Egon Sundberg

Egon Sundberg

Personal information
Full name	Egon William Sundberg
Date of birth	27 February 1911
Place of birth	Ockelbo, Sweden
Date of death	4 September 2015 (aged 104)
Playing position	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. † Appearances (goals)

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.

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]

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.