Thomas Sunesson

{{Short description|Swedish footballer}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2024}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Thomas Sunesson

| image =

| fullname = Thomas Sunesson

| birth_date = {{birth date|1959|01|12|df=yes}}

| death_date = {{death date and age|2015|10|24|1959|1|12|df=y}}

| birth_place = Mönsterås, Sweden

| height = {{height|m=1.69}}

| position = Forward

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 = Mönsterås

| years1 = 1978–1982

| clubs1 = Kalmar

| caps1 = | goals1 =

| years2 = 1983–1984

| clubs2 = Malmö FF

| caps2 = | goals2 =

| years3 = 1984–1986

| clubs3 = Lausanne Sport

| caps3 = | goals3 =

| years4 = 1986–1987

| clubs4 = Djurgården

| caps4 = 19 | goals4 = 4

| years5 = 1988

| clubs5 = Brommapojkarna

| caps5 = | goals5 =

| years6 = 1989

| clubs6 = Hammarby

| caps6 = 13 | goals6 = 4

| years7 = 1989–1990

| clubs7 = Beira-Mar

| caps7 = 5 | goals7 = 0

| years8 = 1990–1991

| clubs8 = Seixal

| caps8 = 11 | goals8 = 0

| nationalyears1 = 1983–1984{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20010609200325/http://hem.passagen.se/fotbollslandslaget/statistiktest.htm Sweden men's national football team stats]}}

| nationalteam1 = Sweden

| nationalcaps1 = 12 | nationalgoals1 = 6

}}

Thomas Sunesson (12 January 1959 – 24 October 2015) was a Swedish football player.

Club career

Sunesson began his career with Kalmar FF. He joined Djurgårdens IF in 1986.{{cite web|publisher=Djurgårdens IF Fotboll|title=DIF Fotbolls historia 1980-1989|url=http://www.dif.se/sidor/?historia1980-1989|language=Swedish|accessdate=2009-09-03|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081219224140/http://www.dif.se/sidor/?historia1980-1989|archivedate=2008-12-19}} He also had a brief spell with S.C. Beira-Mar in the Portuguese Liga.{{cite web|publisher=Fora de Jogo|title=Sunesson (Thomas Egon Sunesson)|url=https://www.foradejogo.net/player.php?player=195901120001|language=Portuguese|accessdate=2009-09-03}}

International career

Sunesson made 12 appearances for the Sweden men's national football team from 1983 to 1984, including two UEFA Euro 1984 qualifying matches.{{cite web|author=Haisma, Marcel|title=European Championship 1984 - Qualifying - Full Details|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tables/84e-qual.html|date=2008-07-31|website=RSSSF|accessdate=2009-09-02}}

Personal life

He died on 24 October 2015.[http://familj.ostran.se/#!/view/7326299 Obituary]

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Career statistics

= International =

International goals

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! No. !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition

1.7 September 1983Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland{{fb|FIN}}0–3Won1981–85 Nordic Football Championship
2.15 October 1983Stadio San Paolo, Naples, Italy{{fb|ITA}}0–3WonUEFA Euro 1984 qualifying
3.16 November 1983Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago{{fb|TRI}}0–5WonFriendly
4.23 February 1984Tipshallen, Jönköping, Sweden{{fb|USA}}4–0WonFriendly
5.rowspan="2" | 23 May 1984rowspan="2" | Idrottsparken, Norrköping, Swedenrowspan="2" | {{fb|MLT}}rowspan="2" | 4–0rowspan="2" | Wonrowspan="2" | 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification
6.
colspan="12" |Correct as of 26 October 2015[http://eu-football.info/_player.php?id=20420 Football PLAYER: Thomas Sunesson]

References