Tore Bertil Gottfrid Keller (4 January 1905 – 15 July 1988) was a Swedish footballer who played as a striker. He was part of the Sweden team that won the bronze medal at the 1924 Summer Olympics.[1][2]

Tore Keller
Tore Keller in the 1930s
Personal information
Date of birth(1905-01-04)January 4, 1905
Place of birthNorrköping, Sweden
Date of deathJuly 15, 1988(1988-07-15) (aged 83)
Place of deathNorrköping, Sweden
Height1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)Striker
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1924–1940IK Sleipner305(152)
International career
1929Sweden B1(1)
1924–1938Sweden25(16)
Medal record
Representing  Sweden
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1924 Paris Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

He played 305 matches for IK Sleipner and scored 152 goals and became the Swedish champion with the club in 1938. Internationally he appeared in the 1934 and 1938 FIFA World Cups. Keller was also a keen bandy, table tennis and bowling player.[3]

Career statistics

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International

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Appearances and goals by national team and year[4]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Sweden192463
192521
192621
192713
192832
192900
193010
193100
193200
193320
193444
193511
193600
193700
193831
Total2516
Scores and results list Sweden's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Keller goal.
List of international goals scored by Tore Keller[5]
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetitionRef.
129 June 1924Stockholm Olympic Stadium, Stockholm, Sweden  Egypt1–05–0Friendly[6]
225 July 1924Stockholm Olympic Stadium, Stockholm, Sweden  Estonia2–15–2Friendly[7]
321 September 1924Råsunda Stadium, Solna, Sweden  Norway1–06–11924–28 Nordic Football Championship[8]
45 July 1925Stockholm Olympic Stadium, Stockholm, Sweden  Austria2–42–4Friendly[9]
53 October 1926Stockholm Olympic Stadium, Stockholm, Sweden  Poland3–03–1Friendly[10]
61 July 1927Idrottsparken, Norrköping, Sweden  Estonia1–03–1Friendly[11]
72–0
83–0
97 June 1928Stockholm Olympic Stadium, Stockholm, Sweden  Norway1–06–11924–28 Nordic Football Championship[12]
105–1
1123 May 1934Stockholm Olympic Stadium, Stockholm, Sweden  Poland2–14–2Friendly[13]
123–2
134–2
1423 September 1934Töölön Pallokenttä, Helsinki, Finland  Finland3–54–51933–36 Nordic Football Championship[14]
151 September 1935Stockholm Olympic Stadium, Stockholm, Sweden  Romania2–07–1Friendly[15]
1612 June 1938Stade du Fort Carré, Antibes, France  Cuba5–08–01938 FIFA World Cup[16]

Honours

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IK Sleipner

Sweden

References

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  1. ^ Tore Keller. sports-reference.com
  2. ^ a b "Tore Keller". Olympedia. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
  3. ^ Tore Keller. Swedish Olympic Committee
  4. ^ "Tore Keller - Spelarstatistik - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se. (in Swedish). Retrieved 2022-12-16.
  5. ^ "Gunnar Gren - Spelarstatistik - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se. (in Swedish). Retrieved 2022-09-13.
  6. ^ "Sverige - Egypten - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2022-12-16.
  7. ^ "Sverige - Estland - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2022-12-16.
  8. ^ "Sverige - Norge - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2022-12-16.
  9. ^ "Sverige - Österrike - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2022-12-16.
  10. ^ "Sverige - Polen - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2022-12-16.
  11. ^ "Sverige - Estland - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2022-12-16.
  12. ^ "Sverige - Norge - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2022-12-16.
  13. ^ "Sverige - Polen - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2022-12-16.
  14. ^ "Finland - Sverige - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2022-12-16.
  15. ^ "Sverige - Rumänien - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2022-12-16.
  16. ^ "Sverige - Kuba - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2022-12-16.
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