Career
He played 11 games for the Swedish national team and scored 3 goals in the 1950, helping Sweden to a third-place finish and their first ever world cup medal. After the World Cup he left Swedish side IFK Norrköping for the Italian club Associate of Science Roma, where he remained until 1953. Upon returning to Sweden he was active in coaching for several years.
During his active days he was known by the nickname "Vittjärv", after the Swedish village where he grew up.