Gösta Sandberg, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Gösta Sandberg

Swedish association football, bandy and ice hockey player

Date of Birth: 06-Aug-1932

Place of Birth: Knivsta, Uppsala County, Sweden

Date of Death: 27-Apr-2006

Profession: association football manager, association football player, ice hockey player, bandy player

Nationality: Sweden

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Gösta "Knivsta" Sandberg, (6 August 6, 1932, Knivsta — 27 April 2006), was a Swedish footballer, ice hockey and bandy player in Djurgårdens IF.
In 1956 he received Guldbollen and he was voted ”Djurgårdare of the century” in 1991.
His nickname derives from the town he was born and grew up in, Knivsta.
He has been capped 52 times for the national team in football, 8 times in hockey and 3 times in bandy. "Knivsta" died on his way home from the derby between the archrivals AIK and Djurgårdens IF April 27, 2006.