Sigvard "Sigge" Löfgren | |
Fullname: | Sigvard Löfgren |
Birth Date: | 1928 4, df=yes |
Birth Place: | Ronneby, Sweden |
Death Place: | Unknown |
Clubnumber: | 10 |
Position: | Midfielder |
Youthyears1: | 1941-1950 |
Years1: | 1950–1952 |
Caps1: | 7 |
Goals1: | 7 |
Years2: | 1951–1955 |
Caps2: | 62 |
Goals2: | 37 |
Years3: | 1955–1956 |
Caps3: | 23 |
Goals3: | 9 |
Years4: | 1956-1962 |
Years5: | 1963-1967 |
Clubs5: | Saltö BK |
Nationalyears1: | 1951 |
Nationalteam1: | Sweden |
Nationalcaps1: | 1 |
Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
Sigvard "Sigge" Löfgren (12 April 1928 – 21 April 1996), also known as Sigfrid Löfgren, was a Swedish footballer who played as a midfielder.
Löfgren started his career with Swedish Allsvenskan side Helsingborg in 1950, and garnered a reputation of being one of the best athletes in Swedish football. He moved to Italy in 1951, and was being scouted by numerous clubs before joining Lazio. After a good first season, in which he scored 7 goals from 20 games, he suffered a serious injury which kept him out of the whole 1952–53 season.[1]
On his return from injury, Löfgren could never recapture the form he showed in his first season, and in 1955 he joined fellow Serie A side Società Polisportiva Ars et Labor, where he stayed for one season before returning to his homeland to join local side Ronneby BK.[2]
Löfgren's only senior international cup came in a 1951 friendly draw with Spain.[3] [4] [5]