Roland Sandberg
{{short description|Swedish footballer (born 1946)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Roland Sandberg
| image = Bundesarchiv Bild 183-N0615-0022, Fußball-WM, Schweden - Bulgarien 0-0.jpg
| caption = Sandberg playing for Sweden during the 1974 FIFA World Cup
| full_name = Ernst Roland Sandberg
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1946|12|16|df=y}}
| birth_place = Karlskrona, Sweden
| height = 1.83 m{{cite web | url = https://www.kicker.de/roland-sandberg/spieler/bundesliga/1974-75/1-fc-kaiserslautern | title = Sandberg, Roland | language = de | publisher = Kicker | access-date = 3 August 2013}}
| position = Striker
| youthyears1 = 1951–1960
| youthclubs1 = Jämjö GoIF
| youthyears2 = 1961–1964
| youthclubs2 = Lyckeby GoIF
| years1 = 1965–1969
| clubs1 = Kalmar FFDagens Nyheter 14 November 1969
| caps1 = 78
| goals1 = 32
| years2 = 1970–1973
| clubs2 = Åtvidabergs FF{{NFT player|18464|accessdate=3 August 2013}}
| caps2 = 71
| goals2 = 52
| years3 = 1973–1977
| clubs3 = 1. FC Kaiserslautern
| caps3 = 118
| goals3 = 60
| years4 = 1979–1980
| clubs4 = Kalmar FF
| caps4 = 43
| goals4 = 12
| years5 = 1981
| clubs5 = BK Häcken
| caps5 = 1
| goals5 = 0
| totalcaps = 311
| totalgoals = 156
| nationalyears1 = 1969–1972
| nationalteam1 = Sweden U21
| nationalcaps1 = 6
| nationalgoals1 = 3
| nationalyears2 = 1969–1976
| nationalteam2 = Sweden
| nationalcaps2 = 37
| nationalgoals2 = 15
}}
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.{{Cite web |last=Skarpsvärd |first=Björn |date=6 March 2018 |title=Lyckå FF har växt efter sammanslagningen – "Vi har en bra relation" |url=https://www.blt.se/sport/landslagsprofiler-pa-lyckavallen-hellstrom-berattade-om-sin-bok/ |access-date=31 May 2022 |website=Blekinge Läns Tidning |language=sv}}{{Cite web |title=Intervju med Roland Sandberg |url=https://www.laget.se/JamjoGoIF/News/5886882/Intervju-med-Roland-Sandberg |access-date=31 May 2022 |website=Jämjö GoIF |language=sv}}{{Cite news |date=29 April 2012 |title=Roland Sandberg: "Det var inga Zlatan-höjder på lönen" |language=sv |work=Sveriges Radio |url=https://sverigesradio.se/artikel/5028416 |access-date=31 May 2022}} 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.{{Cite web |date=5 October 2021 |title=Roland Sandberg – en vindsnabb målskytt |url=https://kvallsstunden.se/roland-sandberg%e2%80%89-%e2%80%89en-vindsnabb-malskytt/ |access-date=31 May 2022 |language=sv-SE}} 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.{{Cite web |title=Mannen som hade motgräs … {{!}} Fotbollsoraklet |url=http://www.fotbollsoraklet.se/mannen-som-hade-motgras/ |access-date=31 May 2022 |website=www.fotbollsoraklet.se|date=5 December 2011 |last1=Ahlbeck |first1=Tomas }} 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.{{Cite web |last=Strack-Zimmermann |first=Benjamin |title=Roland Sandberg (Player) |url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/18464/Roland_Sandberg.html |access-date=31 May 2022 |website=www.national-football-teams.com |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Lagergren |first=Bernt |date=4 October 2013 |title=Roland Sandberg – hjälten i snömatchen mot Österrike |url=https://www.svt.se/sport/artikel/roland-sandberg-hjalte-i-snomatchen-mot-osterrike |access-date=31 May 2022 |website=SVT Nyheter |language=sv}}
International career
= Youth =
Sandberg represented the Sweden U21 team a total of six times between 1969 and 1972, scoring 3 goals.
= 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.{{Cite web |title=Sovjet - Sverige - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll |url=https://www.svenskfotboll.se/matchfakta/sovjet-sverige-landskamper-herr-senior/1568422/ |access-date=31 May 2022 |website=www.svenskfotboll.se |language=sv}} He scored his first international goal during the 1968–71 Nordic Football Championship in a 3–0 win against Norway on 8 August 1971. He represented Sweden at the 1974 FIFA World Cup, where he scored goals against Uruguay and West Germany as Sweden finished fifth. 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.{{Cite web |title=Sverige - Norge - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll |url=https://www.svenskfotboll.se/matchfakta/sverige-norge-landskamper-herr-senior/1568544/ |access-date=31 May 2022 |website=www.svenskfotboll.se |language=sv}}
Career statistics
= International =
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+Appearances and goals by national team and year{{Cite web |title=Roland Sandberg - Spelarstatistik - Svensk fotboll |url=https://www.svenskfotboll.se/spelarfakta/roland-sandberg/8571480e-cf1d-4c02-b64a-fd816c41cefc/ |access-date=31 May 2022 |website=www.svenskfotboll.se. |language=sv}} !National team !Year !Apps !Goals |
| rowspan="8" |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 |
| colspan="2" |Total
!37 !15 |
|---|
: Scores and results list Sweden's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Sandberg goal.
| class="wikitable sortable"
|+List of international goals scored by Roland Sandberg ! scope="col" |No. ! scope="col" |Date ! scope="col" |Venue ! scope="col" |Opponent ! scope="col" |Score ! scope="col" |Result ! scope="col" |Competition ! scope="col" class="unsortable" |{{Abbr|Ref.|References}} |
| align="center"|1
|8 August 1971 |Malmö Stadium, Malmö, Sweden |{{fb|NOR}} | align="center"|1–0 | align="center"|3–0 |
| align="center" |2
|29 June 1972 |Malmö Stadium, Malmö, Sweden |{{fb|DEN}} | align="center" |2–0 | align="center" |2–0 |
| align="center" |3
|15 October 1972 |Ullevi, Gothenburg, Sweden |{{fb|MLT}} | align="center" |5–0 | align="center"|7–0 |
| align="center" |4
|26 April 1973 |Parken, Copenhagen, Denmark |{{fb|DEN}} | align="center" |1–1 | align="center"|2–1 |
| align="center" |5
| rowspan="2" |23 May 1973 | rowspan="2" |Ullevi, Gothenburg, Sweden | rowspan="2" |{{fb|AUT}} | align="center" |1–0 | rowspan="2" align="center" |3–2 | rowspan="2" |1974 FIFA World Cup qualifier |
| align="center" |6
| align="center" |3–1 |
| align="center" |7
|13 June 1973 |Nepstadion, Budapest, Hungary |{{fb|HUN}} | align="center" |2–1 | align="center" |3–3 |1974 FIFA World Cup qualifier |
| align="center" |8
|25 June 1973 |Råsunda Stadium, Solna, Sweden |{{fb|BRA}} | align="center" |1–0 | align="center"|1–0 |Friendly |
| align="center" |9
|27 November 1973 |Parkstadion, Gelsenkirchen, West Germany |{{fb|AUT}} | align="center" |1–0 | align="center"|2–1 |1974 FIFA World Cup qualifier |
| align="center" |10
|3 June 1974 |Parken, Copenhagen, Denmark |{{fb|DEN}} | align="center" |1–0 | align="center" |2–0 |1972–77 Nordic Football Championship |
| align="center" |11
|23 June 1974 |Rheinstadion, Düsseldorf, Germany |{{fb|URU}} | align="center" |2–0 | align="center" |3–0 |
| align="center" |12
|30 June 1974 |Rheinstadion, Düsseldorf, Germany |{{fb|West Germany}} | align="center" |2–2 | align="center"|2–4 |1974 FIFA World Cup |
| align="center" |13
|19 May 1975 |Örjans Vall, Halmstad, Sweden |{{fb|ALG}} | align="center" |2–0 | align="center" |4–0 |Friendly |
| align="center" |14
|13 August 1975 |Ullevaal Stadium, Oslo, Norway |{{fb|YUG}} | align="center" |1–0 | align="center" |2–0 |
| align="center" |15
|11 May 1976 |Ullevi, Gothenburg, Sweden |{{fb|DEN}} | align="center" |1–0 | align="center" |1–2 |Friendly |
Honours
Åtvidabergs FF
1. FC Kaiserslautern
Individual
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
{{Commons category}}
- {{WorldFootball.net|roland-sandberg}}
{{Allsvenskan top scorers}}
{{Sweden squad 1974 FIFA World Cup}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Sandberg, Roland}}
Category:Footballers from Karlskrona
Category:Swedish men's footballers
Category:Men's association football forwards
Category:Sweden men's international footballers
Category:1974 FIFA World Cup players
Category:Åtvidabergs FF players
Category:1. FC Kaiserslautern players
Category:Swedish expatriate men's footballers
Category:Swedish expatriate sportspeople in West Germany