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Gösta Sandberg in 1964
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Born |
Gösta Sandberg 6 August 1932 Knivsta, Sweden |
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Died | 27 April 2006 , Sweden |
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Association football career
Ice hockey career
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Playing position | Striker | ||||||||||||||
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Youth career | |||||||||||||||
Knivsta IK | |||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||
–1950 | Knivsta IK | ||||||||||||||
1951–1966 | Djurgårdens IF | 322 | (77) | ||||||||||||
National team | |||||||||||||||
Sweden B | 2 | (1) | |||||||||||||
1951–1961 | Sweden | 52 | (10) | ||||||||||||
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1959–1961 | IF Brommapojkarna | ||||||||||||||
1967–1971 | Djurgårdens IF | ||||||||||||||
1972–1978 | IF Brommapojkarna | ||||||||||||||
1979 | Djurgårdens IF | ||||||||||||||
Honours
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
Played for | Djurgårdens IF | ||
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National team | Sweden | ||
Playing career | 1957–1963 |
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.