Stig Sundqvist
Swedish footballer and manager
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Stig "Vittjärv" Sundqvist (19 July 1922 – 3 August 2011) was a Swedish professional footballer who played as a forward or midfielder.[1]
Date of birth
19 July 1922
Place of birth
Boden, Sweden
Date of death
3 August 2011 (aged 89)
Place of death
Jönköping, Sweden
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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 | |||||||||||||
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||
Career
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] Sundqvist is considered the best footballer of all time from Norrbotten along with Tommy Holmgren.
Personal life
Career statistics
International
- 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 |  Paraguay |
1–0 | 2–0 | 1950 FIFA World Cup | [6] |
| 2 | 13 July 1950 | Pacaembu Stadium, São Paulo, Brazil |  Uruguay |
2–1 | 2–3 | 1950 FIFA World Cup | [7] |
| 3 | 16 July 1950 | Pacaembu Stadium, São Paulo, Brazil |  Spain |
1–0 | 3–1 | 1950 FIFA World Cup | [8] |
Honours
Sweden
- FIFA World Cup third place: 1950
