Rune Wenzel
Rune Wenzel with GAIS, 1919.
Personal information
Full name Gösta Elof Rune Wenzel
Date of birth (1901-01-04)4 January 1901
Date of death 29 July 1977(1977-07-29) (aged 76)
Youth career
–1917 Holmens FF
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1918–1932 GAIS 160 (33)
1925 → IFK Göteborg (loan) 0 (0)
International career
1919–1930 Sweden 30 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Gösta Elof Rune Wenzel (4 January 1901 – 29 July 1977) was a Swedish footballer. He represented GAIS and IFK Göteborg during a career that spanned between 1918 and 1932, winning three Swedish Championships with the former.[1][2] He played in 30 matches for the Sweden national football team from 1919 to 1930.[3] He was also part of Sweden's squad for the football tournament at the 1920 Summer Olympics, but he did not play in any matches.[4]

Personal life

Wenzel was the younger brother of Gunnar Wenzel, who was also a footballer for IFK Göteborg.[5]

Career statistics

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year[6]
National team Year Apps Goals
Sweden 1919 1 0
1920 2 0
1921 1 0
1922 3 0
1923 4 0
1924 2 1
1925 6 0
1926 6 0
1927 3 0
1928 1 0
1929 0 0
1930 1 0
Total 30 1
Scores and results list Sweden's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Wenzel goal.
List of international goals scored by Rune Wenzel
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1 31 August 1924 Deutsches Stadion, Berlin, Germany  Germany 1–0 4–1 Friendly [7]

Honours

GAIS[8]

Individual

References

  1. ^ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Rune Wenzel". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
  2. ^ "Rune Wenzel - ifkdb.com". ifkdb.com. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
  3. ^ "Rune Wenzel". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
  4. ^ "Rune Wenzel". Olympedia. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
  5. ^ "Gunnar Wenzel - ifkdb.com". ifkdb.com. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
  6. ^ "Rune Wenzel - Spelarstatistik - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se. (in Swedish). Retrieved 14 December 2021.
  7. ^ "Tyskland - Sverige - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 14 December 2021.
  8. ^ Anders Fagerlund. "SM-guld 1919: Spelarna som gjorde det" (in Swedish). Retrieved 14 December 2021.
  9. ^ "Stora Grabbars Märke". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 14 December 2021.
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