Stig Sundqvist

For the Djurgårdens IF Fotboll footballer, see Stig Sundqvist (Djurgårdens IF Fotboll footballer).

Stig "Vittjärv" Sundqvist (19 July 1922 – 3 August 2011) was a Swedish professional footballer who played as a forward or midfielder.^[1]

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
	Jönköpings Södra IF
Medal record Representing  Sweden FIFA World Cup 1950 Brazil
* 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]

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

• FIFA World Cup third place: 1950