Roland Sandberg

Roland Sandberg
Sandberg playing for Sweden during the 1974 FIFA World Cup
Personal information
Full name Ernst Roland Sandberg
Date of birth (1946-12-16) 16 December 1946 (age 78)
Place of birth Karlskrona, Sweden
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
1951–1960 Jämjö GoIF
1961–1964 Lyckeby GoIF
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1965–1969 Kalmar FF[2] 78 (32)
1970–1973 Åtvidabergs FF[3] 71 (52)
1973–1977 1. FC Kaiserslautern 118 (60)
1979–1980 Kalmar FF[3] 43 (12)
1981 BK Häcken[3] 1 (0)
Total 311 (156)
International career
1969–1972 Sweden U21 6 (3)
1969–1976 Sweden 37 (15)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ernst Roland Sandberg (born 16 December 1946) is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as a striker. Starting off his career with Kalmar FF in 1966, he went on to represent Åtvidabergs FF, 1. FC Kaiserslautern, and BK Häcken before his retirement in 1981. A full international between 1969 and 1976, he won 37 caps and scored 15 goals for the Sweden national team. He was a part of the Sweden team that finished fifth at the 1974 FIFA World Cup.

Club career

Born in Karlskrona, Sandberg began his footballing career with Jämjö GoIF and Lyckeby GoIF before signing with Kalmar FF in 1955.[4][5][6] In 1970, he signed with Åtvidabergs FF with which he won two Allsvenskan titles, two Svenska Cupen titles, and was the Allsvenskan top scorer in both 1971 and 1972.[7][6] In 1973, he signed with German Bundesliga outfit 1. FC Kaiserslautern, where he spent four years and contributed with 60 goals in 118 league games.[8] After a career-threatening knee injury in 1976, he retired from professional football the following year. In 1979, after a new surgery, Sandberg made his footballing comeback and spent the last couple of seasons of his career with his former club Kalmar FF as well as a brief stint with BK Häcken in 1981 before he once again was forced to retire because of his knee problems.[9][10]

International career

Youth

Sandberg represented the Sweden U21 team a total of six times between 1969 and 1972, scoring 3 goals.[11]

Senior

Sandberg made his full international debut for Sweden on 6 August 1969, replacing Leif Eriksson at halftime in a friendly 1–0 win against the Soviet Union.[12] He scored his first international goal during the 1968–71 Nordic Football Championship in a 3–0 win against Norway on 8 August 1971.[13] He represented Sweden at the 1974 FIFA World Cup, where he scored goals against Uruguay and West Germany as Sweden finished fifth.[14][15] He won his 37th and final cap in a 1978 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Norway on 16 June 1976, being replaced by Jan Mattsson in the 37th minute after sustaining a serious knee injury.[16][10]

Career statistics

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year[11]
National team Year Apps Goals
Sweden 1969 1 0
1970 0 0
1971 3 1
1972 6 2
1973 7 6
1974 11 3
1975 5 2
1976 4 1
Total 37 15
Scores and results list Sweden's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Sandberg goal.
List of international goals scored by Roland Sandberg
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1 8 August 1971 Malmö Stadium, Malmö, Sweden  Norway 1–0 3–0 1968–71 Nordic Football Championship [13]
2 29 June 1972 Malmö Stadium, Malmö, Sweden  Denmark 2–0 2–0 1972–77 Nordic Football Championship [17]
3 15 October 1972 Ullevi, Gothenburg, Sweden  Malta 5–0 7–0 1974 FIFA World Cup qualifier [18]
4 26 April 1973 Parken, Copenhagen, Denmark  Denmark 1–1 2–1 Friendly [19]
5 23 May 1973 Ullevi, Gothenburg, Sweden  Austria 1–0 3–2 1974 FIFA World Cup qualifier [20]
6 3–1
7 13 June 1973 Nepstadion, Budapest, Hungary  Hungary 2–1 3–3 1974 FIFA World Cup qualifier [21]
8 25 June 1973 Råsunda Stadium, Solna, Sweden  Brazil 1–0 1–0 Friendly [22]
9 27 November 1973 Parkstadion, Gelsenkirchen, West Germany  Austria 1–0 2–1 1974 FIFA World Cup qualifier [23]
10 3 June 1974 Parken, Copenhagen, Denmark  Denmark 1–0 2–0 1972–77 Nordic Football Championship [24]
11 23 June 1974 Rheinstadion, Düsseldorf, Germany  Uruguay 2–0 3–0 1974 FIFA World Cup [14]
12 30 June 1974 Rheinstadion, Düsseldorf, Germany  West Germany 2–2 2–4 1974 FIFA World Cup [15]
13 19 May 1975 Örjans Vall, Halmstad, Sweden  Algeria 2–0 4–0 Friendly [25]
14 13 August 1975 Ullevaal Stadium, Oslo, Norway  Yugoslavia 1–0 2–0 UEFA Euro 1976 qualifier [26]
15 11 May 1976 Ullevi, Gothenburg, Sweden  Denmark 1–0 1–2 Friendly [27]

Honours

Åtvidabergs FF

1. FC Kaiserslautern

Individual

References

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  28. ^ "Stora Grabbars Märke". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 31 May 2022.
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