Owe Ohlsson

Owe Ohlsson
Personal information
Full nameSven Owe Ohlsson
Date of birth19 August 1938
Place of birthHälsö, Sweden
Playing positionFormer striker, manager
Youth career
1948–1954Hälsö BK
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1954–1964IFK Göteborg
1965–1971AIK154(23)
1972–1974IFK Stockholm
National team
1958–1964Sweden15(6)
Teams managed
1972–1974IFK Stockholm
1975–1976AIK (youth)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Sven Owe Ohlsson, (born 19 August 1938 in Hälsö) is a Swedish former football player and manager.

Born in Hälsö, he played for local club Hälsö BK before moving to Swedish giants IFK Göteborg and AIK. He ended his career as player-coach of IFK Stockholm.[1]

He was part of the Swedish squad at the 1958 FIFA World Cup. He capped 15 times, scoring 6 goals.[2]

He is the first player to score five goals in a European Cup match, in the 1959–60 European Cup, against Linfield.[3]

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