Curt Bergsten

Curt Bergsten, sometimes also written Kurt Bergsten, ( born August 21, 1915) is a Swedish football player. The midfielder took part with the Swedish national team at the World Cup 1938.

Career

Bergsten played in the 1930s and 1940s for Landskrona BoIS. On the side of players such as Harry Nilsson, Erik Persson and Knut Hansson he ran on in the Allsvenskan and finished with the team places in the middle of the league.

Mountain Tens good performances for the club led to national nominations. In June 1935, the selection committee for the first time put him in the national team, as he contributed to the side of Ernst Andersson, Anders Rydberg and Nils Axelsson the 3-1 win over Denmark. In the autumn of the year, he scored in a 7-1 victory over the Romanian national team his only international goal. As a result, he was irregular, the Swedish National Jersey, but was in the squad selection for the World Cup finals in 1938. The tournament happening he followed in turn by off the field, an application was not granted to him. He had completed shortly before the tournament in the 3-3 draw against Latvia His sixth and last international match.