Oskar Gösta Leonard "Knivsta" Sandberg was a Swedish football, ice hockey, and bandy player who is best remembered for representing Djurgårdens IF. He was capped 52 times for the national team in football, eight times in ice hockey, and three times in bandy.
Gösta Sandberg in 1964
The Sweden national football team in 1961 with Sandberg in the front row, and from the left, standing: Bengt Berndtsson, Torbjörn Jonsson, Åke Johansson, Agne Simonsson, Rune Börjesson and Lennart Backman; crouched: Olle Hellström, Orvar Bergmark, Bengt Nyholm, Lennart Wing and Gösta Sandberg.
Sandberg (left) with Hans Mild at the 1961 World Ice Hockey Championships.
Djurgårdens IF Fotbollsförening – commonly known as Djurgårdens IF, Djurgården Fotboll, Djurgården, and Djurgår'n, Dif or DIF – is the professional men's association football department of its parent association Djurgårdens IF. Founded 1891 on the island of Djurgården, the club's home ground is Tele2 Arena, situated in the Johanneshov district of Stockholm.
Djurgården playing against IK Brage at Stockholms Stadion in 1930.
Hans Mild shielding his goalkeeper from the onrushing Degerfors IF player Tord Grip.
Gösta Sandberg also known as "Mr Djurgården".
Djurgårdens IF team of 1959. Back from left: Hans Karlsson, Lars Broström, John Eriksson, Birger Eklund, Eje Nilsson, Gösta Sandberg; front from left: Olle Hellström, Stig Gustafsson, Arne Arvidsson, Hans Mild och Sigge Parling.
