Sune Almkvist

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Sune Almkvist (born February 4, 1886 in Uppsala , † August 8, 1975 ) was a Swedish bandy and football player . After his active time he appeared as a functionary. He is considered a pioneer in Sweden in both sports.

Career

Almkvist stood out as a teenager through his interest in sport. As a 15-year-old, he was part of the team that won the bandy competition at the first edition of the Nordic Games in 1901. He came to IFK Uppsala through the Upsala Hockey Club . There he developed into one of Sweden's leading bandy players and won the Swedish championship eleven times with the club's team by 1920. On the other hand, he was also one of the leading players in football in the first decade of the 20th century.

At the first international match of the Swedish national football team on July 12, 1908 - an 11: 3 victory over Norway - Almkvist had not yet been included in the team, but in the following game he belonged to his club-mate Hans Lindman as well as Theodor Malm , Oskar Bengtsson , Erik Bergström and Sven Olsson joined the team, which suffered a 6-1 defeat against the English selection . After all, he was part of the Swedish squad for the Olympic Games that year . In the 1:12 opening defeat - the highest defeat in the history of the Swedish national team - against the eventual title holder, the English amateur team , he played a role as well as in the two international matches against the Netherlands and Belgium directly after the elimination from the tournament .

Almkvist also missed the first international match in the history of the selection in 1919 in the Swedish national bandy team , but came to an international match in 1920 and 1921, respectively, in which he acted as team captain. In 1925 he was one of the initiators of Svenska Bandyförbundet , on whose board he was represented until 1950.

Almkvist was a doctor full-time and was nicknamed "bandydoktorn" because of the sport he did.

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personal data
SURNAME Almkvist, Sune
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swedish bandy and soccer player
DATE OF BIRTH February 4, 1886
PLACE OF BIRTH Uppsala
DATE OF DEATH August 8, 1975