Egon Sundberg

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.

Egon Sundberg
Personal information
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)
Playing position(s) Left winger
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1934–1941 Sandvikens IF 113 (23)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

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
  1. "Egon ville bli musiker men blev fotbollsspelare". gd.se.
  2. Ulrika Rudberg. "Egons första fotboll var en grisblåsa". arbetarbladet.se.
  3. "Sandviken". i-sandviken.se. Archived from the original on 2015-08-01. Retrieved 2015-09-12.
  4. http://www.gd.se/fotboll/allsvenskan/sif-legendaren-var-aldste-allsvenska-fotbollsspelaren


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