Owe Ohlsson

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

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. He is the first player to score five goals in a European Cup match, in the 1959–60 European Cup, against Linfield. He won the 1957–58 Allsvenskan title while at IFK Göteborg.

International career

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

Career statistics

International

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

Honours

IFK Göteborg

• Allsvenskan: 1957–58

Sweden

• FIFA World Cup runner-up: 1958

References

External links

• Owe Ohlsson at ifkdb.com