Football at the 1948 Summer Olympics
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The 1948 Olympic Games
title was won by Sweden
, managed by Englishman George Raynor.
.
defeating Afghanistan
6-0 and the Netherlands
beating Ireland 3-1, with Faas Wilkes
scoring two goals for the Dutch. In the first round, which began five days later, the Netherlands played Great Britain
at Highbury
, Britain prevailing 4-3 after extra time. In goal for Britain was Ronnie Simpson
, who would go on to become the oldest Scottish international debutant in history and one of the Lisbon Lions
.
Yugoslavia
(victors over Luxembourg
) and Sweden
(3-0 winners against Austria
) also went through. France
did well to eliminate the India
, most of whose players ignored the need to wear boots.Balaram Parab, the inside right, whose trade had been learnt in the Colaba area of South Mumbai, had done well against European touring teams; presented with a pair of boots: he stood out as one of the few that did.
Sweden's
play at White Hart Lane
attracted much attention even then. Their forward line contained three exceptional players; one of them Gunnar Gren
scored a brace in an easy win. There were two goals, as well, for future FIFA World Cup
star Zeljko Cajkovski
in Yugoslavia's 6-1 rout of Luxembourg, although they were behind at half-time. There were future World Cup stars also on parade in Korea
's 5-3 defeat of Mexico
and the United States's 9-0 defeat at the hands of Italy
. Walter Bahr
, Ed Souza
, Charlie Colombo
and John Souza
would, later, find some sort of fame as members of the American team that would beat England
at the 1950 FIFA World Cup
.
In the quarter-finals, Sweden flourished against the Koreans and were similarly dominant against the Danes in the semi-final. Late in the game when Denmark
were chasing an equaliser with the score 3-2 to Sweden, Gunnar Nordahl, who had strayed too far forward, raced into the Danish goal when the Swedes counter-attacked their opponent's goal, catching Henry Carlsson
's winning goal before it reached the net. In the second semi-final Britain played Yugoslavia at Wembley Stadium going out by 3 goals to 1.
3-1 was also the score in the final, Gunnar Nordahl
and Gunnar Gren
's goals proving too much for the Yugoslavians.
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John Hansen
5 goals Kjell Rosén Henry Carlsson
Francesco Pernigo
4 goals Stjepan Bobek
3 goals Gunnar Gren
Željko Čajkovski
Bob Hardisty
Emidio Cavigioli
Servaas Wilkes
1948 Summer Olympics
The 1948 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XIV Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was held in London, England, United Kingdom. After a 12-year hiatus because of World War II, these were the first Summer Olympics since the 1936 Games in Berlin...
title was won by Sweden
Sweden national football team
The Swedish national football team represents Sweden in association football and is controlled by the Swedish Football Association, the governing body for Football in Sweden. Sweden's home ground is Råsunda Stadium in Stockholms län and their head coach is Erik Hamrén. Sweden made their first...
, managed by Englishman George Raynor.
Summary
Sweden, whose Football Association forbade professionalism within domestic football, ran out as winners and only used 12 players throughout the entire tournament but there were exceptional performances put up by Korea and IndiaIndia national football team
The Indian national football team is the national football team of India and is governed by the All India Football Federation. It is a member of the Asian Football Confederation. Since 1948, the AIFF has been affiliated with FIFA, the international governing body for football. In 1954, AIFF became...
.
Final tournament
This began on 26 July 1948 with a preliminary round of two matches: LuxembourgLuxembourg national football team
The Luxembourg national football team is the national football team of Luxembourg, and is controlled by the Luxembourg Football Federation. The team play most of their home matches at the Stade Josy Barthel, in Luxembourg.- History :...
defeating Afghanistan
Afghanistan national football team
The Afghanistan national football team is the national team of Afghanistan and is controlled by the Afghanistan Football Federation. The national team was founded in 1922 that joined FIFA in 1948 and the AFC in 1954...
6-0 and the Netherlands
Netherlands national football team
The Netherlands National Football Team represents the Netherlands in association football and is controlled by the Royal Dutch Football Association , the governing body for football in the Netherlands...
beating Ireland 3-1, with Faas Wilkes
Faas Wilkes
Servaas "Faas" Wilkes was a Dutch football forward, who earned a total of 38 caps for the Dutch national team, in which he scored 35 goals...
scoring two goals for the Dutch. In the first round, which began five days later, the Netherlands played Great Britain
Great Britain
Great Britain or Britain is an island situated to the northwest of Continental Europe. It is the ninth largest island in the world, and the largest European island, as well as the largest of the British Isles...
at Highbury
Arsenal Stadium
Arsenal Stadium was a football stadium in Highbury, North London, which was the home ground of Arsenal Football Club between 6 September 1913 and 7 May 2006...
, Britain prevailing 4-3 after extra time. In goal for Britain was Ronnie Simpson
Ronnie Simpson
Ronald "Ronnie" Campbell Simpson was a Scottish football goalkeeper. He is mainly remembered for his time with Celtic, where he was one of the Lisbon Lions, the first British team to win the European Cup in 1967....
, who would go on to become the oldest Scottish international debutant in history and one of the Lisbon Lions
Lisbon Lions
The Lisbon Lions is the nickname given to the Celtic team that won the European Cup at the Estádio Nacional in Lisbon, Portugal on 25 May 1967, defeating Internazionale 2–1. All the members of this team were born within 30 miles of Glasgow, Scotland. Celtic's style was the antithesis of the...
.
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia national football team
The Yugoslavia national football team represented the Kingdom of Yugoslavia and the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia in association football. It enjoyed a modicum of success in international competition. In 1992, during the Yugoslav wars, the team was suspended from international...
(victors over Luxembourg
Luxembourg national football team
The Luxembourg national football team is the national football team of Luxembourg, and is controlled by the Luxembourg Football Federation. The team play most of their home matches at the Stade Josy Barthel, in Luxembourg.- History :...
) and Sweden
Sweden national football team
The Swedish national football team represents Sweden in association football and is controlled by the Swedish Football Association, the governing body for Football in Sweden. Sweden's home ground is Råsunda Stadium in Stockholms län and their head coach is Erik Hamrén. Sweden made their first...
(3-0 winners against Austria
Austria national football team
The Austria national football team is the association football team that represents the country of Austria in international competition and is controlled by the Austrian Football Association ....
) also went through. France
France national football team
The France national football team represents the nation of France in international football. It is fielded by the French Football Federation , the governing body of football in France, and competes as a member of UEFA, which encompasses the countries of Europe...
did well to eliminate the India
India national football team
The Indian national football team is the national football team of India and is governed by the All India Football Federation. It is a member of the Asian Football Confederation. Since 1948, the AIFF has been affiliated with FIFA, the international governing body for football. In 1954, AIFF became...
, most of whose players ignored the need to wear boots.Balaram Parab, the inside right, whose trade had been learnt in the Colaba area of South Mumbai, had done well against European touring teams; presented with a pair of boots: he stood out as one of the few that did.
Sweden's
Sweden national football team
The Swedish national football team represents Sweden in association football and is controlled by the Swedish Football Association, the governing body for Football in Sweden. Sweden's home ground is Råsunda Stadium in Stockholms län and their head coach is Erik Hamrén. Sweden made their first...
play at White Hart Lane
White Hart Lane
White Hart Lane is an all-seater football stadium in Tottenham, London, England. Built in 1899, it is the home of Tottenham Hotspur and, after numerous renovations, the stadium has a capacity of 36,230....
attracted much attention even then. Their forward line contained three exceptional players; one of them Gunnar Gren
Gunnar Gren
Gunnar Gren was a Swedish football player and coach. He is best known for playing for IFK Gothenburg and AC Milan. He was part of the famous "Gre-No-Li" trio of forwards at A.C. Milan and the Swedish national team...
scored a brace in an easy win. There were two goals, as well, for future FIFA World Cup
FIFA World Cup
The FIFA World Cup, often simply the World Cup, is an international association football competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the members of Fédération Internationale de Football Association , the sport's global governing body...
star Zeljko Cajkovski
Željko Cajkovski
Željko Čajkovski is a Croatian football player and coach.With the national team he won the silver medal in the football tournament of th 1948 Olympics held in lLondon, losing in the final 1-3 to Sweden, then starring the young Gunnar Nordahl, Gunnar Gren and Nils Liedholm...
in Yugoslavia's 6-1 rout of Luxembourg, although they were behind at half-time. There were future World Cup stars also on parade in Korea
Korea
Korea ) is an East Asian geographic region that is currently divided into two separate sovereign states — North Korea and South Korea. Located on the Korean Peninsula, Korea is bordered by the People's Republic of China to the northwest, Russia to the northeast, and is separated from Japan to the...
's 5-3 defeat of Mexico
Mexico national football team
The Mexican national football team represents Mexico in association football and is governed by the Mexican Football Federation , the governing body for football in Mexico. Mexico's home stadium is the Estadio Azteca and their head coach is José Manuel de la Torre...
and the United States's 9-0 defeat at the hands of Italy
Italy national football team
The Italy National Football Team , represents Italy in association football and is controlled by the Italian Football Federation , the governing body for football in Italy. Italy is the second most successful national team in the history of the World Cup having won four titles , just one fewer than...
. Walter Bahr
Walter Bahr
Walter Alfred Bahr is a retired American soccer player, considered one of the greatest ever in his country. He was the long-time captain of the U.S. national team and played in the 1950 FIFA World Cup when the U.S...
, Ed Souza
Ed Souza
Edward Souza-Neto was an American soccer player who earned 6 caps and scored 1 goal for the United States men's national soccer team, and played in the U.S. team's historic 1–0 victory over England in the 1950 FIFA World Cup. Souza was also a member of the U.S...
, Charlie Colombo
Charlie Colombo
Charles Martin Colombo was an American soccer player who earned 11 caps as center half for the United States men's national soccer team. He is a member of the National Soccer Hall of Fame.Born and raised in The Hill area of St. Louis, Missouri, Colombo played professionally for St...
and John Souza
John Souza
John "Clarkie" Souza-Benavides is a former soccer player who earned 14 caps and scored 3 goals for the United States men's national soccer team, and played in the U.S. team's historic 1–0 victory over England in the 1950 FIFA World Cup...
would, later, find some sort of fame as members of the American team that would beat England
England national football team
The England national football team represents England in association football and is controlled by the Football Association, the governing body for football in England. England is the joint oldest national football team in the world, alongside Scotland, whom they played in the world's first...
at the 1950 FIFA World Cup
1950 FIFA World Cup
The 1950 FIFA World Cup, held in Brazil from 24 June to 16 July, was the fourth FIFA World Cup. It was the first World Cup since 1938, the planned 1942 and 1946 competitions having been canceled owing to World War II...
.
In the quarter-finals, Sweden flourished against the Koreans and were similarly dominant against the Danes in the semi-final. Late in the game when Denmark
Denmark national football team
The Denmark national football team represents Denmark in association football and is controlled by the Danish Football Association , the governing body for the football clubs which are organized under DBU...
were chasing an equaliser with the score 3-2 to Sweden, Gunnar Nordahl, who had strayed too far forward, raced into the Danish goal when the Swedes counter-attacked their opponent's goal, catching Henry Carlsson
Henry Carlsson
Nils Gustav Henry Carlsson , usually called Henry "Garvis" Carlsson, was a Swedish footballer.- Championships ::**Summer Olympics: 1948. Stade Français Atlético Madrid:** Spanish Champions: 1950, 1951....
's winning goal before it reached the net. In the second semi-final Britain played Yugoslavia at Wembley Stadium going out by 3 goals to 1.
3-1 was also the score in the final, Gunnar Nordahl
Gunnar Nordahl
Gunnar Nordahl was a Swedish football player, best known for his play in AC Milan 1949-1956.-Sweden:...
and Gunnar Gren
Gunnar Gren
Gunnar Gren was a Swedish football player and coach. He is best known for playing for IFK Gothenburg and AC Milan. He was part of the famous "Gre-No-Li" trio of forwards at A.C. Milan and the Swedish national team...
's goals proving too much for the Yugoslavians.
Preliminary round
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Quarter-finals
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CHA Song Chong - goalkeeper, he was a stand-by players.
Should be written by the player CHOI Song Gon
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Semi-finals
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Final (Gold medal match)
Medalists
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Torsten Lindberg Torsten Lindberg Torsten Gustav Adolf Lindberg was a Swedish football player and manager. As a player he won a Gold Medal at the 1948 Summer Olympics and a Bronze Medal at the 1950 FIFA World Cup; as a manager he won two league titles with Djurgårdens IF in 1964 and 1966.Lindberg played club football with... Karl Svensson Knut Nordahl Knut Nordahl Knut Erik Alexander Nordahl was a Swedish footballer.He played for IFK Norrköping and A.S. Roma. He won the gold medal at the 1948 Summer Olympics along with his brothers Bertil and Gunnar Nordahl. The two went to Italy after the Olympics Knut Erik Alexander Nordahl (13 January 1920-28 October... Erik Nilsson Erik Nilsson Erik Nilsson was a Swedish footballer.Nilsson played his youth days with Limhamns IF, before he moved in 1934 to Allsvenskan club Malmö FF, where he played until 1953. There he won five league titles and five Swedish Cups. During his playing days he rejected an offer from A.C... Birger Rosengren Bertil Nordahl Bertil Nordahl Bertil Nordahl was a Swedish footballer and football manager.He played for Degerfors IF and Atalanta B.C.... Sune Andersson Sune Andersson Sune "Mona-Lisa" Andersson was a Swedish footballer and football manager.Andersson played as a midfielder from the 1930s to the 70s, appearing for A.S... Gunnar Gren Gunnar Gren Gunnar Gren was a Swedish football player and coach. He is best known for playing for IFK Gothenburg and AC Milan. He was part of the famous "Gre-No-Li" trio of forwards at A.C. Milan and the Swedish national team... Gunnar Nordahl Gunnar Nordahl Gunnar Nordahl was a Swedish football player, best known for his play in AC Milan 1949-1956.-Sweden:... Henry Carlsson Henry Carlsson Nils Gustav Henry Carlsson , usually called Henry "Garvis" Carlsson, was a Swedish footballer.- Championships ::**Summer Olympics: 1948. Stade Français Atlético Madrid:** Spanish Champions: 1950, 1951.... Nils Liedholm Nils Liedholm Nils Liedholm was a Swedish football midfielder and coach. Il Barone , as he is affectionately known in Italy, was renowned for being part of Sweden's "Gre-No-Li" trio of strikers along with Gunnar Gren and Gunnar Nordahl at A.C. Milan and the Swedish national team... Börje Leander Börje Leander Börje Leander was a Swedish footballer.Leander played as a midfielder for AIK.He also played 23 times for the Swedish national team and was a member of the squad at the 1948 Summer Olympics, winning the gold madal.... |
Franjo Šoštarić Franjo Šoštaric Franjo Šoštarić was a Croatian football player who competed internationally for Yugoslavia.- References :*... Miroslav Brozović Miroslav Brozovic Miroslav "Meho" Brozović was a Croatian footballer who played international football for the Yugoslavian national team, as well as the national team fielded by Nazi-puppet Independent State of Croatia during World War II.He began his career with local sides JŠK and HŠK Zrinjski Mostar before... Branko Stanković Zlatko Čajkovski Miodrag Jovanović Miodrag Jovanovic (footballer born 1922) Miodrag Jovanović was a Serbian footballer who was part of the Yugoslav squad at the 1950 FIFA World Cup. He was born in Belgrade.-External links:*... Aleksandar Atanacković Aleksandar Atanackovic (footballer born 1920) Aleksandar Atanacković was a Serbian footballer who was part of Yugoslavia national football team at the 1950 FIFA World Cup. He later became a manager.-External links:*... Prvoslav Mihajlović Prvoslav Mihajlovic Prvoslav Mihajlović was a Serbian-Yugoslav footballer and head coach.On the national level he played for Yugoslavia national team and was a participant at the 1948 Olympic Games, where his team won a silver medal, and at the 1950 FIFA World Cup... Rajko Mitić Rajko Mitic Rajko Mitić was a Serbian football player and coach. Mitić was born in the village Dolac, Bela Palanka in the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes... Franjo Wölfl Franjo Wölfl Franjo Wölfl was a Croatian footballer. He played international football first with the Kingdom of Yugoslavia national team from 1938 and then the Croatian national team from 1940 to 1944. Finally, Wölfl suited up for communist Yugoslavia's national team from 1945 to 1951.Wölfl spent much of his... Stjepan Bobek Stjepan Bobek Stjepan Bobek was a football striker from Yugoslavia, and later a football manager. An ethnic Croat, Bobek started playing at a very young age and had spells with several clubs in Zagreb but is mainly remembered for his time at the Serbian side Partizan Belgrade, where he moved to following the... Željko Čajkovski Željko Cajkovski Željko Čajkovski is a Croatian football player and coach.With the national team he won the silver medal in the football tournament of th 1948 Olympics held in lLondon, losing in the final 1-3 to Sweden, then starring the young Gunnar Nordahl, Gunnar Gren and Nils Liedholm... Kosta Tomašević Kosta Tomaševic Kosta Tomašević was a Yugoslavian football player. He got 10 caps for Yugoslavia.-External links:*... Ljubomir Lovrić Ljubomir Lovric Ljubomir Lovrić was a Serbian football goalkeeper and later a football manager.-Career:... Zvonimir Cimermančić Zvonimir Cimermancic Zvonimir Cimermančić was a Croatian footballer.He began his playing career with HŠK Građanski Zagreb's youth side before moving to ŠK Slavija Varaždin. In 1938 he returned to Građanski and in the following season won the Kingdom of Yugoslavia's last national championship... Bernard Vukas Bernard Vukas Bernard "Bajdo" Vukas was a Croatian football player.Bernard Vukas played as a left winger/forward and is mostly remembered for his extraordinary dribbling ability... |
Knud Bastrup-Birk Hans Colberg Hans Colberg Hans Christian Colberg was a Danish former football player, who most notably played professionally for the Italian club Lucchese Lucca. He played 4 games for the Denmark national football team, with whom he won a bronze medal at the 1948 Summer Olympics... Edvin Hansen John Hansen Jørgen W. Hansen Karl Aage Hansen Karl Aage Hansen Karl Aage Hansen was a Danish football player, who won a bronze medal with the Denmark national football team at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London. He scored 17 goals in 22 games for the Danish national team, and was Danish team captain on 17 occasions... Erik Kuld Jensen Erik Kuld Jensen Erik Kuld Jensen was a Danish football player.-External links:* * *... Ivan Jensen Ivan Jensen Tage Ivan Jensen, known as Ivan Jensen for short was a Danish association footballer, who won three Danish championships with Akademisk Boldklub and played professionally for Bologna FC... Ove Jensen Hans Viggo Jensen Per Knudsen Knud Lundberg Knud Lundberg Knud Lundberg was a Danish multi-talented sportsperson, who most notably won a bronze medal with the Denmark national football team at the 1948 Summer Olympics. He represented the Danish national team in football , team handball and basketball, and he won the Danish national championship in all... Eigil Nielsen Eigil Nielsen Eigil Nielsen is a former Danish footballer who played as a midfielder during the 1960s, 1970's and 1980s.... Knud Børge Overgaard Poul Petersen Poul Petersen (footballer) Poul Petersen was a Danish football player and manager.During his career he played for AB, and earned 34 caps for the Denmark national football team from 1946 to 1952. He won a bronze medal in football at the 1948 Summer Olympics, and also participated four years later in 1952... Axel Pilmark Johannes Pløger Johannes Pløger Johannes Theodor Louis Plöger , commonly known as Johannes Pløger, was a Danish football player, who most notably played professionally as a winger for Italian clubs Juventus F.C. and Udinese Calcio... Carl Aage Præst Holger Seebach Erling Sørensen Erling Sørensen Erling Walther Sørensen was a Danish amateur football player and club manager, who won a bronze medal with the Denmark national football team at the 1948 Summer Olympics. Sørensen played professionally in the Italian Serie A championship for six years, scoring 48 goals in 169 matches for Italian... Jørgen Leschly Sørensen Jørgen Leschly Sørensen Jørgen Leschly Sørensen was a Danish football player. He started as an amateur player in Danish football with Odense Boldklub and B 93, winning the 1945 Danish championship with B 93... Dion Ørnvold Dion Ørnvold Dion Erhardt Ørnvold , known as Dion Ørnvold, was a Danish association football player in the midfielder position. He started his career with Kjøbenhavns Boldklub, before turning professional and playing 22 games for Italian club SPAL 1907 during the 1951–52 Serie A season... |
Goalscorers
7 goals Gunnar NordahlGunnar Nordahl
Gunnar Nordahl was a Swedish football player, best known for his play in AC Milan 1949-1956.-Sweden:...
John Hansen
5 goals Kjell Rosén Henry Carlsson
Henry Carlsson
Nils Gustav Henry Carlsson , usually called Henry "Garvis" Carlsson, was a Swedish footballer.- Championships ::**Summer Olympics: 1948. Stade Français Atlético Madrid:** Spanish Champions: 1950, 1951....
Francesco Pernigo
4 goals Stjepan Bobek
Stjepan Bobek
Stjepan Bobek was a football striker from Yugoslavia, and later a football manager. An ethnic Croat, Bobek started playing at a very young age and had spells with several clubs in Zagreb but is mainly remembered for his time at the Serbian side Partizan Belgrade, where he moved to following the...
3 goals Gunnar Gren
Gunnar Gren
Gunnar Gren was a Swedish football player and coach. He is best known for playing for IFK Gothenburg and AC Milan. He was part of the famous "Gre-No-Li" trio of forwards at A.C. Milan and the Swedish national team...
Željko Čajkovski
Željko Cajkovski
Željko Čajkovski is a Croatian football player and coach.With the national team he won the silver medal in the football tournament of th 1948 Olympics held in lLondon, losing in the final 1-3 to Sweden, then starring the young Gunnar Nordahl, Gunnar Gren and Nils Liedholm...
Bob Hardisty
Bob Hardisty
John Roderick Elliot "Bob" Hardisty was an English amateur footballer who represented Great Britain at the Olympics in 1948, 1952 and 1956, making a total of six appearances....
Emidio Cavigioli
Emidio Cavigioli
Emidio Cavigioli is a retired Italian professional football player.He played for 6 seasons in the Serie A for Aurora Pro Patria 1919 and A.C. Torino....
Servaas Wilkes