Swedish national team tour of Asia 1962

Of the 18 players on the tour, nine were debutants, and a further 
six had fewer than five caps prior to the tour. The main purpose 
of the tour was to prepare a team for the qualifying tournament of 
the 1964 Olympic Games, and also to practice in conditions similar
to those that would be experienced in 1964 in Japan. Initially, 
only the match vs Israel was considered a full international by 
the SvFF. However, the FA of Thailand reported the match in 
Bangkok to FIFA, and it was subsequently accepted by the SvFF as
a full international.

Players - caps before tour - date of birth (death) - club
Goalkeepers
  Kurt Johansson       0    30- 4-32 (24- 4-98)     Örgryte IS
  Rolf Johansson       0     3- 1-35 (18-10-97)     IF Elfsborg
Defenders
  Bo Hansson           0    20- 4-36                IFK Malmö
  Bengt Gustavsson    52    13- 1-28                Åtvidabergs FF
  Jan Karlsson         0     4-12-40                Djurgårdens IF
  Kenneth Karlsson     1    23- 5-39                Örebro SK
  Lennart Nilsson      0    19- 4-37 ( 5- 1-01)     IFK Göteborg
Midfielders:
  Gösta Lundell        4    14-10-34                Hammarby IF
  Inge Persson         0     1-10-40                Hammarby IF
Forwards (some also played as midfielders)
  Bengt Berndtsson    22    26- 1-33                IFK Göteborg
  Leif Eriksson        3    20- 3-42                Djurgårdens IF
  Ove Grahn            1     9- 5-43 (11- 7-07)     IF Elfsborg
  Bertil Johansson     2    22- 3-35                IFK Göteborg
  Bertil Nilsson       0    16- 1-36                IS Halmia
  Owe Ohlsson          9    19- 8-38                IFK Göteborg
  Håkan Sjöö           0    27- 1-38                IS Halmia
  Leif Skiöld          3    28- 7-35                Djurgårdens IF
  Karl-Evert Skoglund  0    21- 1-38                Hammarby IF
Officials
  Lennart Nyman (head coach), Torsten Lindberg (assistant coach), Sven Ljunggren (trainer),
  Tore G. Brodd (official), Sten-Otto Liljedahl (doctor), Wolf Lyberg (journalist).


12-11 Ramat-Gan             Israel            0-4 Sweden *+
16-11 Bangkok               Thailand          1-2 Sweden *+    also reported as "Bangkok XI"
18-11 Kuala Lumpur          Malaya            0-0 Sweden       abandoned due to heavy rain at 17'
20-11 George Town (Penang)  FA Malaya XI      0-4 Sweden
22-11 Kuala Lumpur          Malaya            0-1 Sweden
25-11 Jakarta               Persija           2-5 Sweden
27-11 Jakarta               Indonesia         0-3 Sweden
30-11 Hong Kong             All-Hong Kong     0-7 Sweden
 2-12 Hong Kong             Hong Kong XI      1-6 Sweden
 5-12 Hong Kong             Combined Chinese  0-2 Sweden
 9-12 Tokyo                 Japan             1-5 Sweden +^
12-12 Kawaguchi             Japan Youth       0-4 Sweden
16-12 Tokyo                 Dinamo Moskva     0-0 Sweden

* : only these matches are currently considered full internationals by the SvFF (Swedish Football Association).
+ : only these matches were listed as full internationals by FIFA in the FIFA Official Bulletin, November 1963.
^ : this match is not (at the time of writing) considered a full international by the Japanese FA, which lists
    the opponents as "Swedish selection". The Japanese team in this match was the full national team.

About this document

Sources: Straits Times, FIFA Bulletin November 1963, website of Dinamo Moskva, goalgoalgoal forum, Majalah Olahraga dan Film "Aneka" ('Aneka' sport and film magazine) No. 35 (17/11/62) and No. 37 (08/12/62).

Thanks: 'Tanaka', Mark Cruickshank, Frank Rankmore, Novan Herfiyana, Tommy Wahlsten

Prepared and maintained by Neil Morrison for the Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation

Author: Neil Morrison
Last updated: 31 Mar 2011