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Owe Ohlsson

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Owe Ohlsson
BERJAYA
Ohlsson in IFK Göteborg in 1958
Personal information
Full name Sven Owe Ohlsson
Date of birth (1938-08-19) 19 August 1938 (age 87)
Place of birth Hälsö, Sweden
Position Forward
Youth career
1948–1954 Hälsö BK
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1954–1964 IFK Göteborg 165 (101)
1965–1971 AIK 154 (23)
1972–1974 IFK Stockholm
International career
1958–1959 Sweden U21 9 (9)
1958–1965 Sweden B 5 (8)
1958–1964 Sweden 15 (6)
Managerial career
1972–1974 IFK Stockholm
1975–1976 AIK (youth)
Medal record
Men's Football
Representing BERJAYA Sweden
FIFA World Cup
Runner-up1958 Sweden
* Club domestic league appearances and goals
1958 IFK Göteborg team photo
Ohlsson pictured second from the left in the back row for IFK Göteborg in 1958

Sven Owe Ohlsson (born 19 August 1938) is a Swedish former football player who played as a forward and later became a manager. He most notably represented IFK Göteborg and AIK at the club level. He is now the last surviving player from the Sweden team in the 1958 World Cup.

Club career

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Born in Hälsö, he played for local club Hälsö BK before moving to Swedish giants IFK Göteborg and AIK. He ended his career as player-coach of IFK Stockholm.[1] He is the first player to score five goals in a European Cup match, in the 1959–60 European Cup, against Linfield.[2] He won the 1957–58 Allsvenskan title while at IFK Göteborg.[1]

International career

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He was part of the Swedish squad at the 1958 FIFA World Cup. He was capped 15 times, scoring 6 goals.[3] He also represented the Sweden U21 and B teams.[4]

Career statistics

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International

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Appearances and goals by national team and year[4]
National team Year Apps Goals
Sweden 1958 1 0
1959 1 1
1960 1 0
1961 0 0
1962 8 5
1963 3 0
1964 1 0
Total 15 6
Scores and results list Sweden's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Ohlsson goal.
List of international goals scored by Owe Ohlsson
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1 21 May 1959 Ullevi, Gothenburg, Sweden BERJAYA Portugal 2–0 2–0 Friendly [5]
2 19 June 1962 Helsinki Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland BERJAYA Finland 3–0 3–0 1960–63 Nordic Football Championship [6]
3 28 October 1962 Råsunda Stadium, Solna, Sweden BERJAYA Denmark 1–1 4–2 1960–63 Nordic Football Championship [7]
4 2–2
5 12 November 1962 Ramat Gan Stadium, Ramat Gan, Israel BERJAYA Israel 1–0 4–0 Friendly [8]
6 16 November 1962 Bangkok, Thailand BERJAYA Thailand 1–1 2–1 Friendly [9]

Honours

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IFK Göteborg

Sweden

References

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  1. 1 2 3 4 "- AIK - aik.se -". www.aik.se. Archived from the original on 7 March 2012.
  2. ↑ "European Champions' Cup 1959-60 and Fairs' Cup 1958-60 - Details".
  3. ↑ "Owe Ohlsson, international footballer".
  4. 1 2 "Owe Ohlsson - Spelarstatistik - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se. (in Swedish). Retrieved 8 February 2021.
  5. ↑ "Sverige - Portugal - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 8 February 2021.
  6. ↑ "Finland - Sverige - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 8 February 2021.
  7. ↑ "Sverige - Danmark - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 8 February 2021.
  8. ↑ "Israel - Sverige - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 8 February 2021.
  9. ↑ "Thailand - Sverige - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 8 February 2021.
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