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'''Sven Olof Lennart "Svenne Berka" Bergqvist''' (20 August 1914 in [[Stockholm]] – 16 December 1996) was a [[Sweden|Swedish]] [[association football|football]] and [[ice hockey]] player, known for representing [[Hammarby IF]] in both sports.
'''Sven Olof Lennart Bergqvist''' (20 August 1914 – 16 December 1996) was a Swedish [[association football|football]] and [[ice hockey]] player, known for representing [[Hammarby IF]] in both sports.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/84048 |title=Sven Bergqvist |work=Olympedia |access-date=23 September 2021}}</ref> He also played [[bandy]] and [[handball]]. Bergqvist is one of only three athletes that has competed in the highest Swedish division in four different sports. He had 35 caps for the [[Sweden men's national football team]] between 1935 and 1943, and received the honorary award [[List of footballers awarded Stora Grabbars och Tjejers Märke|Stora Grabbars Märke]] from the [[Swedish Football Association]]. He played 55 games for the [[Sweden men's national ice hockey team]] at the World Championships and the [[1936 Winter Olympics]], and was inducted into the [[IIHF Hall of Fame]] in 1999.

He also played [[bandy]] and [[handball]]. Ericsson is one of only three athletes that has competed in the highest Swedish division in four different sports, together with [[Axel Ericsson]] and Fred Eriksson.<ref name="recordholder">{{cite web|url=https://www.skovdenyheter.se/artikel/acke-spelade-i-hogsta-serien-i-fyra-bollsporter|title=Ackes unika bedrift – spelade allsvenskt i fyra sporter|publisher=Skövde Nyheter|access-date=30 October 2020|language=Swedish}}</ref>


==Early life==
==Early life==
Sven Bergqvist grew up in a working-class home in a southern part of [[Stockholm]] known as [[Södermalm]]. He had several siblings and frequently acted as a [[ball boy]] during the football matches of the local club [[Hammarby Fotboll|Hammarby IF]] during his youth, studying his idol [[Victor Olsson (footballer)|Victor Olsson]].<ref name="general">{{cite web|url=http://borjedorch.se/svenne_berka.html|title=Sven Bergqvist|publisher=Börje Dorch |accessdate=February 10, 2017}}</ref> At the age of 14, in 1928, he begun his football career at said club.<ref name="aik">{{cite web|url=http://www.aik.se/fotboll/statistik/player.php?id=757|title=Statistikdatabasen: Sven "Svenne Berka" Bergqvist|publisher=AIK Fotboll |accessdate=February 10, 2017}}</ref>
Sven Bergqvist grew up in a working-class home in a southern part of [[Stockholm]] known as [[Södermalm]]. He had several siblings and frequently acted as a [[ball boy]] during the football matches of the local club [[Hammarby Fotboll|Hammarby IF]] during his youth, studying his idol [[Victor Olsson (footballer)|Victor Olsson]].<ref name="general">{{cite web|url=http://borjedorch.se/svenne_berka.html|title=Sven Bergqvist|publisher=Börje Dorch |accessdate=10 February 2017}}</ref> At the age of 14, in 1928, he began his football career at Hammarby IF.<ref name="aik">{{cite web|url=http://www.aik.se/fotboll/statistik/player.php?id=757|title=Statistikdatabasen: Sven "Svenne Berka" Bergqvist|publisher=AIK Fotboll |accessdate=10 February 2017}}</ref>


==Athletic career==
==Athletic career==
===Football===
===Football===
[[File:Sven Bergqvist.jpg|thumb|Sven Bergqvist as football goalkeeper.]]
[[File:Sven Bergqvist.jpg|thumb|Sven Bergqvist as football goalkeeper.]]
In 1932, at the age of 17, he debuted in Hammarby's senior football team.<ref name="general"/> Bergqvist would stay as the team's regular [[goalkeeper (association football)|goalkeeper]] up until 1935, playing in the Swedish second tier then known as [[Swedish Football Division 2|Division 2]].<ref name="general"/>
In 1932, at the age of 17, he debuted in Hammarby's senior football team.<ref name="general"/> Bergqvist stayed as the team's regular [[goalkeeper (association football)|goalkeeper]] until 1935, playing in the Swedish second tier then known as [[Swedish Football Division 2|Division 2]].<ref name="general"/>


He enjoyed a short stint at the [[Allsvenskan]] club [[AIK Fotboll|AIK]], one of Hammarby's main [[AIK-Hammarby IF rivalry|rivals]], during the season of [[1935–36 Allsvenskan|1936]] because the national team required first division players in the Olympics. After the tournament Bergqvist reportedly turned down a move abroad to then French giants [[Racing Club de France football Colombes 92|Racing Club de Paris]], that would have turned Bergqvist into the first professional Swedish footballer.<ref name="hifhistoria">{{cite web|url=http://www.hifhistoria.se/Historia/storys/1933svenbergquist.html|title=Sven "Svenne-Berka" Bergquist|publisher=Hifhistoria.se|accessdate=February 10, 2017}}</ref>
He had a short stint at the [[Allsvenskan]] club AIK, during the season of 1936 because the national team required first division players in the Olympics. After the tournament Bergqvist reportedly turned down a move abroad to then French giants [[Racing Club de France football Colombes 92|Racing Club de Paris]], that would have turned Bergqvist into the first professional Swedish footballer.<ref name="hifhistoria">{{cite web|url=http://www.hifhistoria.se/Historia/storys/1933svenbergquist.html|title=Sven "Svenne-Berka" Bergquist|publisher=Hifhistoria.se|accessdate=10 February 2017}}</ref>


"Svenne Berka" would then remain as a prolific player at Hammarby until 1946. During this period he was a part of a successful promotion campaign to Allsvenskan in 1939. Between 1944 and 1946, he also acted as a [[Player-coach|player-manager]] of Hammarby.<ref name="general"/> Bergqvist made a total of 212 competitive appearances during his two stints at the club.
Bergqvist remained as a prolific player at Hammarby until 1946. During this period he was a part of a successful promotion campaign to Allsvenskan in 1939. Between 1944 and 1946, he also acted as a [[Player-coach|player-manager]] of Hammarby.<ref name="general"/> Bergqvist made a total of 212 competitive appearances during his two stints at the club.


He also won 35 caps for the [[Swedish national football team]] between 1935 and 1943.<ref name="national team">{{cite web|url=https://svenskfotboll.se/landslag/landslagsdatabas/landslagsspelare/?fplid=657934|title=Landslagsdatabasen: Sven Bergqvist|publisher=Svensk Fotboll |accessdate=February 10, 2017}}</ref> In his second cap, on 30 June 1935, Sweden defeated [[German national football team|Germany]] in a memorable victory. Bergqvist played his only major international tournament for his country in the [[1936 Summer Olympics|1936 Berlin Summer Olympics]].
He also had 35 caps for the [[Sweden men's national football team]] between 1935 and 1943.<ref name="national team">{{cite web|url=https://svenskfotboll.se/landslag/landslagsdatabas/landslagsspelare/?fplid=657934|title=Landslagsdatabasen: Sven Bergqvist|publisher=Svensk Fotboll |accessdate=10 February 2017}}</ref> In his second cap, on 30 June 1935, Sweden defeated [[German national football team|Germany]] in a memorable victory.


His nickname "Svenne Berka" originated from the supporters of Hammarby, who shortened his full name in accordance to the then reigning [[Stockholm dialects|Stockholm dialect]]. But the nickname became nationally household when the popular recording artist [[Alice Babs]] referred to Bergqvist as "Svenne Berka" in the song "Vårat gäng" during the 1940s.<ref name="general"/> Bergqvist was also characterized as always wearing an own sewn [[cap]] on the pitch, which inspired a long lasting [[fashion trend]] among male youngsters living in Södermalm.<ref name="also general">{{cite web|url=http://fotbolly.se/nyheter/svenne-berka-nastan-lika-mytomspunnen-som-nacka/|title="Svenne Berka" – nästan lika mytomspunnen som "Nacka"|publisher=Fotbolly.se |accessdate=February 10, 2017}}</ref>
His nickname "Svenne Berka" originated from the supporters of Hammarby, who shortened his full name in accordance to the then reigning [[Stockholm dialects|Stockholm dialect]]. [[Alice Babs]] referred to Bergqvist as "Svenne Berka" in the song "Vårat gäng" during the 1940s.<ref name="general"/> Bergqvist was also characterized as always wearing an own sewn [[cap]] on the pitch, which inspired a long lasting [[fashion trend]] among male youngsters living in Södermalm.<ref name="also general">{{cite web|url=http://fotbolly.se/nyheter/svenne-berka-nastan-lika-mytomspunnen-som-nacka/|title="Svenne Berka" – nästan lika mytomspunnen som "Nacka"|publisher=Fotbolly.se |accessdate=10 February 2017}}</ref>


In 2004, he was voted as Hammarby Fotboll's fifth biggest profile throughout the history of the club.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hammarbyfotboll.se/se/omhammarbyfotboll/historik/ |title=Historik|publisher=Hammarby Fotboll |language=Swedish |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110326220649/http://www.hammarbyfotboll.se/se/omhammarbyfotboll/historik/|archive-date=2011-03-26|access-date=2017-01-10|url-status=dead}}</ref> He is also a recipient of the honorary award [[List of footballers awarded Stora Grabbars och Tjejers Märke|Stora Grabbars Märke]], which is handed out by the [[Swedish Football Association]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://svenskfotboll.se/landslag/herrar/stora-grabbar/|title=Stora Grabbar (-2016)|publisher=SVFF |accessdate=February 10, 2017}}</ref>
In 2004, he was voted as Hammarby Fotboll's fifth biggest profile throughout the history of the club.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hammarbyfotboll.se/se/omhammarbyfotboll/historik/ |title=Historik|publisher=Hammarby Fotboll |language=Swedish |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110326220649/http://www.hammarbyfotboll.se/se/omhammarbyfotboll/historik/|archive-date=2011-03-26|access-date=2017-01-10|url-status=dead}}</ref> He is also a recipient of the honorary award [[List of footballers awarded Stora Grabbars och Tjejers Märke|Stora Grabbars Märke]], which is handed out by the [[Swedish Football Association]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://svenskfotboll.se/landslag/herrar/stora-grabbar/|title=Stora Grabbar (-2016)|publisher=SVFF |accessdate=10 February 2017}}</ref>


===Ice hockey===
===Ice hockey===
Bergqvist was also a prominent [[Defender (ice hockey)|ice hockey defender]], debuting for [[Hammarby Hockey (1921–2008)|Hammarby Hockey]] in 1932, also aged 17.<ref name="general"/> He would play 13 seasons for the club in the [[Swedish Hockey League|Swedish top division]], with Hammarby being crowned [[List of Swedish ice hockey champions|champions]] on five occasions during his tenures: in 1933, 1937, 1942, 1943 and 1945.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hifhockeyhistoria.se/Historia/fakta/svenskamastare.html|title=Hammarbys Svenska Mästare|publisher=Hifhockeyhistoria.se |accessdate=February 10, 2017}}</ref>
Bergqvist was also a prominent [[Defender (ice hockey)|ice hockey defender]], debuting for [[Hammarby Hockey (1921–2008)|Hammarby Hockey]] in 1932, also aged 17.<ref name="general"/> He would play 13 seasons for the club in the [[Swedish Hockey League|Swedish top division]], with Hammarby being crowned [[List of Swedish ice hockey champions|champions]] on five occasions during his tenures: in 1933, 1937, 1942, 1943 and 1945.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hifhockeyhistoria.se/Historia/fakta/svenskamastare.html|title=Hammarbys Svenska Mästare|publisher=Hifhockeyhistoria.se |accessdate=10 February 2017}}</ref>


He represented [[AIK IF|AIK]] during one season in 1935/36, before returning to Hammarby.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aikhockey.se/klubben/historia/storhetstid-1934-1949|title=Den första storhetstiden (1934-1949)|publisher=AIK Hockey |accessdate=February 10, 2017}}</ref> In total, he made 209 appearances for Hammarby, scoring 63 goals.<ref name="hockey">{{cite web|url=http://www.hammarby-hockey.se/svenne-bergqvist/|title=Svenne Bergqvist|publisher=Hammarby Hockey |accessdate=February 10, 2017}}</ref>
He represented [[AIK IF|AIK]] during one season in 1935/36, before returning to Hammarby. In total, he made 209 appearances for Hammarby, scoring 63 goals.<ref name="hockey">{{cite web|url=http://www.hammarby-hockey.se/svenne-bergqvist/|title=Svenne Bergqvist|publisher=Hammarby Hockey |accessdate=10 February 2017}}</ref>


He also won 55 caps for the [[Sweden men's national ice hockey team|Swedish national ice hockey team]] during his active career. He appeared in three major tournaments for his country – the [[1935 World Ice Hockey Championships]] in [[Davos]], the [[1936 Winter Olympics|Garmisch-Partenkirchen 1936 Winter Olympics]] and the [[1938 World Ice Hockey Championships]] in Prague – but failed to win any of them.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eliteprospects.com/staff.php?staff=25640|title=Sven Bergqvist|publisher=Eliteprospects |accessdate=February 10, 2017}}</ref><ref name="SportsRef">{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/be/sven-bergquist-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417205728/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/be/sven-bergquist-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 April 2020 |title=Sven Bergqvist Olympic Results |accessdate=12 May 2019}}</ref>
He played 55 games for the [[Sweden men's national ice hockey team]] during his active career. He appeared in three major tournaments for his country – the [[1935 World Ice Hockey Championships]] in [[Davos]], the [[1936 Winter Olympics|Garmisch-Partenkirchen 1936 Winter Olympics]] and the [[1938 World Ice Hockey Championships]] in Prague – but failed to win any of them.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eliteprospects.com/staff.php?staff=25640|title=Sven Bergqvist|publisher=Eliteprospects |accessdate=10 February 2017}}</ref><ref name="SportsRef">{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/be/sven-bergquist-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417205728/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/be/sven-bergquist-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 April 2020 |title=Sven Bergqvist Olympic Results |accessdate=12 May 2019}}</ref>


After his playing career, he made one season as the manager of Hammarby Hockey in 1946.<ref name="hockey"/> He also coached the Swedish national ice hockey team during the [[1948 Winter Olympics|1948 St. Moritz Winter Olympics]], where the team finished in fourth place.<ref name="general"/>
After his playing career, he made one season as the manager of Hammarby Hockey in 1946.<ref name="hockey"/> He also coached the Sweden national ice hockey team during the [[1948 Winter Olympics|1948 St. Moritz Winter Olympics]], where the team finished in fourth place.<ref name="general"/>


In 1999, Sven Bergqvist was inducted into the [[List of members of the IIHF Hall of Fame|IIHF Hall of Fame]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.iihf.com/iihf-home/history/the-iihf/iihf-hall-of-fame/|title=IIHF Hall of Fame|publisher=International Ice Hockey Federation|accessdate=February 10, 2017}}</ref> He is a recipient of the honorary award [[List of ice hockey players awarded Stora Grabbars och Tjejers Märke|Stora Grabbars Märke]], which is handed out by [[Swedish Ice Hockey Association]]. Only two persons have been awarded the badge in both ice hockey and football, Bergqvist and [[Hans Mild|Hans "Tjalle" Mild]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.swehockey.se/globalassets/svenska-ishockeyforbundet/historik/stora_grabbar.pdf|title=Stora Grabbar|publisher=Swedish Ice Hockey Association |accessdate=February 10, 2017}}</ref>
In 1999, Bergqvist was inducted into the [[IIHF Hall of Fame]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Sura-legender i Hall of Fame|date=3 December 2003|work=[[Sveriges Radio]]|language=sv|location=Stockholm, Sweden|url=https://sverigesradio.se/artikel/332531|access-date=30 June 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.iihf.com/iihf-home/history/the-iihf/iihf-hall-of-fame/|title=IIHF Hall of Fame|publisher=International Ice Hockey Federation|accessdate=10 February 2017}}</ref> He is a recipient of the honorary award [[List of ice hockey players awarded Stora Grabbars och Tjejers Märke|Stora Grabbars Märke]], which is handed out by [[Swedish Ice Hockey Association]]. Only two persons have been awarded the badge in both ice hockey and football.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.swehockey.se/globalassets/svenska-ishockeyforbundet/historik/stora_grabbar.pdf|title=Stora Grabbar|publisher=Swedish Ice Hockey Association |accessdate=10 February 2017}}</ref>


===Other sports===
===Other sports===
At the early age of 16, in 1931, he made his debut as a [[bandy|bandy goalie]] in [[Hammarby IF Bandy|Hammarby Bandy]]'s senior team. He played another four seasons in the [[Elitserien (bandy)|highest Swedish division]] before quitting. He also represented the [[Swedish national bandy team|Swedish national team]].<ref name="general"/>
At the early age of 16, in 1931, he made his debut as a [[bandy|bandy goalie]] in [[Hammarby IF Bandy|Hammarby Bandy]]'s senior team. He played another four seasons in the [[Elitserien (bandy)|highest Swedish division]] before quitting. He also represented the [[Sweden national bandy team]].<ref name="general"/>


Bergqvist was also a talented sportsman in [[handball]], playing one game in the [[Handbollsligan|highest Swedish division]] – though not for Hammarby IF, but [[SoIK Hellas]].<ref name="general"/> He was offered to represent the [[Sweden men's national handball team|Swedish national team]] in the sport of [[field handball]] ahead of the [[1936 Summer Olympics]], but chose to decline.<ref name="hifhistoria"/>
Bergqvist was also a talented sportsman in [[handball]], playing one game in the [[Handbollsligan|highest Swedish division]] – though not for Hammarby IF, but [[SoIK Hellas]].<ref name="general"/> He was offered to represent the [[Sweden men's national handball team]] in the sport of [[field handball]] ahead of the [[1936 Summer Olympics]], but chose to decline.<ref name="hifhistoria"/>


"Svenne Berka" as well competed in the highest Swedish [[bowling]] division for the club IK City.<ref name="general"/>
Bergqvist also competed in the highest Swedish [[bowling]] division for the club IK City.<ref name="general"/>


==Later life and death==
==Later life and death==
During his whole active athletic career an onwards, Bergqvist worked full-time as a [[salesman]].<ref name="hifhistoria"/> On 3 December 1955, he was severely injured in an automobile accident and spent the rest of his life in a wheelchair.<ref name="general"/> Bergqvist was a close friend of fellow Hammarby and Swedish national player [[Lennart Skoglund]], who visited him in the hospital after the incident.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://hifhistoria.se/Historia/1955.html|title=1955|publisher=Hifhistoria.se |accessdate=February 10, 2017}}</ref>
During his athletic career and onwards, Bergqvist worked full-time as a [[salesman]].<ref name="hifhistoria"/> On 3 December 1955, he was severely injured in an automobile accident and spent the rest of his life in a wheelchair.<ref name="general"/> Bergqvist was a close friend of fellow Hammarby and Sweden national team player [[Lennart Skoglund]], who visited him in the hospital after the incident.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://hifhistoria.se/Historia/1955.html|title=1955|publisher=Hifhistoria.se |accessdate=10 February 2017}}</ref>


Bergqvist's injuries however did not stop him from continuing to exercise sport at an elite level. He took up [[archery]] and was chosen to represent Sweden at the [[1960 Summer Paralympics]] in Rome, but had to decline due to financial reasons, since he would have had to pay all expenses himself.<ref name="hifhistoria"/>
Bergqvist's injuries however did not stop him from continuing to exercise sport at an elite level. He took up [[archery]] and was chosen to represent Sweden at the [[1960 Summer Paralympics]] in Rome, but had to decline due to financial reasons, since he would have had to pay all expenses himself.<ref name="hifhistoria"/>


Sven Bergqvist died on 16 December 1996, at the age of 82. He was buried at the cemetery of [[Katarina Church]], close to his childhood home at Södermalm in Stockholm.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aftonbladet.se/nyheter/article10398464.ab|title="Anna Lindh får en fin gravplats"|publisher=Aftonbladet |accessdate=February 10, 2017}}</ref>
Bergqvist died on 16 December 1996, at the age of 82. He was buried at the cemetery of [[Katarina Church]], close to his childhood home at Södermalm in Stockholm.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aftonbladet.se/nyheter/article10398464.ab|title="Anna Lindh får en fin gravplats"|date=23 September 2003 |publisher=Aftonbladet |accessdate=10 February 2017}}</ref>


Upon the construction of the [[Tele2 Arena]], Hammarby Fotboll's new home stadium, Bergqvist was honoured with a nearby square being named after him. "Svenne Berkas torg" in [[Johanneshov]] was subsequently opened in July 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dn.se/sport/fotboll/bajens-baste-hedras-med-torg/|title=Bajens bäste hedras med torg|publisher=Dagens Nyheter|accessdate=February 10, 2017}}</ref>
Upon the construction of the [[Tele2 Arena]], Hammarby Fotboll's new home stadium, Bergqvist was honoured with a nearby square being named after him. "Svenne Berkas torg" in [[Johanneshov]] was subsequently opened in July 2013.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.dn.se/sport/fotboll/bajens-baste-hedras-med-torg/|title=Bajens bäste hedras med torg|newspaper=Dagens Nyheter|date=4 April 2011 |accessdate=10 February 2017}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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{{Sweden football squad 1936 Summer Olympics}}
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Sven Bergqvist
Sven Bergqvist
Born
Sven Olof Lennart Bergqvist

(1914-08-20)20 August 1914
Stockholm, Sweden
Died16 December 1996(1996-12-16) (aged 82)
Stockholm, Sweden
Association football career
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1932–1935
1936–1946		 Hammarby IF 212 (0)
1936 AIK 0 (0)
International career
1935–1943 Sweden 35 (0)
Managerial career
1944–1946 Hammarby IF
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
Ice hockey career
Position Defense
Played for Hammarby IF
AIK
National team  Sweden
Playing career 1932–1946
Bandy career
Playing position Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
Hammarby

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

† Appearances (Goals).

Sven Olof Lennart Bergqvist (20 August 1914 – 16 December 1996) was a Swedish football and ice hockey player, known for representing Hammarby IF in both sports.[1] He also played bandy and handball. Bergqvist is one of only three athletes that has competed in the highest Swedish division in four different sports. He had 35 caps for the Sweden men's national football team between 1935 and 1943, and received the honorary award Stora Grabbars Märke from the Swedish Football Association. He played 55 games for the Sweden men's national ice hockey team at the World Championships and the 1936 Winter Olympics, and was inducted into the IIHF Hall of Fame in 1999.

Early life

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Sven Bergqvist grew up in a working-class home in a southern part of Stockholm known as Södermalm. He had several siblings and frequently acted as a ball boy during the football matches of the local club Hammarby IF during his youth, studying his idol Victor Olsson.[2] At the age of 14, in 1928, he began his football career at Hammarby IF.[3]

Athletic career

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Football

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Sven Bergqvist as football goalkeeper.

In 1932, at the age of 17, he debuted in Hammarby's senior football team.[2] Bergqvist stayed as the team's regular goalkeeper until 1935, playing in the Swedish second tier then known as Division 2.[2]

He had a short stint at the Allsvenskan club AIK, during the season of 1936 because the national team required first division players in the Olympics. After the tournament Bergqvist reportedly turned down a move abroad to then French giants Racing Club de Paris, that would have turned Bergqvist into the first professional Swedish footballer.[4]

Bergqvist remained as a prolific player at Hammarby until 1946. During this period he was a part of a successful promotion campaign to Allsvenskan in 1939. Between 1944 and 1946, he also acted as a player-manager of Hammarby.[2] Bergqvist made a total of 212 competitive appearances during his two stints at the club.

He also had 35 caps for the Sweden men's national football team between 1935 and 1943.[5] In his second cap, on 30 June 1935, Sweden defeated Germany in a memorable victory.

His nickname "Svenne Berka" originated from the supporters of Hammarby, who shortened his full name in accordance to the then reigning Stockholm dialect. Alice Babs referred to Bergqvist as "Svenne Berka" in the song "Vårat gäng" during the 1940s.[2] Bergqvist was also characterized as always wearing an own sewn cap on the pitch, which inspired a long lasting fashion trend among male youngsters living in Södermalm.[6]

In 2004, he was voted as Hammarby Fotboll's fifth biggest profile throughout the history of the club.[7] He is also a recipient of the honorary award Stora Grabbars Märke, which is handed out by the Swedish Football Association.[8]

Ice hockey

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Bergqvist was also a prominent ice hockey defender, debuting for Hammarby Hockey in 1932, also aged 17.[2] He would play 13 seasons for the club in the Swedish top division, with Hammarby being crowned champions on five occasions during his tenures: in 1933, 1937, 1942, 1943 and 1945.[9]

He represented AIK during one season in 1935/36, before returning to Hammarby. In total, he made 209 appearances for Hammarby, scoring 63 goals.[10]

He played 55 games for the Sweden men's national ice hockey team during his active career. He appeared in three major tournaments for his country – the 1935 World Ice Hockey Championships in Davos, the Garmisch-Partenkirchen 1936 Winter Olympics and the 1938 World Ice Hockey Championships in Prague – but failed to win any of them.[11][12]

After his playing career, he made one season as the manager of Hammarby Hockey in 1946.[10] He also coached the Sweden national ice hockey team during the 1948 St. Moritz Winter Olympics, where the team finished in fourth place.[2]

In 1999, Bergqvist was inducted into the IIHF Hall of Fame.[13][14] He is a recipient of the honorary award Stora Grabbars Märke, which is handed out by Swedish Ice Hockey Association. Only two persons have been awarded the badge in both ice hockey and football.[15]

Other sports

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At the early age of 16, in 1931, he made his debut as a bandy goalie in Hammarby Bandy's senior team. He played another four seasons in the highest Swedish division before quitting. He also represented the Sweden national bandy team.[2]

Bergqvist was also a talented sportsman in handball, playing one game in the highest Swedish division – though not for Hammarby IF, but SoIK Hellas.[2] He was offered to represent the Sweden men's national handball team in the sport of field handball ahead of the 1936 Summer Olympics, but chose to decline.[4]

Bergqvist also competed in the highest Swedish bowling division for the club IK City.[2]

Later life and death

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During his athletic career and onwards, Bergqvist worked full-time as a salesman.[4] On 3 December 1955, he was severely injured in an automobile accident and spent the rest of his life in a wheelchair.[2] Bergqvist was a close friend of fellow Hammarby and Sweden national team player Lennart Skoglund, who visited him in the hospital after the incident.[16]

Bergqvist's injuries however did not stop him from continuing to exercise sport at an elite level. He took up archery and was chosen to represent Sweden at the 1960 Summer Paralympics in Rome, but had to decline due to financial reasons, since he would have had to pay all expenses himself.[4]

Bergqvist died on 16 December 1996, at the age of 82. He was buried at the cemetery of Katarina Church, close to his childhood home at Södermalm in Stockholm.[17]

Upon the construction of the Tele2 Arena, Hammarby Fotboll's new home stadium, Bergqvist was honoured with a nearby square being named after him. "Svenne Berkas torg" in Johanneshov was subsequently opened in July 2013.[18]

References

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  1. ^ "Sven Bergqvist". Olympedia. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Sven Bergqvist". Börje Dorch. Retrieved 10 February 2017.
  3. ^ "Statistikdatabasen: Sven "Svenne Berka" Bergqvist". AIK Fotboll. Retrieved 10 February 2017.
  4. ^ a b c d "Sven "Svenne-Berka" Bergquist". Hifhistoria.se. Retrieved 10 February 2017.
  5. ^ "Landslagsdatabasen: Sven Bergqvist". Svensk Fotboll. Retrieved 10 February 2017.
  6. ^ ""Svenne Berka" – nästan lika mytomspunnen som "Nacka"". Fotbolly.se. Retrieved 10 February 2017.
  7. ^ "Historik" (in Swedish). Hammarby Fotboll. Archived from the original on 26 March 2011. Retrieved 10 January 2017.
  8. ^ "Stora Grabbar (-2016)". SVFF. Retrieved 10 February 2017.
  9. ^ "Hammarbys Svenska Mästare". Hifhockeyhistoria.se. Retrieved 10 February 2017.
  10. ^ a b "Svenne Bergqvist". Hammarby Hockey. Retrieved 10 February 2017.
  11. ^ "Sven Bergqvist". Eliteprospects. Retrieved 10 February 2017.
  12. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Sven Bergqvist Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
  13. ^ "Sura-legender i Hall of Fame". Sveriges Radio (in Swedish). Stockholm, Sweden. 3 December 2003. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
  14. ^ "IIHF Hall of Fame". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 10 February 2017.
  15. ^ "Stora Grabbar" (PDF). Swedish Ice Hockey Association. Retrieved 10 February 2017.
  16. ^ "1955". Hifhistoria.se. Retrieved 10 February 2017.
  17. ^ ""Anna Lindh får en fin gravplats"". Aftonbladet. 23 September 2003. Retrieved 10 February 2017.
  18. ^ "Bajens bäste hedras med torg". Dagens Nyheter. 4 April 2011. Retrieved 10 February 2017.
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