Djurgårdens I.F.

Itinerary

June 18, 1948 through July 8, 1948.

Record: 5 wins, 0 draws, 1 loss.

Roster

Carl Andersson, Hans Andersson, Stig Andersson, Arne Blomkvist, Stig Carlsson, Nils Cederborg, Sture Larsson, Bert Meijer, Ove Nilsson, Stig Nystrom, Ake Pettersson, Gunnar Persson, Bjarne Redestad, Hans Stellus, Birger Stenman, Carl Tornborg.

Hans Jeppson (borrowed from Örgryte)

Manager: Birger Sandberg.

Results

6/18/48 Djurgarden 2, Liverpool 3 (at Brooklyn)

Match report

6/26/48 Djurgarden 8, Midwest All-Stars 0 (at Chicago)

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6/28/48 Djurgarden 6, St. Louis Stars 1 (at St. Louis)

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7/3/48 Djurgarden 7, Greenbacks F. C. 0 (at Toronto)

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7/5/48 Djurgarden 10, New England Stars 3 (at Worcester)

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7/8/48 Djurgarden 3, American League Stars 1 (at Brooklyn)

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Player sketches

Goalkeeper: OVE NILSSON, 28 years old; a government worker. Played for Djurgården since 1946. Rated No. 2 as a goal keeper in Sweden. Probably will be picked on this year’s Olympic team. Height 6 ft. 2 in., weighs 172 lbs. Very strong and hard to
score on. His reaction is something out of the ordinary.

Right full back: KARL ERIK ANDERSSON, 21 years old; a refrigeration expert. Youngest player on the team. Played with this club since 1943. Despite his youth, he is very hard and effective. His specialty is heading the ball. Height 6 ft. 1 in., weighs 160 lbs. He is nternational in ice hockey this year and played in the Olympics.

Left full back: GUNNAR PERSSON, 26 years old; tinsmith by trade. Played with the team since 1942. Height 6 ft. 2 in., weight 174 lbs. International in soccer; is very fast and tough. His slogan is. “Never give up until the final whistle.”

Right half back: BJARNE REDESTAD, 26 years
old; a government worker. Played with this club
since 1937. Height 6 ft. and weighs 156 lbs. Can
run all day without getting tired.

Center half back: CARL JOHAN TORNBORG, 28
years old; a lawyer by profession. Heights 6 ft. 4 in.,
weighs 185 lbs. Team captain. Very technical and
cool at all times. He seems to have a better reach
than any other centerhalf. International in soccer.

Left half back: STIG CARLSSON, 28 years old;
government employed. Played with this team since

Height 6 ft. 1 in., weighs 177 lbs. The hardest
worker on the field; good on head balls.

Outside right: BENGT MEIJER, 23 years old; at the
present time going to college. Started last year with
the Djurgården team. Height 5 ft. 11 in., and weighs
155 lbs. The best dribbler on the team. Exceptionally
fast and needs very little space to get by the defense.

Inside right: BIRGER STENMAN, 22 years old a shipping clerk. Height 5 ft. 10 in., weighs 157 lbs. His cannon shots are a fear to all goalkeepers in the first division in Sweden. Played with the team since the beginning of 1947.

Center forward: HANS STELIUS, 29 years old; office employed. Came to Djurgården in 1938. He has won several games thru his rushing tactics, besides being very fast and can shoot with either foot. Only 5 ft. 9 in., but he’s built solid and weighs 160 lbs. Several times international in ice-hockey.

Forward: HANS JEPPSON, age 20; student. This young man came up in a second division team, last year, and is now the sensation of that team. Picked by newspaper writers as center-forward to oppose Sweden’s national team. Borrowed from Örgryte.

Forward: IVAR EIDEFJALL, age 24, a fireman by trade. Lendlease from Jonkoping to strengthen the Djurgården forward line. Rated as the number two inside left of Sweden. Played international last year, and made a very good showing.

Inside left: NILS CEDERBORG, 22 years old; an engineer by trade. Came to Stockholm in 1945. He is noted for his brilliant plays; elegant plus good technique. Height 5 ft. 8 in., weighs only 140 lbs.

Outside left: STIG NYSTROM, 28 years old; works for the government. Came to Djurgården in 1943. He is Sweden’s ordinary outside left in international games and has been for three years. The fastest soccer player in the first division. Runs 110 yards in 10.8 seconds.
Always dangerous with his hard drives. Height 5 ft. 11 in., weighs 161 lbs.

SUBSTITUTES
Full back: ARNE BLOMKVIST, 27 years old; a mechanic by trade. Came to this team in 1942. Height 5 ft. 10 in., and weighs 165 lbs. Hard worker and a good head player.

Halfback: EVAN PETTERSSON, 30 years old; a grinder by trade. Has played with this team since 1944.

Centerforward: STURE LARSSON, 29 years old; a painter by trade. Played for the club since 1931. Height 5 ft. 11 in., and weighs 156 lbs.

Forward: HANS ANDERSSON, only 19 years old; the best prospect that they have for future games. International already in icehockey. Is a mechanic by trade.

Halfback: BENGT GARPE, an engineer by trade.
Height 5 ft. 10 in., and weighs 148 lbs.

Goal Keeper: KJELL CRONQVIST, 27 years old; baker by trade. Height 5 ft. 10 in., and weighs 157 lbs. Played with this team since 1944.