Stig Sundqvist, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Stig Sundqvist

Swedish footballer and manager

Date of Birth: 19-Jul-1922

Place of Birth: Boden, Norrbotten County, Sweden

Date of Death: 03-Aug-2011

Profession: association football manager, association football player

Nationality: Sweden

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Stig "Vittjärv" Sundqvist (19 July 1922 – 3 August 2011) was a Swedish professional footballer who played as a forward or midfielder.
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, among other teams Jönköpings Södra IF, for several years. During his active days he was known by the nickname "Vittjärv", after the Swedish village where he grew up.