Putte Kock Explained

Putte Kock
Fullname:Rudolf Kock
Birth Date:29 June 1901
Birth Place:Stockholm, Sweden
Death Place:Stockholm, Sweden
Position:Left wing (football)
Youthclubs1:AIK
Years1:1915–1928
Clubs1:AIK
Years2:1926
Clubs2:US Suisse (loan)
Nationalyears1:1919–1925
Nationalteam1:Sweden[1]
Nationalcaps1:37
Nationalgoals1:12
Manageryears1:1932–1934
Manageryears2:1943–1956
Managerclubs1:Djurgården
Managerclubs2:Sweden (as chairman of the Selection Committee)

Rudolf "Putte" Kock (29 June 1901 – 31 October 1979) was a Swedish football, ice hockey and bridge player who won a bronze medal in the 1924 Summer Olympics[2] as a football player, being voted the best left winger after the tournament.[3] He also made six caps for the Swedish ice hockey team, including the Ice Hockey European Championship 1922, and scored five goals.[4]

After having to end his career prematurely due to a knee injury, he worked as a football coach with AIK's rivals Djurgården and with the national team (1943–1956). Together with George Raynor he qualified Sweden for the 1948 Summer Olympics where they won gold, the 1950 FIFA World Cup (bronze) and the 1952 Summer Olympics (bronze).[5]

After his coaching career Kock became a famous and well liked sports commentator on Swedish television.[4]

Bridge accomplishments

Placed third representing Sweden and Iceland in 1950[7]

Placed second representing Sweden in 1953

Placed first representing Sweden in 1939 and 1952

Placed second representing Sweden in 1948, 1949 and 1950

Notes and References

  1. Book: Frantz . Alf . Glanell . Tomas . Persson . Gunnar . Det svenska fotbollslandslaget 1908–2008 . CA Strömberg AB . 2008 . Vällingby . Swedish . The Swedish National Football Team 1908–2008 . 978-91-86184-69-8.
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20200224191751/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ko/rudolf-kock-1.html Rudolf Kock
  3. http://www.bolletinen.se/sfs/hof_meriter.htm SFS
  4. http://sok.se/idrottare/idrottare/r/rudolf-kock.html "Rudolf Kock"
  5. Web site: Putte Kock . Olympedia . 19 August 2021.
  6. Retrieved 5 December 2014.
  7. . This edition of the OEB states that the USA defeated Great Britain by 3,660 points and Sweden-Iceland by 4,720 points and that Sweden-Iceland defeated Great Britain by 1,940 points. Depending on the ranking methodology used Sweden-Iceland may be said to have placed either second or third.