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General Information for Sweden

Svenska Fotbollförbundet
Founded
1904
FIFA entry
1904
Average height in 1953
1.77m
Average age in 1953
24.6
Confederation
UEFA
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Jersey in 1953
Jersey in 1953

Coaches in 1953

Raynor, George (Coach)

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Raynor, George (Coach)

Day of Birth
1907-01-13
Day of Death
1985-11-24
Place of Birth
Hoyland (England)
Matches
4 (4 / 0)
Goto coach George Raynor

Players of Sweden in 1953

FIFA Non FIFA
Name Day of Birth Position Current Club M S G M S G
Svensson, Kalle 1925-11-11 Goalkeeper Sweden Hälsingborgs IF 11 0 0 - - -
Bergmark, Orvar 1930-11-16 Right Back Sweden Örebro SK 10 0 0 - - -
Lindh, Gösta 1924-02-08 Defender Sweden Örebro SK 10 0 0 - - -
Gustavsson, Bengt 1928-01-13 Right Back Sweden IFK Norrköping 7 0 0 - - -
Samuelsson, Lennart 1924-07-07 Defender Sweden IF Elfsborg 7 0 0 - - -
Sandbring, Sune 1928-04-10 Defender Sweden Malmö FF 3 0 0 - - -
Andersson, Karl-Erik 1927-01-16 Defender Sweden Djurgårdens IF 1 0 0 - - -
Malmström, Hans 1921-06-09 Defender Sweden Hälsingborgs IF 1 0 0 - - -
Svensson, Sven-Ove 1922-06-09 Midfielder Sweden Hälsingborgs IF 11 0 0 - - -
Eriksson, Lars 1926-02-06 Midfielder France FC Sète 7 0 2 - - -
Sandberg, Gösta 1932-08-06 Midfielder Sweden Djurgårdens IF 6 0 2 - - -
Löfgren, Gösta 1923-08-29 Midfielder Sweden Motala AIF 6 0 1 - - -
Thillberg, Henry 1930-08-17 Midfielder Sweden Malmö FF 4 0 2 - - -
Jacobsson, Frank 'Sanny' 1930-07-06 Midfielder Sweden GAIS Göteborg 3 0 1 - - -
Hjertsson, Sven 1924-03-07 Midfielder Sweden Malmö FF 3 0 0 - - -
Jönsson, Åke 1925-06-26 Midfielder Sweden Hälsingborgs IF 3 0 0 - - -
Andersson-Tvilling, Hans 1928-07-15 Midfielder Sweden Djurgårdens IF 2 0 0 - - -
Andersson, Stig 1925-10-10 Midfielder Sweden GAIS Göteborg 1 0 0 - - -
Larsson, Lars 1923-06-28 Midfielder Sweden Degerfors IF 1 0 0 - - -
Sandell, Nils-Åke 1927-02-05 Striker Sweden Malmö FF 5 0 6 - - -
Bengtsson, Sylve 1930-07-02 Striker Sweden Halmstads BK 3 1 1 - - -
Hamrin, Kurt 1934-11-19 Right Winger Sweden AIK Solna 3 0 1 - - -
Jacobsson, Karl-Alfred 1926-01-15 Striker Sweden GAIS Göteborg 3 0 0 - - -
Eriksson, John 1929-03-12 Striker Sweden Djurgårdens IF 2 0 1 - - -
Sandin, Herbert 1928-02-29 Striker Sweden IFK Norrköping 2 0 1 - - -
Källgren, Henry 1931-03-13 Striker Sweden IFK Norrköping 1 0 1 - - -
Persson, Hasse 1929-01-20 Striker Sweden Hälsingborgs IF 1 0 1 - - -
Selmosson, Arne 1931-03-29 Striker Sweden Jönköpings Södra IF 1 0 1 - - -
Aronsson, Jan 1931-11-28 Striker Sweden Degerfors IF 1 0 0 - - -
Holmqvist, Lennart 1933-01-09 Striker Sweden IFK Norrköping 1 0 0 - - -
Lind, Olle 1931-01-05 Striker Sweden Kalmar FF 1 0 0 - - -

Matches of Sweden in 1953

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Date Home Team Away Team Result Event Stadium FIFA
1953-05-28
Sweden
Sweden
Belgium
Belgium
2:3 c
Sweden vs. Belgium
World Cup 1954 - Group 2
Råsunda Stadium
1953-08-05
Finland
Finland
Sweden
Sweden
3:3 c
Finland vs. Sweden
World Cup 1954 - Group 2
Helsingin olympiastadion
1953-08-16
Sweden
Sweden
Finland
Finland
4:0 c
Sweden vs. Finland
World Cup 1954 - Group 2
Råsunda Stadium
1953-10-08
Belgium
Belgium
Sweden
Sweden
2:0 c
Belgium vs. Sweden
World Cup 1954 - Group 2
Stade Roi Baudouin
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Match Progress for Sweden in 1953

Favorite Opponents of Sweden

Opponent M W D L G
Norway
Norway
46 22 14 10 113
Denmark
Denmark
42 12 7 23 39
Finland
Finland
33 23 4 6 85
Hungary
Hungary
22 12 4 6 34
Austria
Austria
20 5 5 10 24
Germany
Germany
20 5 4 11 36
Switzerland
Switzerland
17 4 4 9 20
Netherlands
Netherlands
17 4 4 9 34
England
England
17 5 7 5 22
France
France
16 3 4 9 17
Italy
Italy
16 6 2 8 14
Poland
Poland
16 10 2 4 29
Portugal
Portugal
15 2 5 8 15
Estonia
Estonia
14 11 3 0 37
Spain
Spain
14 4 3 7 14
Iceland
Iceland
12 9 2 1 30
Brazil
Brazil
12 1 3 8 13
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
12 9 2 1 27
Belgium
Belgium
12 3 2 7 17
Malta
Malta
11 11 0 0 40
Russia
Russia
11 5 4 2 16
Turkey
Turkey
10 2 4 4 11
Moldova
Moldova
9 9 0 0 24
Slovakia
Slovakia
9 5 4 0 16
Greece
Greece
8 3 3 2 19
Mexico
Mexico
8 4 2 2 11
Romania
Romania
7 3 1 3 12
Wales
Wales
7 6 1 0 16
Ireland
Ireland
7 3 2 2 9
USA
USA
7 3 0 4 9
Latvia
Latvia
6 4 1 1 6
Albania
Albania
6 4 1 1 11
Algeria
Algeria
6 5 1 0 15
Slovenia
Slovenia
6 2 4 0 7
Scotland
Scotland
6 4 0 2 12
Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia
6 2 2 2 8
Soviet Union
Soviet Union
6 3 2 1 10
Croatia
Croatia
6 2 0 4 7
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan
6 5 0 1 18
Israel
Israel
5 3 2 0 11
Belarus
Belarus
5 5 0 0 16
Kosovo
Kosovo
5 3 0 2 7
Australia
Australia
5 1 2 2 2
Luxembourg
Luxembourg
5 4 0 1 12
Ukraine
Ukraine
5 1 0 4 8
Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands
5 4 1 0 11
Serbia
Serbia
5 1 0 4 3
Egypt
Egypt
4 2 0 2 10
South Korea
South Korea
4 2 2 0 6
Czechia
Czechia
4 2 2 0 7
Thailand
Thailand
4 3 1 0 11
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
4 2 1 1 9
Japan
Japan
4 2 2 0 10
San Marino
San Marino
4 4 0 0 22
Cyprus
Cyprus
4 3 1 0 11
Liechtenstein
Liechtenstein
4 4 0 0 10
Uruguay
Uruguay
3 2 0 1 6
Montenegro
Montenegro
3 2 1 0 6
North Korea
North Korea
3 2 1 0 10
Paraguay
Paraguay
3 1 1 1 4
China
China
3 2 1 0 6
Lithuania
Lithuania
3 3 0 0 7
Qatar
Qatar
3 2 1 0 8
England
England (Amateur)
3 0 0 3 2
Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast
3 1 0 2 3
North Macedonia
North Macedonia
3 3 0 0 4
Tunisia
Tunisia
3 2 0 1 2
Argentina
Argentina
3 1 1 1 6
East Germany
East Germany
2 1 1 0 6
United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
2 1 0 1 3
South Africa
South Africa
2 1 0 1 3
Chile
Chile
2 0 1 1 2
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan
2 2 0 0 3
Jamaica
Jamaica
2 1 1 0 2
Georgia
Georgia
2 1 0 1 1
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
2 1 1 0 4
Nigeria
Nigeria
2 2 0 0 5
Ecuador
Ecuador
2 0 1 1 2
Trinidad & Tobago
Trinidad & Tobago
2 1 1 0 5
Colombia
Colombia
2 0 2 0 2
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia
2 2 0 0 6
Costa Rica
Costa Rica
2 1 0 1 2
Cuba
Cuba
1 1 0 0 8
Barbados
Barbados
1 1 0 0 4
Senegal
Senegal
1 0 0 1 1
Bahrain
Bahrain
1 1 0 0 2
New Zealand
New Zealand
1 1 0 0 4
England
England (Olympic)
1 0 0 1 1
Venezuela
Venezuela
1 0 0 1 0
Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan
1 1 0 0 2
Botswana
Botswana
1 1 0 0 2
Denmark
Denmark (XI)
1 1 0 0 1
Oman
Oman
1 1 0 0 1
Cameroon
Cameroon
1 0 1 0 2
Bosnia & Herzegovina
Bosnia & Herzegovina
1 1 0 0 4
Armenia
Armenia
1 1 0 0 3
Iran
Iran
1 1 0 0 3
Jordan
Jordan
1 0 1 0 0
USA
USA (Amateur)
1 1 0 0 4
Syria
Syria
1 0 1 0 1
Peru
Peru
1 0 1 0 0
680 328 145 207 1,216

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