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.
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Full name | Sven Åke Albert Rydell | |||||||||||||
Date of birth | 14 January 1905 | |||||||||||||
Place of birth | Gothenburg, Sweden | |||||||||||||
Date of death | 4 April 1975 | (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
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Club career
editAt 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
editRydell played in the 1920s and 30s, and scored 49 goals in only 43 matches for the Sweden 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
editRydell'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
editNational team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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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.
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
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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
editSweden
- Summer Olympics bronze medal: 1924
Individual
- Nordic Football Championship top scorer: 1924–1928
- Swedish Football Hall of Fame inductee: 2003
Records
- Most hat-tricks for the Sweden national team: nine[33]
References
edit- ^ Sven Rydell. Swedish Olympic Committee
- ^ "National football team individual records and stats". eu-football.info. Retrieved 9 November 2019.
- ^ "Sven Rydell – Goals in International Matches". Rsssf.com. 26 May 2001. Retrieved 25 November 2011.
- ^ "Sven Rydell". Olympedia. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
- ^ "Sven Rydell Biography and Olympic Results | Olympics at". Sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2011.
- ^ "Sven Rydell - Sveriges Olympiska Kommitté". sok.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 17 October 2022.
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b "Sven Rydell - Spelarstatistik - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se. (in Swedish). Retrieved 17 October 2022.
- ^ "Sverige - Finland - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 17 October 2022.
- ^ "Norge - Sverige - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 17 October 2022.
- ^ "Sverige - Polen - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 17 October 2022.
- ^ "Sverige - Belgien - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 17 October 2022.
- ^ "Sverige - Egypten - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 17 October 2022.
- ^ "Sverige - Nederländerna - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 17 October 2022.
- ^ "Danmark - Sverige - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 17 October 2022.
- ^ "Sverige - Egypten - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 17 October 2022.
- ^ "Sverige - Norge - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 17 October 2022.
- ^ "Sverige - Österrike - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 17 October 2022.
- ^ "Sverige - Ungern - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 17 October 2022.
- ^ "Norge - Sverige - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 17 October 2022.
- ^ "Sverige - Norge - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 17 October 2022.
- ^ "Belgien - Sverige - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 17 October 2022.
- ^ "Sverige - Lettland - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 17 October 2022.
- ^ "Norge - Sverige - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 17 October 2022.
- ^ "Schweiz - Sverige - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 17 October 2022.
- ^ "Danmark - Sverige - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 17 October 2022.
- ^ "Sverige - Nederländerna - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 17 October 2022.
- ^ "Sverige - Lettland - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 17 October 2022.
- ^ "Sverige - Danmark - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 17 October 2022.
- ^ "Sverige - Lettland - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 17 October 2022.
- ^ "Ungern - Sverige - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 17 October 2022.
- ^ "Sverige - Finland - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 17 October 2022.
- ^ Chatterjee, Ritayan (20 October 2021). "5 players with the most hat-tricks in international football". Football Express. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
External links
edit- Sven Rydell – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Sven Rydell at databaseOlympics.com