Sven Rydell
Rydell in 1924 | |||||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||||
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Full name | Sven Åke Albert Rydell | ||||||||||||
Date of birth | 14 January 1905 | ||||||||||||
Place of birth | Göteborg, Sweden | ||||||||||||
Date of death | 4 April 1975 70) | (aged||||||||||||
Place of death | Göteborg, Sweden | ||||||||||||
Playing position | Striker | ||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||
1920–1924 | Holmens IS | 37 | (38) | ||||||||||
1924–1930 | Örgryte IS | 179 | (122) | ||||||||||
1930–1931 | Redbergslids IK | 20 | (10) | ||||||||||
1931–1934 | Örgryte IS | 24 | (20) | ||||||||||
National team | |||||||||||||
1923–1932 | Sweden | 43 | (49) | ||||||||||
Teams managed | |||||||||||||
1934–1935 | Örgryte IS | ||||||||||||
Honours
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Sven Åke Albert Rydell (14 January 1905 – 4 April 1975) was a Swedish footballer who played as a forward. He was the all-time leading scorer for the Swedish national team until 4 September 2014, when Zlatan Ibrahimović overtook him by scoring his 50th international goal.
Football career
Rydell played in the 1920s and 30s, and scored 49 goals in only 43 matches for the Swedish national team.[1] His 49 goals stood as the national record for over 80 years. Because his career spanned the nascent years of international football, he never got a chance to play in the World Cup; his only appearance at the world stage came in the 1924 Summer Olympics, at which Sweden won a bronze medal.[2] At club level, Rydell played for Örgryte IS, Redbergslids IK, and Holmens IS.[3]
Rydell won the Svenska Dagbladet Gold Medal in 1931.
Personal life
Rydell's daughter Eva represented Sweden as a gymnast in the 1960 and 1964 Olympics.[4] Sven died on 4 April 1975. He is buried at Östra kyrkogården in Gothenburg.
Career statistics
International goals
References
- ↑ "Sven Rydell – Goals in International Matches". Rsssf.com. 26 May 2001. Retrieved 25 November 2011.
- ↑ "Sven Rydell Biography and Olympic Results | Olympics at". Sports-reference.com. Retrieved 25 November 2011.
- ↑ Sven Rydell. Swedish Olympic Committee
- ↑ "Ewa Rydell Biography and Olympic Results | Olympics at". Sports-reference.com. 26 February 1942. Retrieved 25 November 2011.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Sven Rydell. |
- Sven Rydell – FIFA competition record (archive)
- profile
Preceded by Johan Richthoff |
Svenska Dagbladet Gold Medal 1931 |
Succeeded by Ivar Johansson |