Sigge Parling

Sigvard Emanuel "Sigge" Parling (26 March 1930 – 17 September 2016) was a Swedish football player. He also played ice hockey and bandy.

Sigge Parling
The Sweden national football team in 1958 – Sigge Parling in the front line far to the right – from the left, standing: Lennart "Nacka" Skoglund, Gunnar Gren, Agne Simonsson, Bengt "Julle" Gustavsson and Nils "Nisse" Liedholm (captain); crouched: Kurt Hamrin, Reino Börjesson, Orvar Bergmark, Kalle Svensson, Sven Axbom and Sigge Parling.
Personal information
Full name Sigvard Emanuel Parling
Date of birth (1930-03-26)26 March 1930
Place of birth Valbo, Sweden
Date of death 17 September 2016(2016-09-17) (aged 86)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
0000–1945 Forsbacka IK
1946–1949 Sandvikens AIK
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1949–1956 Djurgårdens IF
1957 Lycksele IF
1957–1960 Djurgårdens IF
1961–1962 IK Sirius
1963–1966 Gefle IF
1967 Sandvikens AIK
1974 Hedesunda IF
National team
Sweden B[1] 3 (0)
1954–1960 Sweden[2] 38 (0)
Teams managed
1960 Vallentuna BK
1961–1962 IK Sirius
1965–1966 Gefle IF
1967 Sandvikens AIK
1968–1969 Gefle IF
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

During his career he played for Djurgårdens IF (1949–1960), IK Sirius (1960–1963) and Gefle IF (1963–1965). His position was left midfielder and was considered a very rough but fair player. During his time in Djurgården he was known as the first Järnkamin (Iron Stove). Parling was capped 195 times for Djurgården and scored 12 goals.[3] He won the Swedish Championship twice with Djurgårdens IF, 1955 and 1959.[3] Parling was part of the legendary Swedish national team at the 1958 FIFA World Cup[4] and was capped 37 times for his country.[5]

Parling is the only player from Djurgårdens IF who has played a World Cup Final.[6] He died on 17 September 2016 at the age of 86.[7]

Honours

Club
Djurgårdens IF

References
  1. Frantz, Alf; Glanell, Tomas; Persson, Gunnar, eds. (2008). Det svenska fotbollslandslaget 1908–2008 [The Swedish National Football Team 1908–2008] (in Swedish). Vällingby: CA Strömberg AB. ISBN 91-86184-69-5.
  2. Frantz, Alf; Glanell, Tomas; Persson, Gunnar, eds. (2008). Det svenska fotbollslandslaget 1908–2008 [The Swedish National Football Team 1908–2008] (in Swedish). Vällingby: CA Strömberg AB. ISBN 91-86184-69-5.
  3. Gänger, Hasse. Djurgårdens IF Fotboll 1899-2006 (in Swedish). Stockholm: Djurgårdens IF Fotboll. p. 156. ISBN 978-91-633-0992-2.
  4. "Sigge PARLING". fifa.com. FIFA. Retrieved 2010-01-23.
  5. "Stora Grabbar (-2009)". svenskfotboll.se. Swedish Football Association. Retrieved 2010-01-23.
  6. "Sigge Parling". dif.se (in Swedish). Djurgårdens IF Fotboll. Archived from the original on 2010-08-25. Retrieved 2010-01-23.
  7. http://www.expressen.se/sport/fotboll/sigvard-parling-ar-dod--blev-86-ar-gammal/
  8. http://www.difarkivet.se/dif_sm_guld_seniorer.pdf
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