Rune Bergström

Karl Rune Valerius Bergström ( born September 5, 1891 in Kungsholmen, † May 7, 1964 ) was a Swedish football player. The winger, who three times won the Von Rosen's Cup for the Swedish champion with AIK, participated with the Swedish national team at the 1920 Summer Olympics.

Career

Bergström began his career at Westermalms IF in Kungsholmen. He was among the pioneers who helped to build a strong team and played in the circle of the national team. On 8 June 1913, he debuted in the 9-0 victory over the Norwegian national team in the national jersey and lined up alongside players such as Karl Gustafsson or Ivar Svensson in the scoresheet.

1914 Bergström moved on to AIK. In his first season of the Swedish league title could be won by the side of Karl Ansén, Helge Ekroth and Theodore Malm by a 7-2 final victory over Helsingborgs IF. In addition, local rivals Djurgårdens IF was defeated in the match for Wicanderska Välgörenhetsskölden. After the following year in the semi-final against DIF was terminus, 1916 were won respectively by victories against rivals both trophies again.

In the same year Bergström made ​​a reputation as the best winger of his time. In the match against the Danish national selection, against the Swedish team had remained until now without a goal, on 8 October of that year he twirled in front of his home crowd in Stockholm on the winger, and prepared the first hit before. A quarter of an hour before the end of the game he was free in front of goal and the audience called for the ball leading player, according to " Spela på Rune " - match it to rune. This struck the ball into the middle where Bergström scored the 4-0 final score. As a result, this term was a household word at AIK, so the ball is played in the middle.

1917 Bergström received a professional offer from the United States, but he refused and remained in Sweden. In the same year he reached the club again the championship final, but DIF took revenge for last year's defeat. Although it maintained in the following years of success with his club out, but he was able to establish itself in the national team. In 1920 he was nominated for the Olympic Games and came to the side of Albin Dahl, Karlsson and Herbert Albert Olsson during the tournament in all three matches of the national selection to use.

1922 his international career was after 26 international appearances in which he scored five goals were successfully completed. The following year he won his third championship with AIK, as in the final of the von Rosen's Cup IFK Eskilstuna 5-1 was defeated. After the successful qualification for the Allsvenskan he was still there in two seasons for the club. After 31 games and two goals in the new Elite Series, he finished his career in 1926.

After his playing days Bergström continued to monitor what is happening at his club before the main working for ASEA Electrical fitter died of lung cancer at the age of 72 years.