Sigge Parling
Swedish footballer (1930–2016)
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Sigvard Emanuel "Sigge" Parling (26 March 1930 – 17 September 2016) was a Swedish footballer. He also played ice hockey and bandy.
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Parling (front right) with Sweden in 1958 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Sigvard Emanuel Parling | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 26 March 1930 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Valbo, Sweden | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 17 September 2016 (aged 86) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| –1945 | Forsbacka IK | ||||||||||||||||
| 1946–1949 | Sandvikens AIK | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 1949–1956 | Djurgårdens IF | 150 | (12) | ||||||||||||||
| 1957 | Lycksele IF | ||||||||||||||||
| 1957–1960 | Djurgårdens IF | ||||||||||||||||
| 1961–1962 | IK Sirius | ||||||||||||||||
| 1963–1966 | Gefle IF | ||||||||||||||||
| 1967 | Sandvikens AIK | ||||||||||||||||
| 1974 | Hedesunda IF | ||||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| Sweden B[1] | 3 | (0) | |||||||||||||||
| 1954–1960 | Sweden[1] | 38 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| Managerial career | |||||||||||||||||
| 1960 | Vallentuna BK | ||||||||||||||||
| 1961–1962 | IK Sirius | ||||||||||||||||
| 1965–1966 | Gefle IF | ||||||||||||||||
| 1967 | Sandvikens AIK | ||||||||||||||||
| 1968–1969 | Gefle IF | ||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||
During his career he played for Djurgårdens IF (1949–1960), IK Sirius (1960–1963) and Gefle IF (1963–1965). His position was left midfielder and was considered a very rough but fair player. During his time in Djurgården he was known as the first Järnkamin (Iron Stove). Parling was capped 195 times for Djurgården and scored 12 goals.[2] He won the Swedish Championship twice with Djurgårdens IF, 1955 and 1959.[2]
Parling was part of the legendary Sweden national team at the 1958 FIFA World Cup[3] and was capped 37 times for his country.[4]
Parling is the only player from Djurgårdens IF who has played a World Cup Final.[5] He died on 17 September 2016 at the age of 86.[6]
As a bandy player, Parling won the Swedish Bandy Final together with IK Sirius in 1961.[7]
Honours
Djurgårdens IF