Sven Friberg

Sven Friberg
Friberg circa 1930
Personal information
Date of birth 7 February 1895
Place of birth Lysekil, Sweden
Date of death 26 May 1964 (aged 69)
Place of death Gothenburg, Sweden
Position 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
Representing  Sweden
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place1924 ParisTeam
* 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. Between 1915 and 1928 he played 41 international matches and scored no goals.

Playing career

Club

Friberg won the Svenska Serien in 1914–15 with IFK Göteborg.

With Örgryte IS he won the Svenska Serien in 1920–21 and 1923–24 as well as Allsvenskan in 1925–26 and 1926–28.

International

Friberg captained the Sweden national team which won a bronze medal at the 1924 Summer Olympics. In total he made 41 appearances between 1915 and 1928, captaining 30.

Managerial career

Friberg returned to Örgryte IS as a coach, managing the club from 1930 to 1931.

Honours

IFK Göteborg

Örgryte IS

References

  1. ↑ Sven Friberg. sports-reference.com
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Sven Friberg". Sveriges Olympiska Kommitté (in Swedish). Retrieved 3 April 2020.
  3. ↑ "Sven Friberg". svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 3 April 2020.
  4. ↑ "Sven Friberg". Olympedia. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
  5. ↑ "ÖIS tränare genom tiderna". fotboll.ois.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 3 April 2020.