Putte Kock
 Kock at the card table in 1941 (cover of the Swedish weekly magazine Se) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Rudolf Kock | |||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 29 June 1901 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Stockholm, Sweden | |||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 31 October 1979 (aged 78) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Sweden | |||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Left wing (football) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||
| AIK | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||
| 1915–1928 | AIK | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1926 | → US Suisse (loan) | |||||||||||||||||||
| International career | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1919–1925 | Sweden[1] | 37 | (12) | |||||||||||||||||
| Managerial career | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1932–1934 | Djurgården | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1943–1956 | Sweden (as chairman of the Selection Committee) | |||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | ||||||||||||||||||||
Rudolf "Putte" Kock (29 June 1901 – 31 October 1979) was a Swedish football, ice hockey and bridge player who won a bronze medal in the 1924 Summer Olympics[2] as a football player, being voted the best left winger after the tournament.[3] He also made six caps for the Swedish ice hockey team, including the Ice Hockey European Championship 1922, and scored five goals.[4]
After having to end his career prematurely due to a knee injury, he worked as a football coach with AIK's rivals Djurgården and with the national team (1943–1956). Together with George Raynor he qualified Sweden for the 1948 Summer Olympics where they won gold, the 1950 FIFA World Cup (bronze) and the 1952 Summer Olympics (bronze).
After his coaching career Kock became a famous and well liked sports commentator on Swedish television.[4]
Bridge accomplishments
- World Team Championships (Bermuda Bowl)[5]
- Placed third representing Sweden and Iceland in 1950[6]
- Placed second representing Sweden in 1953
- Placed first representing Sweden in 1939 and 1952
- Placed second representing Sweden in 1948, 1949 and 1950
References
- ^ Frantz, Alf; Glanell, Tomas; Persson, Gunnar, eds. (2008). Det svenska fotbollslandslaget 1908–2008 [The Swedish National Football Team 1908–2008] (in Swedish). Vällingby: CA Strömberg AB. ISBN 91-86184-69-5.
- ^ Rudolf Kock. sports-reference.com.
- ^ SFS (Swedish football historians and statisticians)
- ^ a b "Rudolf Kock". Swedish Olympic Committee (sok.se).
- ^ a b "International record for Rudolf Kock". World Bridge Federation. Retrieved 5 December 2014.
- ^ Francis, Henry G.; Truscott, Alan F.; Francis, Dorthy A., eds. (2001). The Official Encyclopedia of Bridge (6th ed.). Memphis, TN: American Contract Bridge League. p. 821. ISBN 0-943855-44-6. OCLC 49606900.. This edition of the OEB states that the USA defeated Great Britain by 3,660 points and Sweden-Iceland by 4,720 points and that Sweden-Iceland defeated Great Britain by 1,940 points. Depending on the ranking methodology used Sweden-Iceland may be said to have placed either second or third.
External links
- Rudolf Kock profile at Eurohockey.com
- Rudolf Kock player record at the World Bridge Federation
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- 1901 births
- 1979 deaths
- Swedish footballers
- Swedish ice hockey players
- Swedish contract bridge players
- Footballers at the 1924 Summer Olympics
- Olympic footballers of Sweden
- Olympic bronze medalists for Sweden
- AIK Fotboll players
- AIK IF players
- Sweden international footballers
- Swedish football managers
- Sweden national football team managers
- Djurgårdens IF Fotboll managers
- Olympic medalists in football
- Medalists at the 1924 Summer Olympics