Sven Friberg
 Friberg circa 1930 | ||||||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 7 February 1895 | |||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Lysekil, Sweden | |||||||||||||
| Date of death | 26 May 1964 (aged 69) | |||||||||||||
| Place of death | Göteborg, Sweden | |||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Defender | |||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
| IFK Göteborg | ||||||||||||||
| Örgryte IS | ||||||||||||||
| International career | ||||||||||||||
| 1915–1928 | Sweden national team | 41 | (0) | |||||||||||
| Managerial career | ||||||||||||||
| 1930–1931 | Örgryte IS | |||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | ||||||||||||||
Sven Richard Friberg (7 February 1895 – 26 May 1964) was a Swedish association football defender who won a bronze medal at the 1924 Summer Olympics.[1] Between 1915 and 1928 he played 41 international matches and scored no goals.[2][3]
Playing career[edit]
Club[edit]
Friberg won the Svenska Serien in 1914–15 with IFK Göteborg.[2]
With Örgryte IS he won the Svenska Serien in 1920–21 and 1923–24 as well as Allsvenskan in 1925–26 and 1926–28.[2]
International[edit]
Friberg captained the Sweden national team which won a bronze medal at the 1924 Summer Olympics.[4] In total he made 41 appearances between 1915 and 1928, captaining 30.[2]
Managerial career[edit]
Friberg returned to Örgryte IS as a coach, managing the club from 1930 to 1931.[5]
Honours[edit]
IFK Göteborg
Örgryte IS
References[edit]
- ^ Sven Friberg. sports-reference.com
- ^ a b c d e f "Sven Friberg". Sveriges Olympiska Kommitté (in Swedish). Retrieved 3 April 2020.
- ^ "Sven Friberg". svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 3 April 2020.
- ^ "Sven Friberg". Olympedia. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
- ^ "ÖIS tränare genom tiderna". fotboll.ois.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 3 April 2020.
External links[edit]
- Sven Friberg at ifkdb.com
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- 1895 births
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- Men's association football midfielders
- Swedish men's footballers
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