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 1983 | Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland | {{fb|FIN}} | 0–3 | Won | 1981–85 Nordic Football Championship |
2. | 15 October 1983 | Stadio San Paolo, Naples, Italy | {{fb|ITA}} | 0–3 | Won | UEFA Euro 1984 qualifying |
3. | 16 November 1983 | Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago | {{fb|TRI}} | 0–5 | Won | Friendly |
4. | 23 February 1984 | Tipshallen, Jönköping, Sweden | {{fb|USA}} | 4–0 | Won | Friendly |
5. | rowspan="2" | 23 May 1984 | rowspan="2" | Idrottsparken, Norrköping, Sweden | rowspan="2" | {{fb|MLT}} | rowspan="2" | 4–0 | rowspan="2" | Won | rowspan="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
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Category:People from Mönsterås Municipality
Category:Swedish men's footballers
Category:Sweden men's international footballers
Category:Djurgårdens IF Fotboll players
Category:Hammarby Fotboll players
Category:FC Lausanne-Sport players
Category:S.C. Beira-Mar players
Category:IF Brommapojkarna players
Category:Men's association football forwards
Category:Footballers from Kalmar County
Category:20th-century Swedish sportsmen
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