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.

Roland Sandberg

Roland Sandberg playing for Sweden against Bulgaria in Düsseldorf during the FIFA World Cup in June 1974.
Personal information
Full name	Ernst Roland Sandberg
Date of birth	(1946-12-16) 16 December 1946 (age 75)
Place of birth	Karlskrona, Sweden
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s)	Striker
Youth career
1951–1960	Jämjö GoIF
1961–1964	Lyckeby GoIF
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1965–1969	Kalmar FF[2]	78	(32)
1970–1973	Åtvidabergs FF[3]	71	(52)
1973–1977	1. FC Kaiserslautern	118	(60)
1979–1980	Kalmar FF[3]	43	(12)
1981	BK Häcken[3]	1	(0)
Total		311	(156)
National team
1969–1972	Sweden U21	6	(3)
1969–1976	Sweden	37	(15)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Born in Karlskrona, Sandberg began his footballing career with Jämjö GoIF and Lyckeby GoIF before signing with Kalmar FF in 1955.[4][5][6] 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.[7][6] 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.[8] 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.[9][10]

International career

Youth

Sandberg represented the Sweden U21 team a total of six times between 1969 and 1972, scoring 3 goals.[11]

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.[12] He scored his first international goal during the 1968–71 Nordic Football Championship in a 3–0 win against Norway on 8 August 1971.[13] He represented Sweden at the 1974 FIFA World Cup, where he scored goals against Uruguay and West Germany as Sweden finished fifth.[14][15] 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.[16][10]

Career statistics

International

Scores and results list Sweden's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Sandberg goal.

List of international goals scored by Roland Sandberg

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition	Ref.
1	8 August 1971	Malmö Stadium, Malmö, Sweden	Norway	1–0	3–0	1968–71 Nordic Football Championship	[13]
2	29 June 1972	Malmö Stadium, Malmö, Sweden	Denmark	2–0	2–0	1972–77 Nordic Football Championship	[17]
3	15 October 1972	Ullevi, Gothenburg, Sweden	Malta	5–0	7–0	1974 FIFA World Cup qualifier	[18]
4	26 April 1973	Parken, Copenhagen, Denmark	Denmark	1–1	2–1	Friendly	[19]
5	23 May 1973	Ullevi, Gothenburg, Sweden	Austria	1–0	3–2	1974 FIFA World Cup qualifier	[20]
6				3–1
7	13 June 1973	Nepstadion, Budapest, Hungary	Hungary	2–1	3–3	1974 FIFA World Cup qualifier	[21]
8	25 June 1973	Råsunda Stadium, Solna, Sweden	Brazil	1–0	1–0	Friendly	[22]
9	27 November 1973	Parkstadion, Gelsenkirchen, West Germany	Austria	1–0	2–1	1974 FIFA World Cup qualifier	[23]
10	3 June 1974	Parken, Copenhagen, Denmark	Denmark	1–0	2–0	1972–77 Nordic Football Championship	[24]
11	23 June 1974	Rheinstadion, Düsseldorf, Germany	Uruguay	2–0	3–0	1974 FIFA World Cup	[14]
12	30 June 1974	Rheinstadion, Düsseldorf, Germany	West Germany	2–2	2–4	1974 FIFA World Cup	[15]
13	19 May 1975	Örjans Vall, Halmstad, Sweden	Algeria	2–0	4–0	Friendly	[25]
14	13 August 1975	Ullevaal Stadium, Oslo, Norway	Yugoslavia	1–0	2–0	UEFA Euro 1976 qualifier	[26]
15	11 May 1976	Ullevi, Gothenburg, Sweden	Denmark	1–0	1–2	Friendly	[27]

Honours

Åtvidabergs FF

• Allsvenskan: 1972, 1973

1. FC Kaiserslautern

• DFB-Pokal finalist: 1975–76

Individual

• Allsvenskan top scorer: 1971, 1972 (shared with Ralf Edström)
• Stor Grabb: 1973[28]

References

External links

• Roland Sandberg at WorldFootball.net

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