| 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) | ||
| Position(s) | Left winger | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1934–1941 | Sandvikens IF | 113 | (23) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Egon William Sundberg (27 February 1911 – 4 September 2015) was a Swedish football left winger who played for Sandvikens IF in Allsvenskan. 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.
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. On his 102nd birthday, he was noted as being the oldest living person to have played in the Swedish Allsvenskan. He died at the age of 104 in 2015.
References
- ^ "Egon ville bli musiker men blev fotbollsspelare". gd.se. 26 February 2011.
- ^ Ulrika Rudberg (26 February 2011). "Egons första fotboll var en grisblåsa". arbetarbladet.se.
- "Sandviken". i-sandviken.se. Archived from the original on 1 August 2015. Retrieved 12 September 2015.
- "SIF-legendaren var äldste allsvenska fotbollsspelaren". 24 September 2015.
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