Roland Sandberg

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Roland Sandberg
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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*
YearsTeamApps(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)
Total311(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.

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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 teamYearAppsGoals
Sweden 196910
197000
197131
197262
197376
1974113
197552
197641
Total3715
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.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetitionRef.
18 August 1971 Malmö Stadium, Malmö, SwedenFlag of Norway.svg  Norway 1–03–0 1968–71 Nordic Football Championship [13]
229 June 1972Malmö Stadium, Malmö, SwedenFlag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 2–02–0 1972–77 Nordic Football Championship [17]
315 October 1972 Ullevi, Gothenburg, SwedenFlag of Malta.svg  Malta 5–07–0 1974 FIFA World Cup qualifier [18]
426 April 1973 Parken, Copenhagen, DenmarkFlag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 1–12–1 Friendly [19]
523 May 1973Ullevi, Gothenburg, SwedenFlag of Austria.svg  Austria 1–03–21974 FIFA World Cup qualifier [20]
63–1
713 June 1973 Nepstadion, Budapest, HungaryFlag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 2–13–31974 FIFA World Cup qualifier [21]
825 June 1973 Råsunda Stadium, Solna, SwedenFlag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 1–01–0Friendly [22]
927 November 1973 Parkstadion, Gelsenkirchen, West Germany Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 1–02–11974 FIFA World Cup qualifier [23]
103 June 1974Parken, Copenhagen, DenmarkFlag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 1–02–01972–77 Nordic Football Championship [24]
1123 June 1974 Rheinstadion, Düsseldorf, GermanyFlag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay 2–03–0 1974 FIFA World Cup [14]
1230 June 1974Rheinstadion, Düsseldorf, GermanyFlag of Germany.svg  West Germany 2–22–41974 FIFA World Cup [15]
1319 May 1975 Örjans Vall, Halmstad, SwedenFlag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 2–04–0Friendly [25]
1413 August 1975 Ullevaal Stadium, Oslo, NorwayFlag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia 1–02–0 UEFA Euro 1976 qualifier [26]
1511 May 1976Ullevi, Gothenburg, SwedenFlag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 1–01–2Friendly [27]

Honours

Åtvidabergs FF

1. FC Kaiserslautern

Individual

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