Stefan Lindqvist (18 March 1967–1 March 2020) was a Swedish professional footballer who played as a midfielder. During his club career, Lindqvist played for Halmstad, Neuchâtel Xamax, IFK Göteborg, Motherwell and Strømsgodset IF. He made five appearances for the Sweden national team between 1989 and 1990, scoring one goal.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 18 March 1967 | ||
| Place of birth | Halmstad, Sweden | ||
| Date of death | 1 March 2020 (aged 52) | ||
| Place of death | Särö, Sweden | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1986–1990 | Halmstad | 80 | (11) |
| 1990–1991 | Neuchâtel Xamax | 9 | (0) |
| 1991–1997 | IFK Göteborg | 172 | (22) |
| 1997 | Dalian Wanda FC | ||
| 1997–1998 | Motherwell | 6 | (1) |
| 1997–1998 | Strømsgodset IF | 7 | (1) |
| 1998–1999 | IFK Göteborg | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 1989 | Sweden U21 | 1 | (0) |
| 1989–1990 | Sweden | 5 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 October 2017 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 October (UTC) | |||
Club career
editLindqvist played professional football in Sweden, Switzerland, China, and Scotland, but is mostly remembered for his time with IFK Göteborg.
Lindqvist won five Allsvenskan titles with IFK Göteborg, and played every minute of Göteborg's 1994–95 UEFA Champions League campaign which saw Göteborg win their group ahead of FC Barcelona, Manchester United, and Galatasaray before being eliminated by Bayern München in the quarter finals on away goals.[1]
International career
editOn 6 May 1989 Lindqvist made his Sweden U21 debut in a 1990 UEFA European Under-21 qualifying game against Poland which Sweden won 4-0.[2]
On 16 August 1989, Lindqvist made his senior debut for Sweden in a friendly game against France, in which he also scored his first and only international goal.[3] On 8 October 1989 he made his competitive senior debut for Sweden in a 1990 FIFA World Cup qualifying game against Albania, in which Sweden won 3-1.[4]
Personal life
editHe died on 1 March 2020 after a more than 10 year long battle with ALS.[5]
Career statistics
editInternational
edit| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 1989 | 3 | 1 |
| 1990 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 5 | 1 | |
- Scores and results list Sweden's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Lindqvist goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 16 August 1989 | Malmö Stadium, Malmö, Sweden |  France
|
2–2 | 2–4 | Friendly | [3] |
Honours
editNeuchâtel Xamax
- Swiss Super Cup: 1990[7]
IFK Göteborg
- Allsvenskan: 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996
- Svenska Cupen: 1991
Individual
- Årets Ärkeängel: 1996[8]
References
edit- ^ "Hösten då Blåvitt var bäst i Europa". gp.se (in Swedish). 1 January 1970. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
- ^ "U21 EM-kval Matchinformation: Sverige mot Polen 1989-05-06 (4-0) — svenskfotboll.se". www2.svenskfotboll.se. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
- ^ a b "Herrar A Träningslandskamp Matchinformation: Sverige mot Frankrike 1989-08-16 (2-4) — svenskfotboll.se". www2.svenskfotboll.se. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
- ^ "Herrar A VM-kval Matchinformation: Sverige mot Albanien 1989-10-08 (3-1) — svenskfotboll.se". www2.svenskfotboll.se. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
- ^ "Stefan Lindqvist är död i sviterna av ALS".
- ^ "Stefan Lindqvist - Spelarstatistik - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se. (in Swedish). Retrieved 3 September 2021.
- ^ "Switzerland Super Cup Finals". RSSSF. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
- ^ "Alla 47 ärkeänglar | ifkdb.se". ifkdb.se. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
External links
edit- Stefan Lindqvist at National-Football-Teams.com
- Stefan Lindqvist at WorldFootball.net
- #11 Stefan Lindqvist at ifkdb.com
