Owe Ohlsson
Swedish footballer and manager
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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.
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Ohlsson in IFK Göteborg in 1958 | |||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Sven Owe Ohlsson | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 19 August 1938 | ||||||||||||||||
| 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
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||
Club career
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
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
International
- Scores and results list Sweden's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Ohlsson goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
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| 1 | 21 May 1959 | Ullevi, Gothenburg, Sweden |  Portugal |
2–0 | 2–0 | Friendly | [5] |
| 2 | 19 June 1962 | Helsinki Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland |  Finland |
3–0 | 3–0 | 1960–63 Nordic Football Championship | [6] |
| 3 | 28 October 1962 | Råsunda Stadium, Solna, Sweden |  Denmark |
1–1 | 4–2 | 1960–63 Nordic Football Championship | [7] |
| 4 | 2–2 | ||||||
| 5 | 12 November 1962 | Ramat Gan Stadium, Ramat Gan, Israel |  Israel |
1–0 | 4–0 | Friendly | [8] |
| 6 | 16 November 1962 | Bangkok, Thailand |  Thailand |
1–1 | 2–1 | Friendly | [9] |
