Kay-Arne Arvid Wiestål (16 October 1940 – 14 November 2020)[1] was a Swedish footballer and entrepreneur.[2]

Kay Wiestål
Personal information
Full name Kay-Arne Arvid Wiestål
Date of birth (1940-10-16)16 October 1940
Place of birth Holmsund, Sweden
Date of death 14 November 2020(2020-11-14) (aged 80)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1963–1967 Djurgårdens IF 71 (25)
1968 Oakland Clippers 9 (1)
1968 St. Louis Stars 11 (2)
1970– Ope IF
Managerial career
1970– Ope IF (playing manager)
1975–1976 Kalmar FF
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

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Wiestål played for Djurgårdens IF and won Allsvenskan in 1966. He later played in the North American Soccer League for Oakland Clippers and St. Louis Stars. In 1970, he joined Ope IF as playing manager.[3]

Death

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Wiestål died on 14 November 2020, at the age of 80, from COVID-19.[4]

Honours

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Djurgårdens IF

References

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  1. ^ "Kay-Arne Arvid Wiestål fyller år den 16 Oktober | Birthday.se". www.birthday.se. Archived from the original on 14 September 2014.
  2. ^ Victoriadagens grundare är död – kungafamiljens sorg, Kvällsposten, 16 November 2020.
  3. ^ "Historik - Ope IF - Fotboll - IdrottOnline Klubb". Archived from the original on 14 September 2014. Retrieved 14 September 2014.
  4. ^ Kay Wiestål är död, Aftonbladet, 16 November 2020.
  5. ^ "Förteckning över samtliga SM-guld för Djurgårdens IF på seniornivå genom tiderna" (PDF) (in Swedish). DIF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 August 2010.