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{{short description|Swedish footballer (born 1946)}}
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{{Infobox football biography
| name = Roland Sandberg
| image = Bundesarchiv Bild 183-N0615-0022, Fußball-WM, Schweden - Bulgarien 0-0.jpg
| caption = Sandberg playing for Sweden during the 1974 FIFA World Cup
| full_name = Ernst Roland Sandberg
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1946|12|16|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Karlskrona]], Sweden
| height = 1.83 m<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.kicker.de/roland-sandberg/spieler/bundesliga/1974-75/1-fc-kaiserslautern | title = Sandberg, Roland | language = de | publisher = [[Kicker (magazine)|Kicker]] | access-date = 3 August 2013}}</ref>
| position = [[Striker (association football)|Striker]]
| youthyears1 = 1951–1960
| youthclubs1 = [[Jämjö GoIF]]
| youthyears2 = 1961–1964
| youthclubs2 = [[Lyckeby GoIF]]
| years1 = 1965–1969
| clubs1 = [[Kalmar FF]]<ref>Dagens Nyheter 14 November 1969</ref>
| caps1 = 78
| goals1 = 32
| years2 = 1970–1973
| clubs2 = [[Åtvidabergs FF]]<ref name="NFT">{{NFT player|18464|accessdate=3 August 2013}}</ref>
| caps2 = 71
| goals2 = 52
| years3 = 1973–1977
| clubs3 = [[1. FC Kaiserslautern]]
| caps3 = 118
| goals3 = 60
| years4 = 1979–1980
| clubs4 = [[Kalmar FF]]<ref name="NFT" />
| caps4 = 43
| goals4 = 12
| years5 = 1981
| clubs5 = [[BK Häcken]]<ref name="NFT" />
| caps5 = 1
| goals5 = 0
| totalcaps = 311
| totalgoals = 156
| nationalyears1 = 1969–1972
| nationalteam1 = [[Sweden national under-21 football team|Sweden U21]]
| nationalcaps1 = 6
| nationalgoals1 = 3
| nationalyears2 = 1969–1976
| nationalteam2 = [[Sweden men's national football team|Sweden]]
| nationalcaps2 = 37
| nationalgoals2 = 15
}} 
'''Ernst Roland Sandberg''' (born 16 December 1946) is a Swedish former professional [[association football|footballer]] who played as a [[striker (association football)|striker]]. Starting off his career with [[Kalmar FF]] in 1966, he went on to represent [[Åtvidabergs FF]], [[1. FC Kaiserslautern]], and [[BK Häcken]] before his retirement in 1981. A full international between 1969 and 1976, he won 37 [[Cap (sport)|caps]] and scored 15 goals for the [[Sweden men's national football team|Sweden national team]]. He was a part of the Sweden team that finished [[1974 FIFA World Cup#FIFA retrospective ranking|fifth]] at the [[1974 FIFA World Cup]].

== Club career ==
Born in [[Karlskrona]], Sandberg began his footballing career with [[Jämjö GoIF]] and [[Lyckeby GoIF]] before signing with [[Kalmar FF]] in 1955.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Skarpsvärd |first=Björn |date=6 March 2018 |title=Lyckå FF har växt efter sammanslagningen – "Vi har en bra relation" |url=https://www.blt.se/sport/landslagsprofiler-pa-lyckavallen-hellstrom-berattade-om-sin-bok/ |access-date=31 May 2022 |website=Blekinge Läns Tidning |language=sv}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Intervju med Roland Sandberg |url=https://www.laget.se/JamjoGoIF/News/5886882/Intervju-med-Roland-Sandberg |access-date=31 May 2022 |website=Jämjö GoIF |language=sv}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite news |date=29 April 2012 |title=Roland Sandberg: "Det var inga Zlatan-höjder på lönen" |language=sv |work=Sveriges Radio |url=https://sverigesradio.se/artikel/5028416 |access-date=31 May 2022}}</ref> In 1970, he signed with [[Åtvidabergs FF]] with which he won two [[Allsvenskan]] titles, two [[Svenska Cupen]] titles, and was the [[List of Allsvenskan top scorers|Allsvenskan top scorer]] in both [[1971 Allsvenskan|1971]] and [[1972 Allsvenskan|1972]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=5 October 2021 |title=Roland Sandberg – en vindsnabb målskytt |url=https://kvallsstunden.se/roland-sandberg%e2%80%89-%e2%80%89en-vindsnabb-malskytt/ |access-date=31 May 2022 |language=sv-SE}}</ref><ref name=":0" /> In 1973, he signed with German [[Bundesliga]] outfit [[1. FC Kaiserslautern]], where he spent four years and contributed with 60 goals in 118 league games.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mannen som hade motgräs … {{!}} Fotbollsoraklet |url=http://www.fotbollsoraklet.se/mannen-som-hade-motgras/ |access-date=31 May 2022 |website=www.fotbollsoraklet.se|date=5 December 2011 |last1=Ahlbeck |first1=Tomas }}</ref> After a career-threatening knee injury in 1976, he retired from professional football the following year. In 1979, after a new surgery, Sandberg made his footballing comeback and spent the last couple of seasons of his career with his former club Kalmar FF as well as a brief stint with [[BK Häcken]] in 1981 before he once again was forced to retire because of his knee problems.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Strack-Zimmermann |first=Benjamin |title=Roland Sandberg (Player) |url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/18464/Roland_Sandberg.html |access-date=31 May 2022 |website=www.national-football-teams.com |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Lagergren |first=Bernt |date=4 October 2013 |title=Roland Sandberg – hjälten i snömatchen mot Österrike |url=https://www.svt.se/sport/artikel/roland-sandberg-hjalte-i-snomatchen-mot-osterrike |access-date=31 May 2022 |website=SVT Nyheter |language=sv}}</ref>

== International career ==

=== Youth ===
Sandberg represented the [[Sweden national under-21 football team|Sweden U21]] team a total of six times between 1969 and 1972, scoring 3 goals.<ref name=":2" />

=== Senior ===
Sandberg made his full international debut for [[Sweden men's national football team|Sweden]] on 6 August 1969, replacing [[Leif Eriksson (footballer)|Leif Eriksson]] at halftime in a [[Exhibition game|friendly]] 1–0 win against the [[Soviet Union national football team|Soviet Union]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sovjet - Sverige - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll |url=https://www.svenskfotboll.se/matchfakta/sovjet-sverige-landskamper-herr-senior/1568422/ |access-date=31 May 2022 |website=www.svenskfotboll.se |language=sv}}</ref> He scored his first international goal during the [[1968–71 Nordic Football Championship]] in a 3–0 win against [[Norway national football team|Norway]] on 8 August 1971.<ref name=":3" /> He represented Sweden at the [[1974 FIFA World Cup]], where he scored goals against [[Uruguay national football team|Uruguay]] and [[Germany national football team|West Germany]] as Sweden finished [[1974 FIFA World Cup#FIFA retrospective ranking|fifth]].<ref name=":4" /><ref name=":5" /> He won his 37th and final [[Cap (sport)|cap]] in a [[1978 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)|1978 FIFA World Cup qualifier]] against Norway on 16 June 1976, being replaced by [[Jan Mattsson]] in the 37th minute after sustaining a serious knee injury.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sverige - Norge - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll |url=https://www.svenskfotboll.se/matchfakta/sverige-norge-landskamper-herr-senior/1568544/ |access-date=31 May 2022 |website=www.svenskfotboll.se |language=sv}}</ref><ref name=":1" />

== Career statistics ==

=== International ===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+Appearances and goals by national team and year<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=Roland Sandberg - Spelarstatistik - Svensk fotboll |url=https://www.svenskfotboll.se/spelarfakta/roland-sandberg/8571480e-cf1d-4c02-b64a-fd816c41cefc/ |access-date=31 May 2022 |website=www.svenskfotboll.se. |language=sv}}</ref>
!National team
!Year
!Apps
!Goals
|-
| rowspan="8" |[[Sweden men's national football team|Sweden]]
|1969
|1
|0
|-
|1970
|0
|0
|-
|1971
|3
|1
|-
|1972
|6
|2
|-
|1973
|7
|6
|-
|1974
|11
|3
|-
|1975
|5
|2
|-
|1976
|4
|1
|-
! colspan="2" |Total
!37
!15
|}

: ''Scores and results list Sweden's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Sandberg goal''.

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+List of international goals scored by Roland Sandberg
! scope="col" |No.
! scope="col" |Date
! scope="col" |Venue
! scope="col" |Opponent
! scope="col" |Score
! scope="col" |Result
! scope="col" |Competition
! scope="col" class="unsortable" |{{Abbr|Ref.|References}}
|-
| align="center"|1
|8 August 1971
|[[Malmö Stadion|Malmö Stadium]], [[Malmö]], Sweden
|{{fb|NOR}}
| align="center"|1–0
| align="center"|3–0
|[[1968–71 Nordic Football Championship]]
|<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |title=Sverige - Norge - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll |url=https://www.svenskfotboll.se/matchfakta/sverige-norge-landskamper-herr-senior/1568458/ |access-date=31 May 2022 |website=www.svenskfotboll.se |language=sv}}</ref>
|-
| align="center" |2
|29 June 1972
|Malmö Stadium, Malmö, Sweden
|{{fb|DEN}}
| align="center" |2–0
| align="center" |2–0
|[[1972–77 Nordic Football Championship]]
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sverige - Danmark - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll |url=https://www.svenskfotboll.sehttps//www.svenskfotboll.se/matchfakta/sverige-danmark-landskamper-herr-senior/1568471/ |access-date=31 May 2022 |website=www.svenskfotboll.sehttps |language=sv}}</ref>
|-
| align="center" |3
|15 October 1972
|[[Ullevi]], [[Gothenburg]], Sweden
|{{fb|MLT}}
| align="center" |5–0
| align="center"|7–0
|[[1974 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)|1974 FIFA World Cup qualifier]]
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sverige - Malta - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll |url=https://www.svenskfotboll.se/matchfakta/sverige-malta-landskamper-herr-senior/1568477/ |access-date=31 May 2022 |website=www.svenskfotboll.se |language=sv}}</ref>
|-
| align="center" |4
|26 April 1973
|[[Københavns Idrætspark|Parken]], [[Copenhagen]], Denmark
|{{fb|DEN}}
| align="center" |1–1
| align="center"|2–1
|[[Exhibition game|Friendly]]
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Danmark - Sverige - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll |url=https://www.svenskfotboll.se/matchfakta/danmark-sverige-landskamper-herr-senior/1568478/ |access-date=31 May 2022 |website=www.svenskfotboll.se |language=sv}}</ref>
|-
| align="center" |5
| rowspan="2" |23 May 1973
| rowspan="2" |Ullevi, Gothenburg, Sweden
| rowspan="2" |{{fb|AUT}}
| align="center" |1–0
| rowspan="2" align="center" |3–2
| rowspan="2" |1974 FIFA World Cup qualifier
| rowspan="2" |<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sverige - Österrike - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll |url=https://www.svenskfotboll.sehttps//www.svenskfotboll.se/matchfakta/sverige-osterrike-landskamper-herr-senior/1568480/ |access-date=31 May 2022 |website=www.svenskfotboll.sehttps |language=sv}}</ref>
|-
| align="center" |6
| align="center" |3–1
|-
| align="center" |7
|13 June 1973
|[[Nepstadion]], [[Budapest]], Hungary
|{{fb|HUN}}
| align="center" |2–1
| align="center" |3–3
|1974 FIFA World Cup qualifier
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ungern - Sverige - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll |url=https://www.svenskfotboll.se/matchfakta/ungern-sverige-landskamper-herr-senior/1568483/ |access-date=31 May 2022 |website=www.svenskfotboll.se |language=sv}}</ref>
|-
| align="center" |8
|25 June 1973
|[[Råsunda Stadium]], [[Solna Municipality|Solna]], Sweden
|{{fb|BRA}}
| align="center" |1–0
| align="center"|1–0
|Friendly
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sverige - Brasilien - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll |url=https://www.svenskfotboll.se/matchfakta/sverige-brasilien-landskamper-herr-senior/1568484/ |access-date=31 May 2022 |website=www.svenskfotboll.se |language=sv}}</ref>
|-
| align="center" |9
|27 November 1973
|[[Parkstadion]], [[Gelsenkirchen]], [[West Germany]]
|{{fb|AUT}}
| align="center" |1–0
| align="center"|2–1
|1974 FIFA World Cup qualifier
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Österrike - Sverige - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll |url=https://www.svenskfotboll.se/matchfakta/osterrike-sverige-landskamper-herr-senior/1653034/ |access-date=31 May 2022 |website=www.svenskfotboll.se |language=sv}}</ref>
|-
| align="center" |10
|3 June 1974
|Parken, Copenhagen, Denmark
|{{fb|DEN}}
| align="center" |1–0
| align="center" |2–0
|1972–77 Nordic Football Championship
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Danmark - Sverige - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll |url=https://www.svenskfotboll.sehttps//www.svenskfotboll.se/matchfakta/danmark-sverige-landskamper-herr-senior/1568497/ |access-date=31 May 2022 |website=www.svenskfotboll.sehttps |language=sv}}</ref>
|-
| align="center" |11
|23 June 1974
|[[Rheinstadion]], [[Düsseldorf]], Germany
|{{fb|URU}}
| align="center" |2–0
| align="center" |3–0
|[[1974 FIFA World Cup]]
|<ref name=":4">{{Cite web |title=Sverige - Uruguay - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll |url=https://www.svenskfotboll.se/matchfakta/sverige-uruguay-landskamper-herr-senior/1568501/ |access-date=31 May 2022 |website=www.svenskfotboll.se |language=sv}}</ref>
|-
| align="center" |12
|30 June 1974
|Rheinstadion, Düsseldorf, Germany
|{{fb|West Germany}}
| align="center" |2–2
| align="center"|2–4
|1974 FIFA World Cup
|<ref name=":5">{{Cite web |title=Sverige - Västtyskland - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll |url=https://www.svenskfotboll.se/matchfakta/sverige-vasttyskland-landskamper-herr-senior/1568503/ |access-date=31 May 2022 |website=www.svenskfotboll.se |language=sv}}</ref>
|-
| align="center" |13
|19 May 1975
|[[Örjans Vall]], Halmstad, Sweden
|{{fb|ALG}}
| align="center" |2–0
| align="center" |4–0
|Friendly
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sverige - Algeriet - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll |url=https://www.svenskfotboll.se/matchfakta/sverige-algeriet-landskamper-herr-senior/1568518/ |access-date=31 May 2022 |website=www.svenskfotboll.se |language=sv}}</ref>
|-
| align="center" |14
|13 August 1975
|[[Ullevaal Stadion|Ullevaal Stadium]], [[Oslo]], Norway
|{{fb|YUG}}
| align="center" |1–0
| align="center" |2–0
|[[UEFA Euro 1976 qualifying|UEFA Euro 1976 qualifier]]
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Norge - Sverige - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll |url=https://www.svenskfotboll.se/matchfakta/norge-sverige-landskamper-herr-senior/1568526/ |access-date=31 May 2022 |website=www.svenskfotboll.se |language=sv}}</ref>
|-
| align="center" |15
|11 May 1976
|Ullevi, Gothenburg, Sweden
|{{fb|DEN}}
| align="center" |1–0
| align="center" |1–2
|Friendly
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sverige - Danmark - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll |url=https://www.svenskfotboll.se/matchfakta/sverige-danmark-landskamper-herr-senior/1568540/ |access-date=31 May 2022 |website=www.svenskfotboll.se |language=sv}}</ref>
|}

==Honours==
'''Åtvidabergs FF'''
* [[Allsvenskan]]: [[1972 Allsvenskan|1972]], [[1973 Allsvenskan|1973]]

'''1. FC Kaiserslautern'''
* [[DFB-Pokal]] finalist: [[1975–76 DFB-Pokal|1975–76]]

'''Individual'''
* [[Allsvenskan top scorer]]: [[1971 Allsvenskan|1971]], [[1972 Allsvenskan|1972]] (shared with [[Ralf Edström]])
* [[Stor Grabb]]: 1973<ref>{{Cite web |title=Stora Grabbars Märke |url=https://www.svenskfotboll.se/landslag/herr/historik-herr/stora-grabbar/ |access-date=31 May 2022 |website=www.svenskfotboll.se |language=sv}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category}}
* {{WorldFootball.net|roland-sandberg}}

{{Allsvenskan top scorers}}
{{Sweden squad 1974 FIFA World Cup}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Sandberg, Roland}}
[[Category:1946 births]]
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[[Category:Footballers from Karlskrona]]
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[[Category:Allsvenskan players]]
[[Category:Bundesliga players]]
[[Category:Åtvidabergs FF players]]
[[Category:BK Häcken players]]
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