Stig Sundqvist
Personal information
Date of birth (1922-07-19)19 July 1922
Place of birth Boden, Sweden
Date of death 3 August 2011(2011-08-03) (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
Medal record
Representing  Sweden
FIFA World Cup
Third place 1950 Brazil
*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

Sundqvist played 11 games for the Swedish 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

During his active days he was known by the nickname "Vittjärv", after the Swedish village where he grew up.[3]

Career statistics

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year[4]
National team Year Apps Goals
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.
List of international goals scored by Stig Sundqvist
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1 29 June 1950 Estadio Durival de Brito, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil  Paraguay 1–0 2–0 1950 FIFA World Cup [5]
2 13 July 1950 Pacaembu Stadium, São Paulo, Brazil  Uruguay 2–1 2–3 1950 FIFA World Cup [6]
3 16 July 1950 Pacaembu Stadium, São Paulo, Brazil  Spain 1–0 3–1 1950 FIFA World Cup [7]

Honours

Sweden

References

  1. ^ Andersson, Lars-Henrik (2011-08-04). "Fotbollslegendaren Stig "Vittjärv" Sundqvist avled natten mot onsdagen " (in Swedish). Norrländska Socialdemokraten. Retrieved 28 February 2012.
  2. ^ "Italienproffs som blev stor också i Medelpad". Sundsvalls Tidning (in Swedish). Retrieved 2022-12-07.
  3. ^ a b "Från Korpen till VM-brons". Sveriges Radio (in Swedish). 2011-09-21. Retrieved 2022-12-07.
  4. ^ "Stig Sundqvist - Spelarstatistik - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2021-03-29.
  5. ^ "Sverige - Paraguay - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2021-03-29.
  6. ^ "Sverige - Uruguay - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2021-03-29.
  7. ^ "Sverige - Spanien - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2021-03-29.

External links


Sweden squad – 1950 FIFA World Cup third place
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