John Albin "Bill" Pettersson - International Matches as Coach


The outstanding Swedish coach coached the Sweden national team for 138 international matches, and thereby belongs to the select company of coaches with 100 or more international matches. All matches are friendlies unless stated otherwise.


Born: 11- 9-1886
Died: 12-10-1951
Country: Sweden  
Matches as Coach for Sweden:	138	(W73-D21-L44 - GF399-GA252 - %60.51)
Age First Match: 34 yr 196 d	   26- 3-1921 vs. Austria 2-2
Age Last Match:  50 yr  16 d	   27- 9-1936 vs. Finland 2-1
National Team Career: 15 yr 185 d

Coach for Sweden
Caps    Date  	Venue   	Opponent       Score 	Competition
  1   26- 3-21	Wien    	Austria 	2-2	
  2   29- 5-21	Stockholm	Finland 	0-3	
  3   19- 6-21	Kristiania	Sweden  	3-1	
  4   22- 7-21	Tallinn 	Estonia 	0-0	
  5   24- 7-21	Stockholm	Austria 	1-3	
  6   18- 9-21	Stockholm	Norway  	0-3	
  7    9-10-21	Stockholm	Denmark 	0-0	
  8    6-11-21	Budapest	Hungary 	2-4	
  9   13-11-21	Bubenec 	Czechoslovakia	2-2	
 10   28- 5-22	Stockholm	Poland  	1-2	
 11    5- 6-22	Helsinki	Finland 	4-1	
 12    9- 7-22	Stockholm	Hungary 	1-1	
 13   13- 8-22	Stockholm	Czechoslovakia	0-2	
 14   23- 8-22	Stockholm	Norway  	0-0	
 15   24- 9-22	Kristiania	Norway  	5-0	
 16    1-10-22	København	Denmark 	2-1	
 17   21- 5-23	Stockholm	England 	2-4	
 18   10- 6-23	Göteborg	Austria 	4-2	
 19   20- 6-23	Gävle   	Finland 	5-4	
 20   29- 6-23	Stockholm	Germany 	2-1	
 21   16- 9-23	Kristiania	Norway  	3-2	
 22   14-10-23	Stockholm	Denmark 	1-3	
 23   28-10-23	Budapest	Hungary 	1-2	
 24    1-11-23	Kraków  	Poland  	2-2	
 25   18- 5-24	Stockholm	Poland  	5-1	
 26   29- 5-24	Colombes	Belgium 	8-1	Olympic Games
 27    1- 6-24	Paris   	Egypt    	5-0	Olympic Games
 28    5- 6-24	Colombes	Switzerland	1-2	Olympic Games
 29    8- 6-24	Colombes	Netherlands	1-1	Olympic Games
 30    9- 6-24	Colombes	Netherlands	3-1	Olympic Games
 31   15- 6-24	København	Denmark 	3-2	Nordic Cup
 32   29- 6-24	Stockholm	Egypt    	5-0	
 33   25- 7-24	Stockholm	Estonia 	5-2	
 34   28- 7-24	Helsinki	Finland 	7-5	
 35   31- 8-24	Berlin  	Germany 	4-1	
 36   21- 9-24	Stockholm	Norway  	6-1	Nordic Cup
 37    9-11-24	Wien    	Austria 	1-1	
 38   16-11-24	Milano  	Italy   	2-2	
 39    9- 6-25	Göteborg	Finland 	4-0	
 40   14- 6-25	Stockholm	Denmark 	0-2	Nordic Cup
 41   21- 6-25	Stockholm	Germany 	1-0	
 42    5- 7-25	Stockholm	Austria 	2-4	
 43   12- 7-25	Stockholm	Hungary 	6-2	
 44   23- 8-25	Oslo     	Norway  	7-3	Nordic Cup
 45    1-11-25	Kraków  	Poland  	6-2	
 46    9- 6-26	Stockholm	Norway  	3-2	Nordic Cup
 47   13- 6-26	Stockholm	Czechoslovakia	2-2	
 48   20- 6-26	Nürnberg	Germany 	3-3	
 49    3- 7-26	Praha   	Czechoslovakia	2-4	
 50   18- 7-26	Stockholm	Italy   	5-3	
 51   20- 7-26	Riga    	Latvia  	1-4	
 52   23- 7-26	Tallinn 	Estonia 	7-1	
 53   26- 7-26	Helsinki	Finland 	3-2	
 54    3-10-26	Stockholm	Poland  	3-1	
 55    3-10-26	København	Denmark 	0-2	Nordic Cup
 56    7-11-26	Wien    	Austria 	1-3	
 57   14-11-26	Budapest	Hungary 	1-3	
 58    3- 4-27	Vorst   	Belgium 	1-2	
 59   29- 5-27	Stockholm	Latvia         12-0	
 60   12- 6-27	Stockholm	Finland 	6-2		
 61   19- 6-27	Stockholm	Denmark 	0-0	Nordic Cup
 62   26- 6-27	Oslo    	Norway  	5-3	Nordic Cup
 63    1- 7-27	Norrköping	Estonia 	3-1	
 64    4- 9-27	Stockholm	Belgium 	7-0	
 65    6-11-27	Zürich  	Switzerland	2-2	
 66   13-11-27	Amsterdam	Netherlands	0-1	
 67    7- 6-28	Stockholm	Norway  	6-1	Nordic Cup
 68    1- 7-28	Katowice	Poland  	1-2	
 69    6- 7-28	Riga    	Latvia  	4-0	
 70    9- 7-28	Tallinn 	Estonia 	1-0	
 71   29- 7-28	Stockholm	Austria 	2-3	
 72    2- 9-28	Helsinki	Finland 	3-2	
 73   30- 9-28	Stockholm	Germany 	2-0	
 74    7-10-28	København	Denmark 	1-3	Nordic Cup
 75    9- 6-29	Stockholm	Netherlands	6-2	
 76   14- 6-29	Stockholm	Finland 	3-1	Nordic Cup
 77   16- 6-29	Göteborg	Denmark 	3-2	Nordic Cup
 78   23- 6-29	Köln    	Germany 	0-3	
 79    7- 7-29	Landskrona	Estonia 	4-1	
 80   28- 7-29	Malmö   	Latvia         10-0	
 81   29- 9-29	Aker    	Norway  	1-2	Nordic Cup
 82   15- 6-30	Stockholm	Switzerland	1-0	
 83   22- 6-30	København	Denmark 	1-6	Nordic Cup
 84    6- 7-30	Stockholm	Norway  	6-3	Nordic Cup
 85   18- 7-30	Tallinn 	Estonia 	5-1	
 86   22- 7-30	Riga    	Latvia  	5-0	
 87   28- 9-30	Helsinki	Finland 	4-4	Nordic Cup
 88   28- 9-30	Stockholm	Poland  	0-3	
 89   28- 9-30	Rocourt (Liège)	Belgium 	2-2	
 90   16-11-30	Wien    	Austria 	1-4	
 91   17- 6-31	Stockholm	Germany 	0-0	
 92   28- 6-31	Stockholm	Denmark 	3-1	Nordic Cup
 93    3- 7-31	Stockholm	Finland 	8-2	Nordic Cup
 94    8- 7-31	Sandviken	Estonia 	3-1	
 95   26- 7-31	Västerås	Latvia  	6-0	
 96   27- 9-31	Aker    	Norway  	1-2	Nordic Cup
 97    8-11-31	Budapest	Hungary 	1-3	
 98   16- 5-32	Stockholm	Finland 	7-1	
 99   10- 6-32	Helsinki	Finland 	3-1	Nordic Cup
100   12- 6-32	Stockholm	Belgium 	3-1	
101   19- 6-32	København	Denmark 	1-3	Nordic Cup
102    1- 7-32	Göteborg	Norway  	1-4	Nordic Cup
103   10- 7-32	Warszawa	Poland  	0-2	
104   13- 7-32	Riga    	Latvia  	0-0	
105   15- 7-32	Tallinn 	Estonia 	3-1	
106   17- 7-32	Stockholm	Austria 	3-4	
107   25- 9-32	Nürnberg	Germany 	3-4	
108   25- 9-32	Stockholm	Lithuania	8-1	
109    6-11-32	Basel   	Switzerland	1-2	
110   11- 6-33	Stockholm	Estonia 	6-2	World Cup Qualifier
111   18- 6-33	Stockholm	Denmark 	2-3	Nordic Cup
112   29- 6-33	Kaunas  	Lithuania	2-0	World Cup Qualifier
113    2- 7-33	Stockholm	Hungary 	5-2	
114    4- 7-33	Riga    	Latvia  	1-1	
115   14- 7-33	Stockholm	Finland 	2-0	Nordic Cup
116   24- 9-33	Aker    	Norway  	1-0	Nordic Cup
117   23- 5-34	Stockholm	Poland  	4-2	
118   27- 5-34	Bologna 	Argentina	3-2	World Cup	
119   31- 5-34	Milano  	Germany 	1-2	World Cup
120   17- 6-34	København	Denmark 	5-3	Nordic Cup
121    1- 7-34	Stockholm	Norway  	3-3	Nordic Cup
122   23- 9-34	Helsinki	Finland 	4-5	Nordic Cup
123   23- 9-34	Stockholm	Latvia  	3-1	
124   12- 6-35	Stockholm	Finland 	2-2	Nordic Cup
125   16- 6-35	Göteborg	Denmark 	3-1	Nordic Cup
126   30- 6-35	Stockholm	Germany 	3-1	
127    5- 7-35	Riga    	Latvia  	3-0	
128    9- 7-35	Tallinn 	Estonia 	2-1	
129    1- 9-35	Stockholm	Romania 	7-1	
130   22- 9-35	Aker    	Norway  	2-0	Nordic Cup
131   10-11-35	Paris   	France  	0-2	
132   17-11-35	Brussel 	Belgium 	1-5	
133   14- 6-36	København	Denmark 	3-4	Nordic Cup
134   21- 6-36	Stockholm	Switzerland	5-2	
135    5- 7-36	Göteborg	Norway  	2-0	Nordic Cup
136   26- 7-36	Stockholm	Norway  	3-4	
137    4- 8-36	Berlin  	Japan   	3-2	Olympic Games	
138   27- 9-36	Helsinki	Finland 	2-1	Nordic Cup


Total Record

Matches	Won Draw Lost	For-Against     Points	Percentage

    138	 73  21	 44	399-252		167	60.51

Types of Matches
Friendlies		 94
Nordic Cup		 34
Olympic Games		  6
World Cup Qualifier	  2
World Cup		  2

Total matches:  	138



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