Personal information | ||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 19 July 1922 | |||||||||||||
Place of birth | Boden, Sweden | |||||||||||||
Date of death | 3 August 2011 | (aged 89)|||||||||||||
Place of death | Jönköping, Sweden | |||||||||||||
Position(s) | Striker, midfielder | |||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
–1949 | Vittjärvs IK | |||||||||||||
1949–1950 | IFK Norrköping | |||||||||||||
1950–1953 | Roma | 78 | (20) | |||||||||||
International career | ||||||||||||||
1949–1950 | Sweden | 11 | (3) | |||||||||||
Managerial career | ||||||||||||||
1955–1958 | GIF Sundsvall | |||||||||||||
Jönköpings Södra IF | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Stig "Vittjärv" Sundqvist (19 July 1922 – 3 August 2011) was a Swedish professional footballer who played as a forward or midfielder.[1]
Career
[edit]Sundqvist played 11 games for the Sweden national team and scored 3 goals at the 1950 FIFA World Cup, helping Sweden to a third-place finish and their first ever World Cup medal. After the World Cup he left Swedish side IFK Norrköping for the Italian club A.S. Roma, where he remained until 1953.[2] Upon returning to Sweden he was active in coaching, among other teams Jönköpings Södra IF, for several years.[3]
Personal life
[edit]During his active days he was known by the nickname "Vittjärv", after the Swedish village where he grew up.[3]
Career statistics
[edit]International
[edit]National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Sweden | 1949 | 5 | 0 |
1950 | 6 | 3 | |
Total | 11 | 3 |
- Scores and results list Sweden's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Sundqvist goal.
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
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1 | 29 June 1950 | Estadio Durival de Brito, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil | ![]() |
1–0 | 2–0 | 1950 FIFA World Cup | [5] |
2 | 13 July 1950 | Pacaembu Stadium, São Paulo, Brazil | ![]() |
2–1 | 2–3 | 1950 FIFA World Cup | [6] |
3 | 16 July 1950 | Pacaembu Stadium, São Paulo, Brazil | ![]() |
1–0 | 3–1 | 1950 FIFA World Cup | [7] |
Honours
[edit]Sweden
- FIFA World Cup third place: 1950
References
[edit]- ^ Andersson, Lars-Henrik (4 August 2011). "Fotbollslegendaren Stig "Vittjärv" Sundqvist avled natten mot onsdagen " (in Swedish). Norrländska Socialdemokraten. Retrieved 28 February 2012.
- ^ "Italienproffs som blev stor också i Medelpad". Sundsvalls Tidning (in Swedish). Retrieved 7 December 2022.
- ^ a b "Från Korpen till VM-brons". Sveriges Radio (in Swedish). 21 September 2011. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
- ^ "Stig Sundqvist - Spelarstatistik - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 29 March 2021.
- ^ "Sverige - Paraguay - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 29 March 2021.
- ^ "Sverige - Uruguay - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 29 March 2021.
- ^ "Sverige - Spanien - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 29 March 2021.
External links
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