanuel "Long-John" Nilsson (27 April 1908 – 1 December 1987) was a Swedish

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who played as a

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. He was the 1930–31

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while at

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and won two caps for the Sweden national team, scoring six goals.

Club career

Beginning his career at

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, he had his breakthrough year in 1930 with

when he became the

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top scorer and helped the club win the 1930–31 Swedish Championship. He briefly played for IFK Östersund in 1934 before signing with AIK, where he spent two

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seasons. He finished up his career at his hometown GAIS as well as at Sibbhults IF. He scored a total of 68 goals in 78 games for GAIS during his two spells with the club.

International career

Nilsson made his debut for the Sweden national team on 17 July 1932, scoring two goals in a 3–4 loss to Austria at the Stockholm Olympic Stadium. He scored four goals in his second and ultimately last international appearance in a friendly game against

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Career statistics

International

:''Scores and results list Sweden's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Nilsson goal.''

Honours

GAIS *

: 1930–31 Individual *

: 1930–31

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Nilsson, John 1908 births 1987 deaths Swedish men's footballers Men's association football forwards Sweden men's international footballers GAIS players AIK Fotboll players IFK Östersund players Footballers from Gothenburg