Sune Almkvist (4 February 1886 – 8 August 1975) was a

Swedish Swedish or ' may refer to: Anything from or related to Sweden, a country in Northern Europe. Or, specifically: * Swedish language, a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Sweden and Finland ** Swedish alphabet, the official alphabet used by ...

bandy player, hockey player and footballer. He was inducted with the number 1 in the Swedish Bandy Hall of Fame in 2011. Almkvist was the first major Swedish hockey player and the first who received the award Big Guy, He played for

IFK Uppsala IFK Uppsala is a Swedish sports club located in Uppsala in Sweden, with several departments: * IFK Uppsala Fotboll, association football department * IFK Uppsala Bandy, bandy department The club was established in 1895. On 30 January 1921, t ...

, a club which dominated bandy in Sweden from the first Swedish championship in 1907 until 1920. Almkvist started his long hockey career at Upsala Gymnastics Sisters hockey club at the age of 15 in 1901. The club won the 1902

Nordic Games The Nordic Games were the first international multi-sport event that focused primarily on winter sports, and were held at varying intervals between 1901 and 1926. It was organized by Sweden's Swedish Central Association for the Promotion of ...

trophy by defeating Stockholm Hockey Club 2–0. That year Sune Almkvist set a very high team goal record by making 19 goals in one match against the Force Academy (Karlberg) in the Nordic Festival hockey tournament. The match ended 27–1. He was also the first president of the

Swedish Bandy Association The Swedish Bandy Association ( sv, Svenska Bandyförbundet) is the governing body of bandy in Sweden. It organizes the bandy leagues, Elitserien and Allsvenskan for men and Damallsvenskan for women, and the men's and women's national teams. It w ...

from its founding in 1925 until 1950. Almkvist also played four matches for the

Sweden national football team The Sweden national football team ( sv, svenska fotbollslandslaget) represents Sweden in men's international football and it is controlled by the Swedish Football Association, the governing body of football in Sweden. Sweden's home ground is F ...

at the

1908 Summer Olympics The 1908 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the IV Olympiad and also known as London 1908) were an international multi-sport event held in London, England, United Kingdom, from 27 April to 31 October 1908. The 1908 Games were ori ...

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Almkvist, Sune 1886 births 1975 deaths Swedish bandy players Swedish men's footballers IFK Uppsala Bandy players IFK Uppsala Fotboll players Olympic footballers for Sweden Footballers at the 1908 Summer Olympics Men's association football forwards Sweden men's international footballers