Sigvard "Sigge" Löfgren
A line-up of S.S. Lazio in the 1951–1952 season. From left to right, standing: Flamini, Sigvard "Sigge" Löfgren, Alzani, Fuin, Furiassi, Sentimenti IV; crouched: Ragnar Larsen, Antoniotti, Sentimenti III, Antonazzi and Sentimenti V.
Personal information
Full name Sigvard Löfgren
Date of birth (1928-04-12)12 April 1928
Place of birth Ronneby, Sweden
Date of death 21 April 1996(1996-04-21) (aged 68)
Place of death Unknown
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1941-1950 Ronneby BK
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1950–1952 Helsingborgs IF 7 (7)
1951–1955 Lazio 62 (37)
1955–1956 SPAL 23 (9)
1956-1962 Ronneby BK
1963-1967 Saltö BK
International career
1951 Sweden 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Sigvard "Sigge" Löfgren (12 April 1928 – 21 April 1996), also known as Sigfrid Löfgren, was a Swedish footballer who played as a midfielder.

Club career

Löfgren started his career with Swedish Allsvenskan side Helsingborg in 1950, and garnered a reputation of being one of the best athletes in Swedish football. He moved to Italy in 1951, and was being scouted by numerous clubs before joining Lazio. After a good first season, in which he scored 7 goals from 20 games, he suffered a serious injury which kept him out of the whole 1952–53 season.[1]

On his return from injury, Löfgren could never recapture the form he showed in his first season, and in 1955 he joined fellow Serie A side Società Polisportiva Ars et Labor, where he stayed for one season before returning to his homeland to join local side Ronneby BK.[2]

International career

Löfgren's only senior international cap came in a 1951 friendly draw with Spain.[3][4][5]

References

  1. ↑ "Sigvard Löfgren". enciclopediadelcalcio.it (in Italian). Retrieved 12 April 2017.
  2. ↑ Persson, Gunnar; Andersson, GeBe (1989). Svenska proffs (in Swedish). Stockholm: Strömberg/Brunnhage. p. 130-131. ISBN 9186184369. SELIBR 7755715.
  3. ↑ "Sweden 0-0 Spain". 11v11.com. Retrieved 12 April 2017.
  4. ↑ "Svenska landslaget i Fotboll - Spelare som debuterade på 1950-talet". fotbollsweden.se. Retrieved 12 April 2017.
  5. ↑ "Sigfrid 'Sigge' Löfgren". eu-football.info. Retrieved 12 April 2017.

Printed sources

In Swedish
  • Persson, Gunnar; Andersson, GeBe (1989). Svenska proffs (in Swedish). Stockholm: Strömberg/Brunnhage. p. 130-131. ISBN 9186184369. SELIBR 7755715.
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