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| name = Sigfrid Öberg
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| birth_name = Sigfrid Emil Öberg
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| birth_date = 22 February 1907
| birth_date = {{birth date|1907|02|22|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Stockholm]], Sweden
| birth_place = [[Stockholm]], Sweden
| death_date = 2 April 1949 (aged 42)
| death_date = {{death date and age|1949|04|02|1907|02|22|df=y}}
| death_place = Stockholm, Sweden
| death_place = [[Stockholm]], Sweden
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| sport = Ice hockey
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| club = Hammarby IF, Södermalm
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| played_for = [[Hammarby Hockey|Hammarby IF]]
| career_start = 1926
| career_end = 1939
| position = [[Winger (ice hockey)|Right wing]]
| ntl_team = SWE
| shoots = Right
| show-medals = yes
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{{MedalSilver | [[1928 Winter Olympics|1928 St. Moritz]] | [[Ice hockey at the 1928 Winter Olympics|Team]]}}
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| youthclubs1= [[Hammarby Fotboll|Hammarby IF]]
| years1 = 1925–1933
| clubs1 = [[Hammarby Fotboll|Hammarby IF]]
| caps1 = 124
| goals1 = 54
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| clubs1 = [[Hammarby IF Bandy|Hammarby]]
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'''Sigfrid "Sigge" Öberg''' (22 February 1907 – 2 April 1949) was a [[Sweden|Swedish]] [[ice hockey]], [[association football|football]] and [[bandy]] player, known for representing [[Hammarby IF]] in all three sports.

He won a silver medal with the Swedish national hockey team at the [[1928 Winter Olympics]] and four domestic league titles with Hammarby.<ref name=sr/><ref name=sok/>

==Athletic career==
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===Ice hockey===
In 1926, at age 18, Öberg made his debut for [[Hammarby IF Hockey (1921-2008)|Hammarby IF]] in [[Elitserien (1927–1935)|Elitserien]], Sweden's top tier.<ref name="debut">{{cite web|url=http://hifhistoria.se/Historia/1926.html|title=1926|publisher=HIF Historia|access-date=30 October 2020|language=Swedish}}</ref>

Öberg won four [[List of Swedish ice hockey champions|Swedish championships]] – in 1932, 1933, 1936 and 1937 – with the club,<ref name="goldhockey">{{cite web|url=https://www.swehockey.se/globalassets/svenska-ishockeyforbundet/historik/svenska-mastare-spelarna.pdf|title=Svenska mästare i ishockey|publisher=Swedish Ice Hockey Association|accessdate=30 October 2020|language=Swedish}}</ref> their first domestic titles.<ref name="firstgold">{{cite web|url=http://hifhistoria.se/Historia/1932.html|title=1932|publisher=HIF Historia|access-date=30 October 2020|language=Swedish}}</ref>

He was known as a a physical right winger and a particularly skilled skater,<ref name="sokbiography">{{cite web|url=https://sok.se/idrottare/idrottare/s/sigfrid-oberg.html|title=Sigfrid Öberg|publisher=SOK|accessdate=31 October 2020|language=Swedish}}</ref> who possessed a great shooting ability and stickhandling.<ref name="halloffame">{{cite web|url=http://hockeyhalloffame.se/14_oberg/|title=#14 Sigfrid Öberg|publisher=Svenska Ishockeyförbundet|accessdate=30 October 2020|language=Swedish}}</ref>

Öberg won 25 competitive caps for the [[Sweden men's national ice hockey team|Swedish national team]], scoring a total of 6 goals, and represented his country at several major tournaments; the biggest achievement was winning the silver medal in the [[1928 Winter Olympics]].<ref name="sokbiography"/> Öberg is a recipient of the honorary award "[[Stora Grabbars Märke|Big boy]]" and was inducted into the [[Swedish Hockey Hall of Fame]] in 2012; both awards are handed out by the [[Swedish Ice Hockey Association]].<ref name="bigboy">{{cite web|url=https://www.swehockey.se/globalassets/svenska-ishockeyforbundet/historik/stora_grabbar.pdf|title=Stora Grabbar|publisher=Svenska Ishockeyförbundet|accessdate=30 October 2020|language=Swedish}}</ref>

He retired from ice hockey in 1939.<ref name="hockeycareer">{{cite web|url=https://www.eliteprospects.com/player/354190/sigfrid-oberg|title=Sigfrid Öberg|publisher=Eliteprospects|accessdate=30 October 2020|language=Swedish}}</ref>

===Football===
Öberg also played football with [[Hammarby Fotboll|Hammarby IF]] and made his debut for the senior team in 1926, at age 18.<ref name="debut">{{cite web|url=http://hifhistoria.se/Historia/1926.html|title=1926|publisher=HIF Historia|access-date=30 October 2020|language=Swedish}}</ref>

Up until his retirement from the sport in 1933, Öberg made 124 league appearances for Hammarby in the Swedish second tier [[Division 2 (Swedish football)|Division 2]], scoring 54 goals playing as a forward.<ref name="footballrecords">{{cite web|url=http://hifhistoria.se/|title=Hammarby IF:s historia|publisher=HIF Historia|accessdate=30 October 2020|language=Swedish}}</ref>


===Bandy===
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'''Sigfrid Emil "Sigge" Öberg''' (22 February 1907 – 2 April 1949) was a [[Sweden|Swedish]] [[ice hockey]] player who won a silver medal at the [[1928 Winter Olympics]].<ref name=sr/><ref name=sok/>
Öberg was also a prominent bandy player for [[Hammarby IF Bandy|Hammarby IF]] between 1925–1939. He was a member of the [[Sweden national bandy team|Swedish national team]] and won a total of five caps for his country.<ref name="halloffame"/>As well as in ice hockey, Öberg is a recipient of the honorary award "[[List of bandy players awarded Stora Grabbars och Tjejers Märke|Big boy]]" in bandy, an award that is handed out by the [[Swedish Bandy Association]].<ref name="bigboybandy">{{cite web|url=https://www.svenskbandy.se/LANDSLAG/HERRLANDSLAGET/HISTORIKOCHSTATISTIK/StoraGrabbar|title=Stora grabbar|publisher=Svenska Bandyförbundet|accessdate=2 November 2020|language=Swedish}}</ref>


==Personal life==
Öberg won four Swedish titles with Hammarby IF in 1932, 1933, 1936 and 1937 and finished second five times. In 1949 he was found dead in the [[Hammarby Sjö|Hammarby canal]] in Stockholm.<ref name=sr/>
He grew up in a working-class home in a southern part of Stockholm known as [[Södermalm]], where he lived his whole life. On 2 April 1949, Öberg drowned in the waterway [[Hammarbyleden]], at the age of 42.<ref name="halloffame"/>


==References==
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Revision as of 22:44, 4 November 2020

Sigfrid Öberg
Born
Sigfrid Emil Öberg

(1907-02-22)22 February 1907
Stockholm, Sweden
Died2 April 1949(1949-04-02) (aged 42)
Stockholm, Sweden
Ice hockey career
Position Right wing
Shot Right
Played for Hammarby IF
National team  Sweden
Playing career 1926–1939
Medal record
Representing  Sweden
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1928 St. Moritz Team
Association football career
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
Hammarby IF
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1925–1933 Hammarby IF 124 (54)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
Bandy career
Playing position Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
1925–1939 Hammarby
National team
1929–1933 Sweden 3 (0)

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

† Appearances (Goals).

Sigfrid "Sigge" Öberg (22 February 1907 – 2 April 1949) was a Swedish ice hockey, football and bandy player, known for representing Hammarby IF in all three sports.

He won a silver medal with the Swedish national hockey team at the 1928 Winter Olympics and four domestic league titles with Hammarby.[1][2]

Athletic career

Ice hockey

In 1926, at age 18, Öberg made his debut for Hammarby IF in Elitserien, Sweden's top tier.[3]

Öberg won four Swedish championships – in 1932, 1933, 1936 and 1937 – with the club,[4] their first domestic titles.[5]

He was known as a a physical right winger and a particularly skilled skater,[6] who possessed a great shooting ability and stickhandling.[7]

Öberg won 25 competitive caps for the Swedish national team, scoring a total of 6 goals, and represented his country at several major tournaments; the biggest achievement was winning the silver medal in the 1928 Winter Olympics.[6] Öberg is a recipient of the honorary award "Big boy" and was inducted into the Swedish Hockey Hall of Fame in 2012; both awards are handed out by the Swedish Ice Hockey Association.[8]

He retired from ice hockey in 1939.[9]

Football

Öberg also played football with Hammarby IF and made his debut for the senior team in 1926, at age 18.[3]

Up until his retirement from the sport in 1933, Öberg made 124 league appearances for Hammarby in the Swedish second tier Division 2, scoring 54 goals playing as a forward.[10]

Bandy

Öberg was also a prominent bandy player for Hammarby IF between 1925–1939. He was a member of the Swedish national team and won a total of five caps for his country.[7]As well as in ice hockey, Öberg is a recipient of the honorary award "Big boy" in bandy, an award that is handed out by the Swedish Bandy Association.[11]

Personal life

He grew up in a working-class home in a southern part of Stockholm known as Södermalm, where he lived his whole life. On 2 April 1949, Öberg drowned in the waterway Hammarbyleden, at the age of 42.[7]

References

  1. ^ Sigfrid Öberg. sports-reference.com
  2. ^ Sigfrid Öberg. Swedish Olympic Committee
  3. ^ a b "1926" (in Swedish). HIF Historia. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
  4. ^ "Svenska mästare i ishockey" (PDF) (in Swedish). Swedish Ice Hockey Association. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
  5. ^ "1932" (in Swedish). HIF Historia. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
  6. ^ a b "Sigfrid Öberg" (in Swedish). SOK. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
  7. ^ a b c "#14 Sigfrid Öberg" (in Swedish). Svenska Ishockeyförbundet. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
  8. ^ "Stora Grabbar" (PDF) (in Swedish). Svenska Ishockeyförbundet. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
  9. ^ "Sigfrid Öberg" (in Swedish). Eliteprospects. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
  10. ^ "Hammarby IF:s historia" (in Swedish). HIF Historia. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
  11. ^ "Stora grabbar" (in Swedish). Svenska Bandyförbundet. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
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