Kay Wiestål
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kay-Arne Arvid Wiestål | ||
| Date of birth | 16 October 1940 | ||
| Place of birth | Holmsund, Sweden | ||
| Date of death | 14 November 2020 (aged 80) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1963–1967 | Djurgårdens IF | 71 | (25) |
| 1968 | Oakland Clippers | 9 | (1) |
| 1968 | St. Louis Stars | 11 | (2) |
| 1970– | Ope IF | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 1970– | Ope IF (playing manager) | ||
| 1975–1976 | Kalmar FF | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Kay-Arne Arvid Wiestål (16 October 1940 – 14 November 2020)[1] was a Swedish footballer and entrepreneur.[2]
Career
[edit]Wiestål played for Djurgårdens IF and won Allsvenskan in 1966. He later played in the North American Soccer League for Oakland Clippers and St. Louis Stars. In 1970, he joined Ope IF as playing manager.[3]
Death
[edit]Wiestål died on 14 November 2020, at the age of 80, from COVID-19.[4]
Honours
[edit]Djurgårdens IF
- Allsvenskan: 1966[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Kay-Arne Arvid Wiestål fyller år den 16 Oktober | Birthday.se". www.birthday.se. Archived from the original on 14 September 2014.
- ^ Victoriadagens grundare är död – kungafamiljens sorg, Kvällsposten, 16 November 2020.
- ^ "Historik - Ope IF - Fotboll - IdrottOnline Klubb". Archived from the original on 14 September 2014. Retrieved 14 September 2014.
- ^ Kay Wiestål är död, Aftonbladet, 16 November 2020.
- ^ "Förteckning över samtliga SM-guld för Djurgårdens IF på seniornivå genom tiderna" (PDF) (in Swedish). DIF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 August 2010.
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