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Career & Clubs
At club level, Rydell played for Örgryte IS, Redbergslids IK, and Holmens IS. Rydell had scored a record of nine hat-tricks for Sweden.
Rydell played in the 1920s and 30s, and scored 49 goals in only 43 matches for the Sweden national team. 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, at which Sweden won a bronze medal. 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.
Scores and results list Sweden's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Rydell goal.
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- Redbergslids IK (1930–1931)
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- Örgryte IS (1924–1930)
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- Örgryte IS (1931–1934)
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- Sweden men's national football team (1923–1932)
- National team
- Sweden
Personal
Rydell's daughter Eva represented Sweden as a gymnast in the 1960 and 1964 Olympics. Rydell died on 4 April 1975. He is buried at Östra kyrkogården in Gothenburg.
Clubs
- Sweden men's national football team1923–1932
- Örgryte IS1924–1930
- Redbergslids IK1930–1931
- Örgryte IS1931–1934
Played together with
Afonso AlvesÖrgryte IS · 2002–2003
Alexander BernhardssonÖrgryte IS
Alexander JeremejeffÖrgryte IS · 2011–2012
Aílton José AlmeidaÖrgryte IS · 2004–2006- Dragoljub BrnovićÖrgryte IS · 1993–1993
Hugo PérezÖrgryte IS · 1990–1991
Jens CajusteÖrgryte IS
Johan ElmanderÖrgryte IS · 1999–2000- Johan ElmanderÖrgryte IS · 2017–2017
John DoyleÖrgryte IS · 1990–1993
Matthew BingleyÖrgryte IS · 1992–1992
Nathan CoeÖrgryte IS · 2009–2009
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Identifiers & aliases
Sven Åke Albert Rydell 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.
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