Sven Rydell

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
Sven Rydell in 1923
Personal information
Full name Sven Åke Albert Rydell
Date of birth (1905-01-14)14 January 1905
Place of birth Göteborg, Sweden
Date of death 4 April 1975(1975-04-04) (aged 70)
Place of death Göteborg, 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

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

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

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

International
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

International goals

Scores and results list Sweden's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Rydell goal.[8]

#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition Ref.
1.20 June 1923Strömvallen, Gävle, Sweden Finland1–05–4Friendly [9]
2.16 September 1923Gressbanen, Oslo, Norway Norway3–23–2Friendly [10]
3.18 May 1924Stockholm Olympic Stadium, Stockholm, Sweden Poland1–05–1Friendly [11]
4. 3–1
5. 5–1
6.29 May 1924Stade de Colombes, Paris, France Belgium2–08–11924 Summer Olympics [12]
7. 6–0
8. 8–1
9.1 June 1924Stade Pershing, Paris, France Egypt4–05–01924 Summer Olympics [13]
10.9 June 1924Stade de Colombes, Paris, France Netherlands1–03–11924 Summer Olympics [14]
11. 3–1
12.15 June 1924Parken, Copenhagen, Denmark Denmark2–23–21924–28 Nordic Football Championship [15]
13. 3–2
14.29 June 1924Stockholm Olympic Stadium, Stockholm, Sweden Egypt2–05–0Friendly [16]
15. 3–0
16. 4–0
17. 5–0
18.21 September 1924Råsunda Stadium, Solna, Sweden Norway4–16–11924–28 Nordic Football Championship [17]
19. 5–1
20. 6–1
21.5 July 1925Stockholm Olympic Stadium, Stockholm, Sweden Austria1–42–4Friendly [18]
22.12 July 1925Stockholm Olympic Stadium, Stockholm, Sweden Hungary2–06–2Friendly [19]
23. 5–2
24.23 August 1925Gräsbanen, Oslo, Norway Norway1–17–31924–28 Nordic Football Championship [20]
25. 3–2
26. 4–2
27. 5–2
28.9 June 1926Stockholm Olympic Stadium, Stockholm, Sweden Norway2–23–21924–28 Nordic Football Championship [21]
29. 3–2
30.3 April 1927Duden Park, Brussels, Belgium Belgium1–11–2Friendly [22]
31.29 May 1927Stockholm Olympic Stadium, Stockholm, Sweden Latvia2–012–0Friendly [23]
32. 8–0
33. 12–0
34.26 June 1927Gressbanen, Oslo, Norway Norway1–15–31924–28 Nordic Football Championship [24]
35. 2–1
36. 4–1
37.6 November 1927Letzigrund, Zürich, Switzerland  Switzerland1–12–2Friendly [25]
38.7 October 1928Parken, Copenhagen, Denmark Denmark1–31–31924–28 Nordic Football Championship [26]
39.9 June 1929Stockholm Olympic Stadium, Stockholm, Sweden Netherlands2–06–2Friendly [27]
40. 3–0
41. 5–1
42.28 July 1929Malmö IP, Malmö, Sweden Latvia2–010–0Friendly [28]
43.28 June 1931Stockholm Olympic Stadium, Stockholm, Sweden Denmark2–13–11929–32 Nordic Football Championship [29]
44. 3–1
45.26 July 1931Arosvallen, Västerås, Sweden Latvia4–06–0Friendly [30]
46.8 November 1931Üllöi utca, Budapest, Hungary Hungary1–11–3Friendly [31]
47.16 May 1932Stockholm Olympic Stadium, Stockholm, Sweden Finland1–17–1Friendly [32]
48. 2–1
49. 6–1

Honours

Sweden

Individual

Records

References
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