Gustav Wetterström

Gustav Wetterström (15 October 1911 – 16 November 1991) was a Swedish football striker.

Gustav Wetterström
Personal information
Full name Gustav Wetterström
Date of birth (1911-10-15)October 15, 1911
Place of birth Sweden
Date of death November 16, 1991(1991-11-16) (aged 80)
Playing position(s) Forward
National team
Sweden

He played for IK Sleipner Norrköping[1] and the Sweden national football team, for whom he appeared in the 1938 FIFA World Cup.[2] He scored a hat trick in Sweden's 8-0 victory over Cuba, although many sources outside of FIFA have credited him with scoring 4 goals in that match.

References
  1. "Kultur - Randig nostalgi" (in Swedish). Norrköpings Tidningar. 2009-06-16.
  2. Gustav Wetterstrom – FIFA competition record


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