Egon Sundberg
Swedish footballer / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Egon William Sundberg | ||
Date of birth | (1911-02-27)27 February 1911 | ||
Place of birth | Ockelbo, Sweden | ||
Date of death | 4 September 2015(2015-09-04) (aged 104) | ||
Position(s) | Left winger | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1934–1941 | Sandvikens IF | 113 | (23) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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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]