Knut Kroon

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Knut Kroon "Knutte" (Hälsingborg, 19 June 1906 – 27 February 1975) was a Swedish footballer. He played as a striker.

Career

Kroon began his career in Stattena IF. In 1925, he moved to the nearby club Helsingborgs IF where he made 516 appearances and scored 318 goals. Kroon won Allsvenskan five times with the club, and retired from his career in 1942.

He made 35 appearances in the national team (1925–1934) and was a member of the team in 1934 FIFA World Cup. He scored the winning goal (3-2) in the first round against Argentina. Some sources consider him as the first goalscorer in the history of World Cup preliminary competition, when Sweden scored against Estonia 7 minutes into the game on 11 June 1933, in Stockholm. Some other sources consider this goal was scored by Estonian goalkeeper Evald Tipner, thus being an own goal.

v t e Sweden squad – 1934 FIFA World Cup

GK Rydberg GK Widlund DF O. Andersson DF S. Andersson DF Axelsson DF Granath MF E. Andersson MF Carlsson MF Johnsson MF Rosén (c) FW Dunker FW Gustavsson FW Jansson FW Jonasson FW Keller FW Kroon FW Olsson FW Thörn Coach: Nagy

Persondata
Name	Kroon, Knut
Alternative names
Short description	Swedish footballers
Date of birth	19 June 1906
Place of birth
Date of death	27 February 1975
Place of death

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