Albin "Spjass" Hallbäck (6 April 1902 – 18 December 1962) was a Swedish footballer who played as a forward.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Albin Hallbäck | ||
| Date of birth | 6 April 1902 | ||
| Place of birth | Sweden | ||
| Date of death | 18 December 1962 (aged 60) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Malmö BI | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1917–1926 | Malmö BI | ||
| 1927–1932 | IFK Malmö | 88 | (49) |
| International career | |||
| 1926–1927 | Sweden | 4 | (10) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career edit
Hallbäck represented Malmö BI and IFK Malmö during his club career.[1] He played a total of 152 games in all competitions for IFK Malmö, scoring 93 goals.[2]
International career edit
Hallbäck made his debut for the Sweden national team on 26 June 1926, scoring two goals in a 3–3 draw with Germany.[3] On 29 May 1927, he scored six goals in a 12–0 win against Latvia, which is a Sweden national team record.[4] He won his last international cap on 19 June 1927, in a 0–0 draw with Denmark. He won a total of four caps, scoring ten goals.[3]
Career statistics edit
International edit
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 1926 | 1 | 2 |
| 1927 | 3 | 8 | |
| Total | 4 | 10 | |
- Scores and results list Sweden's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Hallbäck goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 June 1926 | Zerzabelshof, Nuremberg, Germany |  Germany
|
1–1 | 3–3 | Friendly | [5] |
| 2 | 3–3 | ||||||
| 3 | 29 May 1927 | Stockholm Olympic Stadium, Stockholm, Sweden |  Latvia
|
1–0 | 12–0 | Friendly | [4] |
| 4 | 3–0 | ||||||
| 5 | 4–0 | ||||||
| 6 | 6–0 | ||||||
| 7 | 9–0 | ||||||
| 8 | 11–0 | ||||||
| 9 | 12 June 1927 | Stockholm Olympic Stadium, Stockholm, Sweden |  Finland
|
1–0 | 6–2 | Friendly | [6] |
| 10 | 6–2 |
Honours edit
Records
- Most goals for the Sweden national team in a single game: 6 (against Latvia on 20 May 1927)[2]
References edit
- ^ "Albin Hallbäck". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
- ^ a b Modess, Marie. "Profiler" (in Swedish). Retrieved 21 April 2021.
- ^ a b c "Albin Hallbäck - Spelarstatistik - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 4 February 2021. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
- ^ a b "Sverige - Lettland - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 21 April 2021.
- ^ "Tyskland - Sverige - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 21 April 2021.
- ^ "Sverige - Finland - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 21 April 2021.