Gary Sundgren
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Kari Juhani Sundgren | ||
Date of birth | 25 October 1967 | ||
Place of birth | Vammala, Finland | ||
Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Youth career | |||
1973 | Västerås SK | ||
1974–1987 | IK Franke | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1988–1997 | AIK | 221 | (12) |
1997–2002 | Real Zaragoza | 111 | (2) |
2002–2003 | AIK | 24 | (1) |
2004 | Sollentuna | ||
2006 |
Djursholm | ||
Total | 356 | (15) | |
International career | |||
1994–2000 |
Sweden | 30 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Kari Juhani "Gary" Sundgren (born 25 October 1967) is a Swedish former professional
Club career
Sundgren was born in Vammala, Finland, but moved to Sweden with his parents as a toddler, being raised in Västerås. There, he was often called Gary and it caught on, being addressed in the latter manner for the duration of his career.[1]
Sundgren started playing professionally with
Subsequently, Sundgren moved abroad and joined La Liga club Real Zaragoza.[2] He played 31 games in his first season, while also being instrumental in the Aragonese team's fourth place in 1999–2000.
After the
International career
Sundgren represented
Personal life
Sundgren is the father of four children. One of his sons, Daniel, has also played for AIK, while his nephew Mikael Backlund spent several years with the Calgary Flames of the National Hockey League.[6]
Career statistics
International
International goals
- Scores and results list Sweden's goal tally first.
# | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 16 February 1997 | Supachalasai, Bangkok, Thailand | Thailand | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1997 King's Cup
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Honours
- AIK
- 1992
- Svenska Cupen: 1995–96, 1996–97
- Zaragoza
Sweden
References
- ^ "Gary Sundgren om övergången till Svanskog" [Gary Sundgren on the transition to Svanskog]. Värmlands Folkblad (in Swedish). 10 June 2015. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
- ^ "Sundgren, primera alta maña" [Sundgren, first maño in]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 3 June 1997. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
- ESPN Soccernet. 18 May 2000. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
- ^ Shaw, Phil (16 June 2000). "Larsson is unable to lift Sweden". The Independent. Archived from the original on 11 July 2000. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
- ^ "Gary Sundgren". ESPN Soccernet. 13 July 2000. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
- ^ "Backlund får inte kalla sig veteran: "Tränaren vill inte det"" [Backlund may not call himself a veteran: ”The coach does not want it”] (in Swedish). Viasat. 26 November 2015. Retrieved 10 June 2016.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Llegó el Frente y se fue el Atlético" [The Front arrived and Atlético left]. ABC (in Spanish). 21 June 2001. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
- ^ "Zaragoza, no hay quinta Copa mala" [Zaragoza, no such thing as a bad fifth Cup]. ABC (in Spanish). 1 July 2001. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
- ^ "King's Cup 1997". RSSSF. Retrieved 2022-07-21.
External links
- Gary Sundgren at BDFutbol
- Gary Sundgren at National-Football-Teams.com
- Gary Sundgren at EU-Football.info