Sigge Parling

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

Key Information

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[1]	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-up 1958 Sweden
Men's Football
Representing  Sweden
FIFA World Cup
Runner-up	1958 Sweden
* Club domestic league appearances and goals
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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.^[2] He won the Swedish Championship twice with Djurgårdens IF, 1955 and 1959.^[2]

Parling was part of the legendary Sweden national team at the 1958 FIFA World Cup^[3] and was capped 37 times for his country.^[4]

Parling is the only player from Djurgårdens IF who has played a World Cup Final.^[5] He died on 17 September 2016 at the age of 86.^[6]

As a bandy player, Parling won the Swedish Bandy Final together with IK Sirius in 1961.^[7]