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 Skoglund, Gunnar Gren, Agne Simonsson, Bengt Gustavsson and Nils Liedholm; crouched: Kurt Hamrin, Reino Börjesson, Orvar Bergmark, Kalle Svensson, Sven Axbom and 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 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
Honours
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 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]

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 February 17, 2010. 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. "Sigvard Parling är död – blev 86 år gammal".
  8. "1960-1969 - Svenska Bandyförbundet". Archived from the original on 2021-04-29.
  9. http://www.difarkivet.se/dif_sm_guld_seniorer.pdf
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