 Ohlsson in IFK Göteborg in 1958 | |||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Sven Owe Ohlsson | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 19 August 1938 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Hälsö, Sweden | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 1948–1954 | Hälsö BK | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 1954–1964 | IFK Göteborg | 165 | (101) | ||||||||||||||
| 1965–1971 | AIK | 154 | (23) | ||||||||||||||
| 1972–1974 | IFK Stockholm | ||||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 1958–1959 | Sweden U21 | 9 | (9) | ||||||||||||||
| 1958–1965 | Sweden B | 5 | (8) | ||||||||||||||
| 1958–1964 | Sweden | 15 | (6) | ||||||||||||||
| Managerial career | |||||||||||||||||
| 1972–1974 | IFK Stockholm | ||||||||||||||||
| 1975–1976 | AIK (youth) | ||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||
Sven Owe Ohlsson (born 19 August 1938) is a Swedish former football player who played as a forward and later became a manager. He most notably represented IFK Göteborg and AIK at the club level. He is now the last surviving player from the Sweden team in the 1958 World Cup.
Club career
Born in Hälsö, he played for local club Hälsö BK before moving to Swedish giants IFK Göteborg and AIK. He ended his career as player-coach of IFK Stockholm. [1] He is the first player to score five goals in a European Cup match, in the 1959–60 European Cup, against Linfield. [2] He won the 1957–58 Allsvenskan title while at IFK Göteborg. [1]
International career
He was part of the Swedish squad at the 1958 FIFA World Cup. He was capped 15 times, scoring 6 goals. [3] He also represented the Sweden U21 and B teams. [4]
Career statistics
International
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 1958 | 1 | 0 |
| 1959 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1960 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1961 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1962 | 8 | 5 | |
| 1963 | 3 | 0 | |
| 1964 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 15 | 6 | |
- Scores and results list Sweden's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Ohlsson goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 21 May 1959 | Ullevi, Gothenburg, Sweden | 
Portugal
|
2–0 | 2–0 | Friendly | [5] |
| 2 | 19 June 1962 | Helsinki Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland | 
Finland
|
3–0 | 3–0 | 1960–63 Nordic Football Championship | [6] |
| 3 | 28 October 1962 | Råsunda Stadium, Solna, Sweden | 
Denmark
|
1–1 | 4–2 | 1960–63 Nordic Football Championship | [7] |
| 4 | 2–2 | ||||||
| 5 | 12 November 1962 | Ramat Gan Stadium, Ramat Gan, Israel | 
Israel
|
1–0 | 4–0 | Friendly | [8] |
| 6 | 16 November 1962 | Bangkok, Thailand | 
Thailand
|
1–1 | 2–1 | Friendly | [9] |
Honours
IFK Göteborg
Sweden
- FIFA World Cup runner-up: 1958 [1]
References
- ^ a b c d "- AIK - aik.se -". www.aik.se. Archived from the original on 2012-03-07.
- ^ "European Champions' Cup 1959-60 and Fairs' Cup 1958-60 - Details".
- ^ "Owe Ohlsson, international footballer".
- ^ a b "Owe Ohlsson - Spelarstatistik - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se. (in Swedish). Retrieved 2021-02-08.
- ^ "Sverige - Portugal - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2021-02-08.
- ^ "Finland - Sverige - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2021-02-08.
- ^ "Sverige - Danmark - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2021-02-08.
- ^ "Israel - Sverige - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2021-02-08.
- ^ "Thailand - Sverige - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2021-02-08.
External links
- Owe Ohlsson at ifkdb.com
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