Sven Friberg

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| image = Sven Friberg.jpg

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| caption = Friberg circa 1930

| birth_date = 7 February 1895

| birth_place = Lysekil, Sweden

| death_date = 26 May 1964 (aged 69)

| death_place = Gothenburg, Sweden

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| position = Defender

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| clubs1 = IFK Göteborg

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| clubs2 = Örgryte IS

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| nationalyears1 = 1915–1928

| nationalteam1 = Sweden national team

| nationalcaps1 = 41

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| manageryears1 = 1930–1931

| managerclubs1 = Örgryte IS

| medaltemplates = {{MedalCountry|{{SWE}}}}

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Sven Richard Friberg (7 February 1895 – 26 May 1964) was a Swedish association football defender who won a bronze medal at the 1924 Summer Olympics.[https://web.archive.org/web/20200417204917/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/fr/sven-friberg-1.html Sven Friberg]. sports-reference.com Between 1915 and 1928 he played 41 international matches and scored no goals.{{cite web |title=Sven Friberg |url=https://sok.se/idrottare/idrottare/s/sven-friberg.html |website=Sveriges Olympiska Kommitté |accessdate=3 April 2020 |language=Swedish}}{{cite web |title=Sven Friberg |url=https://www2.svenskfotboll.se/landslag/landslagsdatabas/landslagsspelare/?fplid=c12e60e4-14b5-47bd-a823-4d289e78f124&tab=appearances |website=svenskfotboll.se |accessdate=3 April 2020 |language=Swedish}}

Playing career

=Club=

Friberg won the Svenska Serien in 1914–15 with IFK Göteborg.

With Örgryte IS he won the Svenska Serien in 1920–21 and 1923–24 as well as Allsvenskan in 1925–26 and 1926–28.

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Friberg captained the Sweden national team which won a bronze medal at the 1924 Summer Olympics.{{cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/27226 |title=Sven Friberg |work=Olympedia |access-date=19 August 2021}} In total he made 41 appearances between 1915 and 1928, captaining 30.

Managerial career

Friberg returned to Örgryte IS as a coach, managing the club from 1930 to 1931.{{cite web |title=ÖIS tränare genom tiderna |url=https://fotboll.ois.se/om/historisk-statistik/ois-tranare-genom-tiderna/ |website=fotboll.ois.se |accessdate=3 April 2020 |language=Swedish}}