Stig "Vittjärv" Sundqvist (19 July 1922 – 3 August 2011) was a Swedish professional footballer who played as a forward or midfielder.^[1]

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Stig Sundqvist

Personal information
Date of birth	(1922-07-19)19 July 1922
Place of birth	Boden, Sweden
Date of death	3 August 2011(2011-08-03) (aged 89)
Place of death	Jönköping, Sweden
Position(s)	Striker, midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
–1949	Vittjärvs IK
1949–1950	IFK Norrköping
1950–1953	Roma	78	(20)
International career
1949–1950	Sweden	11	(3)
Managerial career
1955–1958	GIF Sundsvall
	Jönköpings Södra IF
Medal record Representing  Sweden FIFA World Cup 1950 Brazil
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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Sundqvist played 11 games for the Swedish national team and scored 3 goals at the 1950 FIFA World Cup, helping Sweden to a third-place finish and their first ever World Cup medal. After the World Cup he left Swedish side IFK Norrköping for the Italian club A.S. Roma, where he remained until 1953.^[2] Upon returning to Sweden he was active in coaching, among other teams Jönköpings Södra IF, for several years.^[3]

During his active days he was known by the nickname "Vittjärv", after the Swedish village where he grew up.^[3]

Sweden

• FIFA World Cup third place: 1950