Stendy Appeltoft

Stendy Appeltoft (27 November 1920 – 28 November 1992) was a Swedish footballer who played as a defender. He won one cap for the Sweden national team.

Stendy Appeltoft
Personal information
Full name Stendy Appeltoft
Date of birth (1920-11-27)27 November 1920
Place of birth Sweden
Date of death 28 November 1992(1992-11-28) (aged 72)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
Högaborgs BK
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Högaborgs BK
1949–1956 Helsingborgs IF
National team
1955 Sweden B 1 (0)
1955 Sweden 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

Appeltoft played his club football for Högaborgs BK and Helsingborgs IF and appeared in a total of 382 games for Helsingborg.[1][2][3][4][5] He made his only appearance for the Sweden national team on 28 August 1955 when he replaced Bengt Gustavsson in the 19th minute in a friendly game against Finland.[6][7] At 34 years, 9 months and 1 day, he is the oldest debutante to ever appear for the Sweden national team.[8] He also appeared once for the Sweden B team.[7]

Honours

Records

Sweden national team

  • Oldest debutante: 34 years, 9 months and 1 day (3–0 against Finland on 28 August 1955)[8]

References
  1. "Stendy Appeltofft". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
  2. "Gammal HIF:are lyfts fram ur arkivet". HD (in Swedish). Retrieved 15 December 2020.
  3. Yumpu.com. "Claes styr HIF vidare mot Europa - www.hif.se - Helsingborgs IF". yumpu.com (in Swedish). Retrieved 15 December 2020.
  4. "Bengt Osterman till minne". HD (in Swedish). Retrieved 15 December 2020.
  5. "KULTUR: Maffig 75-årsbok". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 15 December 2020.
  6. "Sverige - Finland - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 15 December 2020.
  7. "Stendy Appeltoft - Spelarstatistik - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se. (in Swedish). Retrieved 15 December 2020.
  8. "BILDSPEL: Landslagets äldste utespelare". nyheter24.se (in Swedish). 7 October 2009. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
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