Stig Svensson

Svensson played for Östers IF and made his debut in 1933. In the 1937 season, he stopped playing due to an injury. In 1942, he became the team captain. The following year Svensson gave up his playing career.

Svensson grew up in Växjö with ten siblings. While playing football, he worked as a timber merchant to supplement his income. Svensson has two sons Tommy Svensson, who was a successful footballer and coach, and son Peter Svensson, he is the grandfather of Joachim Bjorklund and "infected" swear sons Kalle Björklund and Karl-Axel Blomqvist. In his memoirs, Stig described his success by saying, "We gave football a chance. We never let ourselves be guided on. We believe in camaraderie, the natural form of interaction with football overtones. It's a game with short passes from one side to the other."