Egon William Sundberg (27 February 1911 – 4 September 2015) was a Swedish football left winger who played for Sandvikens IF in Allsvenskan.[1] He made his debut in August 1934 against Sundsvall IF. He decided to retire from football in 1939, but made a comeback in 1941 during the Second World War. In total, he played 113 games and scored 23 goals.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Egon William Sundberg | ||
| Date of birth | 27 February 1911 | ||
| Place of birth | Ockelbo, Sweden | ||
| Date of death | 4 September 2015 (aged 104) | ||
| Position(s) | Left winger | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1934–1941 | Sandvikens IF | 113 | (23) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Sundberg was also a musician with his own orchestra and later had a job adding music to silent films that were shown in the cinema.[1][2] On his 102nd birthday, he was noted as being the oldest living person to have played in the Swedish Allsvenskan.[2] He died at the age of 104 in 2015.[3][4]
References
edit- ^ a b "Egon ville bli musiker men blev fotbollsspelare". gd.se. 26 February 2011.
- ^ a b Ulrika Rudberg (26 February 2011). "Egons första fotboll var en grisblåsa". arbetarbladet.se.
- ^ "Sandviken". i-sandviken.se. Archived from the original on 1 August 2015. Retrieved 12 September 2015.
- ^ "SIF-legendaren var äldste allsvenska fotbollsspelaren". 24 September 2015.
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