Kay Wiestål

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

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

Career

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

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

Honours

Djurgårdens IF

• Allsvenskan: 1966[5]

References

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.