Sigge Parling

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

Sigge Parling
Parling (front right) with Sweden in 1958
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 150 (12)
1957 Lycksele IF
1957–1960 Djurgårdens IF
1961–1962 IK Sirius
1963–1966 Gefle IF
1967 Sandvikens AIK
1974 Hedesunda IF
International career
Sweden B[1] 3 (0)
1954–1960 Sweden[2] 38 (0)
Managerial career
1960 Vallentuna BK
1961–1962 IK Sirius
1965–1966 Gefle IF
1967 Sandvikens AIK
1968–1969 Gefle IF
Medal record
Men's Football
Representing  Sweden
FIFA World Cup
Runner-up1958 Sweden
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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 Sweden 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]

As a bandy player, Parling won the Swedish Bandy Final together with IK Sirius in 1961.[8]

Honours

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 978-91-86184-69-8.
  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 978-91-86184-69-8.
  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. Archived from the original on 17 February 2010. Retrieved 23 January 2010.
  5. "Stora Grabbar (-2009)". svenskfotboll.se. Swedish Football Association. Retrieved 23 January 2010.
  6. "Sigge Parling". dif.se (in Swedish). Djurgårdens IF Fotboll. Archived from the original on 25 August 2010. Retrieved 23 January 2010.
  7. "Sigvard Parling är död – blev 86 år gammal". 18 September 2016.
  8. "1960-1969 - Svenska Bandyförbundet". Archived from the original on 29 April 2021.
  9. http://www.difarkivet.se/dif_sm_guld_seniorer.pdf
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