Per Edgar Ragnar "Ragge" Wicksell (26 September 1892 – 31 July 1974) was a Swedish football and bandy player. He competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics and in the 1920 Summer Olympics. In 1912, he played as

midfielder A midfielder is an outfield position in association football. Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. As central midfielders often go across boundarie ...

one match in the main tournament as well as one match in the consolation tournament. As a footballer, Wicksell started his career in

Mariebergs IK Mariebergs IK was a Swedish football and bandy club which was located in Stockholm. The club was founded in 1902 and was nicknamed ''Maris''. Mariebergs IK were one of the better clubs in Sweden in the early 20th century, and they played one seas ...

and played for

Djurgårdens IF Fotboll Djurgårdens IF Fotbollsförening – commonly known as Djurgårdens IF, Djurgården Fotboll (official name), Djurgården (), and (especially locally) Djurgår'n (), Dif or DIF – is the men's association football department of its parent asso ...

, beginning in 1911, becoming Swedish champion in 1912,

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, and 1920. He also played in the 1916 and 1919 finals. Wicksell made 32 appearances for Sweden and scored 3 goals. In 1926, he became Stor grabb. As a bandy player, Wicksell played for

Djurgårdens IF Bandy Djurgårdens IF Bandy is the bandy section of Swedish sports club Djurgårdens IF, located in Stockholm. History Djurgårdens IF was one of the teams playing at the Nordic Games in 1905, where the team lost the final to Uppsala HK. The club ...

, becoming Swedish champion in 1912.

Honours

Football

Djurgårdens IF * Svenska Mästerskapet: 1912, 1915, 1917, 1920

Bandy

Djurgårdens IF * Svenska Mästerskapet: 1912

References

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Swedish squad in 1912
1892 births 1974 deaths Men's association football central defenders Men's association football midfielders Swedish men's footballers Swedish bandy players Sweden men's international footballers Mariebergs IK players Djurgårdens IF Fotboll players Olympic footballers for Sweden Footballers at the 1912 Summer Olympics Footballers at the 1920 Summer Olympics Djurgårdens IF Bandy players {{Sweden-footy-midfielder-stub