Stig Sundqvist

Stig Sundqvist

Personal information
Date of birth	(1922-07-19)19 July 1922
Place of birth	Boden, Sweden
Date of death
Place of death	Jönköping, Sweden
Position(s)	Striker/Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1949–1950	IFK Norrköping
1950–1953	Roma	78	(20)
International career
1949–1950	Sweden	11	(3)
Managerial career
1955–1958	GIF Sundsvall
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Stig "Vittjärv" Sundqvist (19 July 1922 – 3 August 2011) was a Swedish professional footballer. He played 11 games for the Swedish national team and scored 3 goals in 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. Upon returning to Sweden he was active in coaching for several years.

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

External links

• FIFA Player Statistics: Stig SUNDQVIST