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{{Short description|Swedish footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Thomas Sunesson
| image =
| fullname = Thomas Sunesson
| birth_date  = {{birth date|1959|01|12|df=yes}}
| death_date = {{death date and age|2015|10|24|1959|1|12|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Mönsterås]], Sweden
| height = {{height|m=1.69}}
| position = [[Forward (association football)|Forward]]
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 = [[Mönsterås FF|Mönsterås]]
| years1 = 1978–1982
| clubs1 = [[Kalmar FF|Kalmar]]
| caps1 = |         goals1 =
| years2 = 1983–1984
| clubs2 = [[Malmö FF]]
| caps2 = |         goals2 =
| years3 = 1984–1986
| clubs3 = [[FC Lausanne-Sport|Lausanne Sport]]
| caps3 = |         goals3 =
| years4 = 1986–1987
| clubs4 = [[Djurgårdens IF Fotboll|Djurgården]]
| caps4 = 19 |         goals4 = 4
| years5 = 1988
| clubs5 = [[IF Brommapojkarna|Brommapojkarna]]
| caps5 = |         goals5 =
| years6 = 1989
| clubs6 = [[Hammarby Fotboll|Hammarby]]
| caps6 = 13 |         goals6 = 4
| years7 = 1989–1990
| clubs7 = [[S.C. Beira-Mar|Beira-Mar]]
| caps7 = 5 |         goals7 = 0
| years8 = 1990–1991
| clubs8 = [[Seixal F.C.|Seixal]]
| caps8 = 11 |         goals8 = 0
| nationalyears1 = 1983–1984<ref>{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20010609200325/http://hem.passagen.se/fotbollslandslaget/statistiktest.htm Sweden men's national football team stats]}}</ref>
| nationalteam1 = [[Sweden men's national football team|Sweden]]
| nationalcaps1 = 12 | nationalgoals1 = 6
}}

'''Thomas Sunesson''' (12 January 1959 – 24 October 2015) was a Swedish [[association football|football]] player.

== Club career ==
Sunesson began his career with [[Kalmar FF]]. He joined [[Djurgårdens IF Fotboll|Djurgårdens IF]] in 1986.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=[[Djurgårdens IF Fotboll]]|title=DIF Fotbolls historia 1980-1989|url=http://www.dif.se/sidor/?historia1980-1989|language=Swedish|accessdate=2009-09-03|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081219224140/http://www.dif.se/sidor/?historia1980-1989|archivedate=2008-12-19}}</ref> He also had a brief spell with [[S.C. Beira-Mar]] in the [[Portuguese Liga]].<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Fora de Jogo|title=Sunesson (Thomas Egon Sunesson)|url=https://www.foradejogo.net/player.php?player=195901120001|language=Portuguese|accessdate=2009-09-03}}</ref>

== International career ==
Sunesson made 12 appearances for the [[Sweden men's national football team]] from 1983 to 1984, including two [[UEFA Euro 1984]] qualifying matches.<ref>{{cite web|author=Haisma, Marcel|title=European Championship 1984 - Qualifying - Full Details|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tables/84e-qual.html|date=2008-07-31|website=[[RSSSF]]|accessdate=2009-09-02}}</ref>

== Personal life ==
He died on 24 October 2015.<ref>[http://familj.ostran.se/#!/view/7326299 Obituary]</ref>

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== Career statistics ==

=== International ===
'''International goals'''
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! No. !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition
|-
| 1. || 7 September 1983 || [[Helsinki Olympic Stadium|Olympic Stadium]], [[Helsinki]], Finland || {{fb|FIN}} || 0–3 || Won || [[1981–85 Nordic Football Championship]]
|-
| 2. || 15 October 1983 || [[Stadio San Paolo]], [[Naples]], Italy || {{fb|ITA}} || 0–3 || Won || [[UEFA Euro 1984 qualifying]]
|-
| 3. || 16 November 1983 || [[Queen's Park Oval]], [[Port of Spain]], Trinidad & Tobago || {{fb|TRI}} || 0–5 || Won || [[Exhibition game|Friendly]]
|-
| 4. || 23 February 1984 || Tipshallen, [[Jönköping]], Sweden || {{fb|USA}} || 4–0 || Won || Friendly
|-
| 5. || rowspan="2" | 23 May 1984 || rowspan="2" | [[Norrköpings Idrottspark|Idrottsparken]], [[Norrköping]], Sweden || rowspan="2" | {{fb|MLT}} || rowspan="2" | 4–0 || rowspan="2" | Won || rowspan="2" | [[1986 FIFA World Cup qualification]]
|-
| 6. 
|-
| colspan="12" |<small>''Correct as of 26 October 2015''<ref>[http://eu-football.info/_player.php?id=20420 Football PLAYER: Thomas Sunesson]</ref></small>
|}

==References==
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[[Category:1959 births]]
[[Category:2015 deaths]]
[[Category:People from Mönsterås Municipality]]
[[Category:Swedish men's footballers]]
[[Category:Sweden men's international footballers]]
[[Category:Kalmar FF players]]
[[Category:Malmö FF players]]
[[Category:Djurgårdens IF Fotboll players]]
[[Category:Hammarby Fotboll players]]
[[Category:FC Lausanne-Sport players]]
[[Category:S.C. Beira-Mar players]]
[[Category:IF Brommapojkarna players]]
[[Category:Men's association football forwards]]
[[Category:Footballers from Kalmar County]]
[[Category:20th-century Swedish sportsmen]]


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