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General Information for Sweden

Svenska Fotbollförbundet
Founded
1904
FIFA entry
1904
Average height in 1961
1.8m
Average age in 1961
26.7
Confederation
UEFA
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Jersey in 1961
Jersey in 1961

Coaches in 1961

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

Persson, Eric (Coach)

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Persson, Eric (Coach)

Day of Birth
1898-04-19
Day of Death
1984-06-09
Place of Birth
Västra Skrävlinge (Sweden)
Goto coach Eric Persson

Players of Sweden in 1961

FIFA Non FIFA
Name Day of Birth Position Current Club M S G M S G
Nyholm, Bengt 1930-01-30 Goalkeeper Sweden IFK Norrköping 8 0 0 - - -
Bergmark, Orvar 1930-11-16 Right Back Sweden Örebro SK 8 0 0 - - -
Wing, Lennart 1935-08-07 Defender Sweden Örgryte IS 8 0 0 - - -
Öberg, Prawitz 1930-11-16 Defender Sweden Malmö FF 5 0 0 - - -
Gustavsson, Bengt 1928-01-13 Right Back Sweden Åtvidabergs FF 4 0 0 - - -
Johansson, Åke 'Bajdoff' 1928-03-19 Centre Back Sweden IFK Norrköping 4 0 0 - - -
Hellström, Olle 1936-01-01 Defender Sweden Djurgårdens IF 3 0 0 - - -
Backman, Lennart 1934-02-07 Midfielder Sweden AIK Solna 8 0 1 - - -
Sandberg, Gösta 1932-08-06 Midfielder Sweden Djurgårdens IF 7 0 0 - - -
Svahn, Ingvar 1938-05-22 Midfielder Sweden Malmö FF 4 0 2 - - -
Jonsson, Torbjörn 1936-05-06 Midfielder Italy AS Roma 3 0 2 - - -
Berndtsson, Bengt 1933-01-26 Midfielder Wales Barry Town 2 0 0 - - -
Råberg, Lars 1933-01-03 Midfielder Sweden IF Elfsborg 1 0 1 - - -
Lindqvist, Roland 1939-11-17 Midfielder Sweden Örgryte IS 1 0 0 - - -
Löfgren, Gösta 1923-08-29 Midfielder Sweden IFK Norrköping 1 0 0 - - -
Mild, Hans 'Tjalle' 1934-07-31 Midfielder Sweden Djurgårdens IF 1 0 0 - - -
Jansson, Ulf 1941-11-13 Midfielder Sweden IFK Norrköping 0 1 0 - - -
Börjesson, Rune 1937-04-05 Striker Italy US Palermo 6 0 4 - - -
Simonsson, Agne 1935-10-19 Striker Spain Real Sociedad San Sebastian 4 0 2 - - -
Brodd, Yngve 1930-06-09 Striker France Toulouse FC 3 0 4 - - -
Bild, Harry 1936-12-28 Striker Sweden IFK Norrköping 2 0 1 - - -
Wendt, Leif 1936-03-07 Striker Sweden Örebro SK 2 0 1 - - -
Johansson, Bertil 1935-03-22 Striker Sweden IFK Göteborg 1 0 0 - - -
Larsson, Henry 1934-02-26 Striker Sweden IF Elfsborg 1 0 0 - - -
Lindqvist, Lars Striker Sweden Högadals IS 1 0 0 - - -

Matches of Sweden in 1961

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Date Home Team Away Team Result Event Stadium FIFA
1961-05-28
Sweden
Sweden
Switzerland
Switzerland
4:0 c
Sweden vs. Switzerland
World Cup 1962 - Group 1
Råsunda Stadium
1961-10-04
Belgium
Belgium
Sweden
Sweden
0:2 c
Belgium vs. Sweden
World Cup 1962 - Group 1
Stade Roi Baudouin
1961-10-29
Switzerland
Switzerland
Sweden
Sweden
3:2 c
Switzerland vs. Sweden
World Cup 1962 - Group 1
Wankdorf Stadion
1961-11-12
Switzerland
Switzerland
Sweden
Sweden
2:1 c
Switzerland vs. Sweden
World Cup 1962 - Group 1 play-off
Olympiastadion
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Match Progress for Sweden in 1961

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
England
England
17 5 7 5 22
Switzerland
Switzerland
17 4 4 9 20
Netherlands
Netherlands
17 4 4 9 34
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
Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands
5 4 1 0 11
Serbia
Serbia
5 1 0 4 3
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
Cyprus
Cyprus
4 3 1 0 11
Liechtenstein
Liechtenstein
4 4 0 0 10
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
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
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
Lithuania
Lithuania
3 3 0 0 7
Tunisia
Tunisia
3 2 0 1 2
Argentina
Argentina
3 1 1 1 6
Colombia
Colombia
2 0 2 0 2
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia
2 2 0 0 6
Costa Rica
Costa Rica
2 1 0 1 2
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
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
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
Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan
1 1 0 0 2
Venezuela
Venezuela
1 0 0 1 0
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
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