| Stefan Lindqvist | |
| Birth Date: | 18 March 1967 |
| Birth Place: | Halmstad, Sweden |
| Death Place: | Särö, Sweden |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Years1: | 1986–1990 |
| Clubs1: | Halmstad |
| Caps1: | 80 |
| Goals1: | 11 |
| Years2: | 1990–1991 |
| Clubs2: | Neuchâtel Xamax |
| Caps2: | 9 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 1991–1997 |
| Clubs3: | IFK Göteborg |
| Caps3: | 172 |
| Goals3: | 22 |
| Years4: | 1997 |
| Clubs4: | Dalian Wanda FC |
| Years5: | 1997–1998 |
| Clubs5: | Motherwell |
| Caps5: | 6 |
| Goals5: | 1 |
| Years6: | 1997–1998 |
| Clubs6: | Strømsgodset IF |
| Caps6: | 7 |
| Goals6: | 1 |
| Years7: | 1998–1999 |
| Clubs7: | IFK Göteborg |
| Caps7: | 0 |
| Goals7: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 1989 |
| Nationalteam1: | Sweden U21 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 1989–1990 |
| Nationalteam2: | Sweden |
| Nationalcaps2: | 5 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 1 |
| Pcupdate: | 26 October 2017 (UTC) |
| Ntupdate: | 26 October (UTC) |
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.
Lindqvist 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]
On 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]
He died on 1 March 2020 after a more than 10 year long battle with ALS.[5]
| 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.
| Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 16 August 1989 | Malmö Stadium, Malmö, Sweden | 2–2 | 2–4 | Friendly |
Neuchâtel Xamax
IFK Göteborg
Individual