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 won 15 caps for the Sweden national team and was a squad member at the 1958 FIFA World Cup.
![]() Ohlsson in IFK Göteborg in 1958 | ||||||||||||||||
Personal information | ||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Sven Owe Ohlsson | |||||||||||||||
Date of birth | (1938-08-19) 19 August 1938 (age 84) | |||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Hälsö, Sweden | |||||||||||||||
Position(s) | 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 | |||||||||||||||
National team | ||||||||||||||||
1958–1959 | Sweden U21 | 9 | (9) | |||||||||||||
1958–1965 | Sweden B | 5 | (8) | |||||||||||||
1958–1964 | Sweden | 15 | (6) | |||||||||||||
Teams managed | ||||||||||||||||
1972–1974 | IFK Stockholm | |||||||||||||||
1975–1976 | AIK (youth) | |||||||||||||||
Honours
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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]
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]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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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 |
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
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1 | 21 May 1959 | Ullevi, Gothenburg, Sweden | ![]() |
2–0 | 2–0 | Friendly | [5] |
2 | 19 June 1962 | Helsinki Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland | ![]() |
3–0 | 3–0 | 1960–63 Nordic Football Championship | [6] |
3 | 28 October 1962 | Råsunda Stadium, Solna, Sweden | ![]() |
1–1 | 4–2 | 1960–63 Nordic Football Championship | [7] |
4 | 2–2 | ||||||
5 | 12 November 1962 | Ramat Gan Stadium, Ramat Gan, Israel | ![]() |
1–0 | 4–0 | Friendly | [8] |
6 | 16 November 1962 | Bangkok, Thailand | ![]() |
1–1 | 2–1 | Friendly | [9] |
IFK Göteborg
Sweden
Sweden squad – 1958 FIFA World Cup runners-up | ||
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