Kay Wiestål

Kay-Arne Arvid Wiestål (16 October 1940 – 14 November 2020)[1] was a Swedish footballer and entrepreneur.[2]

Kay Wiestål

Personal information
Full name	Kay-Arne Arvid Wiestål
Date of birth	16 October 1940
Place of birth	Holmsund, Sweden
Date of death	14 November 2020 (aged 80)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1963–1967	Djurgårdens IF	71	(25)
1968	Oakland Clippers	9	(1)
1968	St. Louis Stars	11	(2)
1970–	Ope IF
Teams managed
1970–	Ope IF (playing manager)
1975–1976	Kalmar FF
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

Wiestål played for Djurgårdens IF and won Allsvenskan in 1966. He later played in the North American Soccer League for Oakland Clippers and St. Louis Stars. In 1970, he joined Ope IF as playing manager.[3]

Death

Kay Wiestål died on 14 November 2020, at the age of 80, from COVID-19.[4]

Honours

Club

Djurgårdens IF

• Allsvenskan:[5] 1966

References

1. http://www.birthday.se/person/63be84ca-03e5-cb21-75fa-10a1d7cb8468
2. Victoriadagens grundare är död – kungafamiljens sorg, Kvällsposten, 16 November 2020.
3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-09-14. Retrieved 2014-09-14.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
4. Kay Wiestål är död, Aftonbladet, 16 November 2020.
5. http://www.difarkivet.se/dif_sm_guld_seniorer.pdf