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Sven Rydell

Summary

Sven Åke Albert Rydell (14 January 1905 – 4 April 1975) was a Swedish footballer who played as a forward. He represented Holmens IS, Örgryte IS, and Redbergslids IK during a club career that spanned between 1920 and 1934. A full international between 1923 and 1932, he won 43 caps and scored 49 goals for the Sweden national team. He scored five goals at the 1924 Summer Olympics where Sweden finished third. He was the all-time leading scorer for the Sweden national team for more than 80 years before his record was overtaken by Zlatan Ibrahimović in September 2014.

Sven Rydell
Rydell in 1923
Personal information
Full name Sven Åke Albert Rydell
Date of birth (1905-01-14)14 January 1905
Place of birth Gothenburg, Sweden
Date of death 4 April 1975(1975-04-04) (aged 70)
Place of death Gothenburg, Sweden
Position(s) 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)
Total 260 (190)
International career
1929 Sweden B 1 (1)
1923–1932 Sweden 43 (49)
Managerial career
1934–1935 Örgryte IS
Medal record
Representing  Sweden
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1924 Paris Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career edit

At club level, Rydell played for Örgryte IS, Redbergslids IK, and Holmens IS.[1] Rydell had scored a record of nine hat-tricks for Sweden.[2]

International career edit

Rydell played in the 1920s and 30s, and scored 49 goals in only 43 matches for the Swedish national team.[3] 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,[4] at which Sweden won a bronze medal.[5] He was the all-time leading scorer for the Sweden national team until 4 September 2014, when Zlatan Ibrahimović overtook him by scoring his 50th international goal. However, he holds the record of scoring nine hat-tricks for Sweden.

Rydell was awarded the Svenska Dagbladet Gold Medal in 1931 after an impressive performance in an international game against Denmark in 1931.[6]

Personal life edit

Rydell's daughter Eva represented Sweden as a gymnast in the 1960 and 1964 Olympics.[7] Rydell died on 4 April 1975. He is buried at Östra kyrkogården in Gothenburg.

Career statistics edit

Appearances and goals by national team and year[8]
National team Year Apps Goals
Sweden 1923 2 2
1924 9 18
1925 4 7
1926 4 2
1927 7 8
1928 3 1
1929 4 4
1930 1 0
1931 5 4
1932 4 3
Total 43 49
Scores and results list Sweden's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Rydell goal.
List of international goals scored by Sven Rydell[8]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1 20 June 1923 Strömvallen, Gävle, Sweden   Finland 1–0 5–4 Friendly [9]
2 16 September 1923 Gressbanen, Oslo, Norway   Norway 3–2 3–2 Friendly [10]
3 18 May 1924 Stockholm Olympic Stadium, Stockholm, Sweden   Poland 1–0 5–1 Friendly [11]
4 3–1
5 5–1
6 29 May 1924 Stade de Colombes, Paris, France   Belgium 2–0 8–1 1924 Summer Olympics [12]
7 6–0
8 8–1
9 1 June 1924 Stade Pershing, Paris, France   Egypt 4–0 5–0 1924 Summer Olympics [13]
10 9 June 1924 Stade de Colombes, Paris, France   Netherlands 1–0 3–1 1924 Summer Olympics [14]
11 3–1
12 15 June 1924 Parken, Copenhagen, Denmark   Denmark 2–2 3–2 1924–28 Nordic Football Championship [15]
13 3–2
14 29 June 1924 Stockholm Olympic Stadium, Stockholm, Sweden   Egypt 2–0 5–0 Friendly [16]
15 3–0
16 4–0
17 5–0
18 21 September 1924 Råsunda Stadium, Solna, Sweden   Norway 4–1 6–1 1924–28 Nordic Football Championship [17]
19 5–1
20 6–1
21 5 July 1925 Stockholm Olympic Stadium, Stockholm, Sweden   Austria 1–4 2–4 Friendly [18]
22 12 July 1925 Stockholm Olympic Stadium, Stockholm, Sweden   Hungary 2–0 6–2 Friendly [19]
23 5–2
24 23 August 1925 Gräsbanen, Oslo, Norway   Norway 1–1 7–3 1924–28 Nordic Football Championship [20]
25 3–2
26 4–2
27 5–2
28 9 June 1926 Stockholm Olympic Stadium, Stockholm, Sweden   Norway 2–2 3–2 1924–28 Nordic Football Championship [21]
29 3–2
30 3 April 1927 Duden Park, Brussels, Belgium   Belgium 1–1 1–2 Friendly [22]
31 29 May 1927 Stockholm Olympic Stadium, Stockholm, Sweden   Latvia 2–0 12–0 Friendly [23]
32 8–0
33 12–0
34 26 June 1927 Gressbanen, Oslo, Norway   Norway 1–1 5–3 1924–28 Nordic Football Championship [24]
35 2–1
36 4–1
37 6 November 1927 Letzigrund, Zürich, Switzerland    Switzerland 1–1 2–2 Friendly [25]
38 7 October 1928 Parken, Copenhagen, Denmark   Denmark 1–3 1–3 1924–28 Nordic Football Championship [26]
39 9 June 1929 Stockholm Olympic Stadium, Stockholm, Sweden   Netherlands 2–0 6–2 Friendly [27]
40 3–0
41 5–1
42 28 July 1929 Malmö IP, Malmö, Sweden   Latvia 2–0 10–0 Friendly [28]
43 28 June 1931 Stockholm Olympic Stadium, Stockholm, Sweden   Denmark 2–1 3–1 1929–32 Nordic Football Championship [29]
44 3–1
45 26 July 1931 Arosvallen, Västerås, Sweden   Latvia 4–0 6–0 Friendly [30]
46 8 November 1931 Üllöi utca, Budapest, Hungary   Hungary 1–1 1–3 Friendly [31]
47 16 May 1932 Stockholm Olympic Stadium, Stockholm, Sweden   Finland 1–1 7–1 Friendly [32]
48 2–1
49 6–1

Honours edit

Sweden

Individual

Records

References edit

  1. ^ Sven Rydell. Swedish Olympic Committee
  2. ^ "National football team individual records and stats". eu-football.info. Retrieved 9 November 2019.
  3. ^ "Sven Rydell – Goals in International Matches". Rsssf.com. 26 May 2001. Retrieved 25 November 2011.
  4. ^ "Sven Rydell". Olympedia. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
  5. ^ "Sven Rydell Biography and Olympic Results | Olympics at". Sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2011.
  6. ^ "Sven Rydell - Sveriges Olympiska Kommitté". sok.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 17 October 2022.
  7. ^ "Ewa Rydell Biography and Olympic Results | Olympics at". Sports-reference.com. 26 February 1942. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2011.
  8. ^ a b "Sven Rydell - Spelarstatistik - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se. (in Swedish). Retrieved 17 October 2022.
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  33. ^ Chatterjee, Ritayan (20 October 2021). "5 players with the most hat-tricks in international football". Football Express. Retrieved 17 October 2022.

External links edit

 
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Sven Rydell.
  • Sven Rydell – FIFA competition record (archived)
  • Sven Rydell at databaseOlympics.com
Preceded by Svenska Dagbladet Gold Medal
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