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Sven Rydell

{{Short description|Swedish footballer (1905–1975)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2024}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Sven Rydell

| image = Rydell Olsson 1923.jpg

| caption = Rydell in 1923

| upright = 1.3

| full_name = Sven Åke Albert Rydell

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1905|1|14|df=y}}

| birth_place = Gothenburg, Sweden

| death_date = {{Death date and age|1975|4|4|1905|1|14|df=y}}

| death_place = Gothenburg, Sweden

| height =

| position = Striker

| years1 = 1920–1924

| clubs1 = Holmens IS

| caps1 = 37

| goals1 = 38

| years2 = 1924–1930

| clubs2 = Örgryte IS

| caps2 = 179

| goals2 = 122

| years3 = 1930–1931

| clubs3 = Redbergslids IK

| caps3 = 20

| goals3 = 10

| years4 = 1931–1934

| clubs4 = Örgryte IS

| caps4 = 24

| goals4 = 20

| totalcaps = 260

| totalgoals = 190

| nationalyears1 = 1929

| nationalteam1 = Sweden B

| nationalcaps1 = 1

| nationalgoals1 = 1

| nationalyears2 = 1923–1932

| nationalteam2 = Sweden

| nationalcaps2 = 43

| nationalgoals2 = 49

| manageryears1 = 1934–1935

| managerclubs1 = Örgryte IS

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

{{MedalOlympics}}

{{MedalBronze| 1924 Paris | Team}}

}}

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.

Club career

At club level, Rydell played for Örgryte IS, Redbergslids IK, and Holmens IS.[http://sok.se/idrottare/idrottare/s/sven-rydell.html Sven Rydell]. Swedish Olympic Committee Rydell had scored a record of nine hat-tricks for Sweden.{{cite web |title=National football team individual records and stats |url=https://eu-football.info/_players.php |access-date=9 November 2019 |website=eu-football.info}}

International career

Rydell played in the 1920s and 30s, and scored 49 goals in only 43 matches for the Sweden national team.{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/rydell-intlg.html |title=Sven Rydell – Goals in International Matches |publisher=Rsssf.com |date=26 May 2001 |access-date=25 November 2011}} 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,{{cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/27288 |title=Sven Rydell |work=Olympedia |access-date=19 August 2021}} at which Sweden won a bronze medal.{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ry/sven-rydell-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417204924/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ry/sven-rydell-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 April 2020 |title=Sven Rydell Biography and Olympic Results | Olympics at |publisher=Sports-reference.com |access-date=25 November 2011}} 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.{{Cite web |title=Sven Rydell - Sveriges Olympiska Kommitté |url=https://sok.se/idrottare/idrottare/s/sven-rydell.html |access-date=17 October 2022 |website=sok.se |language=sv}}

Personal life

Rydell's daughter Eva represented Sweden as a gymnast in the 1960 and 1964 Olympics.{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ry/ewa-rydell-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417205020/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ry/ewa-rydell-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 April 2020 |title=Ewa Rydell Biography and Olympic Results | Olympics at |publisher=Sports-reference.com |date=26 February 1942 |access-date=25 November 2011}} Rydell died on 4 April 1975. He is buried at Östra kyrkogården in Gothenburg.

Career statistics

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

|+Appearances and goals by national team and year

!National team

!Year

!Apps

!Goals

rowspan="10" |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

colspan="2" |Total

!43

!49

:Scores and results list Sweden's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Rydell goal.

class="wikitable sortable"

|+ List of international goals scored by Sven Rydell{{Cite web |title=Sven Rydell - Spelarstatistik - Svensk fotboll |url=https://www.svenskfotboll.se/spelarfakta/sven-rydell/7ccca957-e384-479a-af5a-a3819ad98846/ |access-date=17 October 2022 |website=www.svenskfotboll.se. |language=sv}}

scope="col"|No.

!scope="col"|Date

!scope="col"|Venue

!scope="col"|Opponent

!scope="col"|Score

!scope="col"|Result

!scope="col"|Competition

!scope="col" class="unsortable"|{{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}}

style="text-align:center"|120 June 1923Strömvallen, Gävle, Sweden{{fb|FIN}}style="text-align:center"|1–0style="text-align:center"|5–4Friendly

|{{Cite web |title=Sverige - Finland - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll |url=https://www.svenskfotboll.se/matchfakta/sverige-finland-landskamper-herr-senior/1567979/ |access-date=17 October 2022 |website=www.svenskfotboll.se |language=sv}}

style="text-align:center"|216 September 1923Gressbanen, Oslo, Norway{{fb|NOR}}style="text-align:center"|3–2style="text-align:center"|3–2Friendly

|{{Cite web |title=Norge - Sverige - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll |url=https://www.svenskfotboll.se/matchfakta/norge-sverige-landskamper-herr-senior/1567981/ |access-date=17 October 2022 |website=www.svenskfotboll.se |language=sv}}

style="text-align:center"|3rowspan="3"|18 May 1924rowspan="3"|Stockholm Olympic Stadium, Stockholm, Swedenrowspan="3"|{{fb|POL}}style="text-align:center"|1–0rowspan="3" style="text-align:center"|5–1rowspan="3"|Friendly

| rowspan="3" |{{Cite web |title=Sverige - Polen - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll |url=https://www.svenskfotboll.se/matchfakta/sverige-polen-landskamper-herr-senior/1567985/ |access-date=17 October 2022 |website=www.svenskfotboll.se |language=sv}}

style="text-align:center"|4

| style="text-align:center"|3–1

style="text-align:center"|5

| style="text-align:center"|5–1

style="text-align:center"|6rowspan="3"|29 May 1924rowspan="3"|Stade de Colombes, Paris, Francerowspan="3"|{{fb|BEL}}style="text-align:center"|2–0rowspan="3" style="text-align:center"|8–1rowspan="3"|1924 Summer Olympics

| rowspan="3" |{{Cite web |title=Sverige - Belgien - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll |url=https://www.svenskfotboll.se/matchfakta/sverige-belgien-landskamper-herr-senior/1567986/ |access-date=17 October 2022 |website=www.svenskfotboll.se |language=sv}}

style="text-align:center"|7

| style="text-align:center"|6–0

style="text-align:center"|8

| style="text-align:center"|8–1

style="text-align:center"|91 June 1924Stade Pershing, Paris, France{{fb|EGY|1922}}style="text-align:center"|4–0style="text-align:center"|5–01924 Summer Olympics

|{{Cite web |title=Sverige - Egypten - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll |url=https://www.svenskfotboll.se/matchfakta/sverige-egypten-landskamper-herr-senior/1567987/ |access-date=17 October 2022 |website=www.svenskfotboll.se |language=sv}}

style="text-align:center"|10rowspan="2"|9 June 1924rowspan="2"|Stade de Colombes, Paris, Francerowspan="2"|{{fb|NED}}style="text-align:center"|1–0rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"|3–1rowspan="2"|1924 Summer Olympics

| rowspan="2" |{{Cite web |title=Sverige - Nederländerna - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll |url=https://www.svenskfotboll.se/matchfakta/sverige-nederlanderna-landskamper-herr-senior/1567990/ |access-date=17 October 2022 |website=www.svenskfotboll.se |language=sv}}

style="text-align:center"|11

| style="text-align:center"|3–1

style="text-align:center"|12rowspan="2"|15 June 1924rowspan="2"|Parken, Copenhagen, Denmarkrowspan="2"|{{fb|DEN}}style="text-align:center"|2–2rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"|3–2rowspan="2"|1924–28 Nordic Football Championship

| rowspan="2" |{{Cite web |title=Danmark - Sverige - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll |url=https://www.svenskfotboll.se/matchfakta/danmark-sverige-landskamper-herr-senior/1567991/ |access-date=17 October 2022 |website=www.svenskfotboll.se |language=sv}}

style="text-align:center"|13

| style="text-align:center"|3–2

style="text-align:center"|14rowspan="4"|29 June 1924rowspan="4"|Stockholm Olympic Stadium, Stockholm, Swedenrowspan="4"|{{fb|EGY|1922}}style="text-align:center"|2–0rowspan="4" style="text-align:center"|5–0rowspan="4"|Friendly

| rowspan="4" |{{Cite web |title=Sverige - Egypten - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll |url=https://www.svenskfotboll.se/matchfakta/sverige-egypten-landskamper-herr-senior/1567992/ |access-date=17 October 2022 |website=www.svenskfotboll.se |language=sv}}

style="text-align:center"|15

| style="text-align:center"|3–0

style="text-align:center"|16

| style="text-align:center"|4–0

style="text-align:center"|17

| style="text-align:center"|5–0

style="text-align:center"|18rowspan="3"|21 September 1924rowspan="3"|Råsunda Stadium, Solna, Swedenrowspan="3"|{{fb|NOR}}style="text-align:center"|4–1rowspan="3" style="text-align:center"|6–1rowspan="3"|1924–28 Nordic Football Championship

| rowspan="3" |{{Cite web |title=Sverige - Norge - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll |url=https://www.svenskfotboll.se/matchfakta/sverige-norge-landskamper-herr-senior/1567996/ |access-date=17 October 2022 |website=www.svenskfotboll.se |language=sv}}

style="text-align:center"|19

| style="text-align:center"|5–1

style="text-align:center"|20

| style="text-align:center"|6–1

style="text-align:center"|215 July 1925Stockholm Olympic Stadium, Stockholm, Sweden{{fb|AUT}}style="text-align:center"|1–4style="text-align:center"|2–4Friendly

|{{Cite web |title=Sverige - Österrike - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll |url=https://www.svenskfotboll.se/matchfakta/sverige-osterrike-landskamper-herr-senior/1568002/ |access-date=17 October 2022 |website=www.svenskfotboll.se |language=sv}}

style="text-align:center"|22rowspan="2"|12 July 1925rowspan="2"|Stockholm Olympic Stadium, Stockholm, Swedenrowspan="2"|{{fb|HUN|1920}}style="text-align:center"|2–0rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"|6–2rowspan="2"|Friendly

| rowspan="2" |{{Cite web |title=Sverige - Ungern - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll |url=https://www.svenskfotboll.se/matchfakta/sverige-ungern-landskamper-herr-senior/1568003/ |access-date=17 October 2022 |website=www.svenskfotboll.se |language=sv}}

style="text-align:center"|23

| style="text-align:center"|5–2

style="text-align:center"|24rowspan="4"|23 August 1925rowspan="4"|Gräsbanen, Oslo, Norwayrowspan="4"|{{fb|NOR}}style="text-align:center"|1–1rowspan="4" style="text-align:center"|7–3rowspan="4"|1924–28 Nordic Football Championship

| rowspan="4" |{{Cite web |title=Norge - Sverige - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll |url=https://www.svenskfotboll.se/matchfakta/norge-sverige-landskamper-herr-senior/1568004/ |access-date=17 October 2022 |website=www.svenskfotboll.se |language=sv}}

style="text-align:center"|25

| style="text-align:center"|3–2

style="text-align:center"|26

| style="text-align:center"|4–2

style="text-align:center"|27

| style="text-align:center"|5–2

style="text-align:center"|28rowspan="2"|9 June 1926rowspan="2"|Stockholm Olympic Stadium, Stockholm, Swedenrowspan="2"|{{fb|NOR}}style="text-align:center"|2–2rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"|3–2rowspan="2"|1924–28 Nordic Football Championship

| rowspan="2" |{{Cite web |title=Sverige - Norge - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll |url=https://www.svenskfotboll.se/matchfakta/sverige-norge-landskamper-herr-senior/1568006/ |access-date=17 October 2022 |website=www.svenskfotboll.se |language=sv}}

style="text-align:center"|29

| style="text-align:center"|3–2

style="text-align:center"|303 April 1927Duden Park, Brussels, Belgium{{fb|BEL}}style="text-align:center"|1–1style="text-align:center"|1–2Friendly

|{{Cite web |title=Belgien - Sverige - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll |url=https://www.svenskfotboll.se/matchfakta/belgien-sverige-landskamper-herr-senior/1568018/ |access-date=17 October 2022 |website=www.svenskfotboll.se |language=sv}}

style="text-align:center"|31rowspan="3"|29 May 1927rowspan="3"|Stockholm Olympic Stadium, Stockholm, Swedenrowspan="3"|{{fb|LVA}}style="text-align:center"|2–0rowspan="3" style="text-align:center"|12–0rowspan="3"|Friendly

| rowspan="3" |{{Cite web |title=Sverige - Lettland - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll |url=https://www.svenskfotboll.se/matchfakta/sverige-lettland-landskamper-herr-senior/1568019/ |access-date=17 October 2022 |website=www.svenskfotboll.se |language=sv}}

style="text-align:center"|32

| style="text-align:center"|8–0

style="text-align:center"|33

| style="text-align:center"|12–0

style="text-align:center"|34rowspan="3"|26 June 1927rowspan="3"|Gressbanen, Oslo, Norwayrowspan="3"|{{fb|NOR}}style="text-align:center"|1–1rowspan="3" style="text-align:center"|5–3rowspan="3"|1924–28 Nordic Football Championship

| rowspan="3" |{{Cite web |title=Norge - Sverige - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll |url=https://www.svenskfotboll.se/matchfakta/norge-sverige-landskamper-herr-senior/1568022/ |access-date=17 October 2022 |website=www.svenskfotboll.se |language=sv}}

style="text-align:center"|35

| style="text-align:center"|2–1

style="text-align:center"|36

| style="text-align:center"|4–1

style="text-align:center"|376 November 1927Letzigrund, Zürich, Switzerland{{fb|SUI}}style="text-align:center"|1–1style="text-align:center"|2–2Friendly

|{{Cite web |title=Schweiz - Sverige - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll |url=https://www.svenskfotboll.se/matchfakta/schweiz-sverige-landskamper-herr-senior/1568025/ |access-date=17 October 2022 |website=www.svenskfotboll.se |language=sv}}

style="text-align:center"|387 October 1928Parken, Copenhagen, Denmark{{fb|DEN}}style="text-align:center"|1–3style="text-align:center"|1–31924–28 Nordic Football Championship

|{{Cite web |title=Danmark - Sverige - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll |url=https://www.svenskfotboll.se/matchfakta/danmark-sverige-landskamper-herr-senior/1568034/ |access-date=17 October 2022 |website=www.svenskfotboll.se |language=sv}}

style="text-align:center"|39rowspan="3"|9 June 1929rowspan="3"|Stockholm Olympic Stadium, Stockholm, Swedenrowspan="3"|{{fb|NED}}style="text-align:center"|2–0rowspan="3" style="text-align:center"|6–2rowspan="3"|Friendly

| rowspan="3" |{{Cite web |title=Sverige - Nederländerna - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll |url=https://www.svenskfotboll.se/matchfakta/sverige-nederlanderna-landskamper-herr-senior/1568035/ |access-date=17 October 2022 |website=www.svenskfotboll.se |language=sv}}

style="text-align:center"|40

| style="text-align:center"|3–0

style="text-align:center"|41

| style="text-align:center"|5–1

style="text-align:center"|4228 July 1929Malmö IP, Malmö, Sweden{{fb|LVA}}style="text-align:center"|2–0style="text-align:center"|10–0Friendly

|{{Cite web |title=Sverige - Lettland - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll |url=https://www.svenskfotboll.se/matchfakta/sverige-lettland-landskamper-herr-senior/1568040/ |access-date=17 October 2022 |website=www.svenskfotboll.se |language=sv}}

style="text-align:center"|43rowspan="2"|28 June 1931rowspan="2"|Stockholm Olympic Stadium, Stockholm, Swedenrowspan="2"|{{fb|DEN}}style="text-align:center"|2–1rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"|3–1rowspan="2"|1929–32 Nordic Football Championship

| rowspan="2" |{{Cite web |title=Sverige - Danmark - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll |url=https://www.svenskfotboll.se/matchfakta/sverige-danmark-landskamper-herr-senior/1568052/ |access-date=17 October 2022 |website=www.svenskfotboll.se |language=sv}}

style="text-align:center"|44

| style="text-align:center"|3–1

style="text-align:center"|4526 July 1931Arosvallen, Västerås, Sweden{{fb|LVA}}style="text-align:center"|4–0style="text-align:center"|6–0Friendly

|{{Cite web |title=Sverige - Lettland - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll |url=https://www.svenskfotboll.se/matchfakta/sverige-lettland-landskamper-herr-senior/1568055/ |access-date=17 October 2022 |website=www.svenskfotboll.se |language=sv}}

style="text-align:center"|468 November 1931Üllöi utca, Budapest, Hungary{{fb|HUN|1920}}style="text-align:center"|1–1style="text-align:center"|1–3Friendly

|{{Cite web |title=Ungern - Sverige - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll |url=https://www.svenskfotboll.se/matchfakta/ungern-sverige-landskamper-herr-senior/1568057/ |access-date=17 October 2022 |website=www.svenskfotboll.se |language=sv}}

style="text-align:center"|47rowspan="3"|16 May 1932rowspan="3"|Stockholm Olympic Stadium, Stockholm, Swedenrowspan="3"|{{fb|FIN}}style="text-align:center"|1–1rowspan="3" style="text-align:center"|7–1rowspan="3"|Friendly

| rowspan="3" |{{Cite web |title=Sverige - Finland - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll |url=https://www.svenskfotboll.se/matchfakta/sverige-finland-landskamper-herr-senior/1568058/ |access-date=17 October 2022 |website=www.svenskfotboll.se |language=sv}}

style="text-align:center"|48

| style="text-align:center"|2–1

style="text-align:center"|49

| style="text-align:center"|6–1

Honours

Sweden

Individual

Records

  • Most hat-tricks for the Sweden national team: nine{{Cite web |last=Chatterjee |first=Ritayan |date=20 October 2021 |title=5 players with the most hat-tricks in international football |url=https://footballexpress.in/5-players-with-the-most-hat-tricks-in-international-football/ |access-date=17 October 2022 |website=Football Express |language=en-US}}

References

{{Reflist}}

External links

{{Commons category}}

  • {{FIFA player|292799}}
  • {{databaseOlympics|RYDELSVE01|archive=20070310020821}}
  • {{Olympics.com|sven-rydell}}
  • {{Olympedia}}
  • {{SOK profile}}

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