John Sjoberg

John Sjoberg

Personal information
Full name	John Sjoberg
Date of birth	(1941-06-12)12 June 1941
Place of birth	Aberdeen, Scotland
Date of death
Place of death	Leicester, England
Position(s)	Full-back
Youth career
	Banks O' Dee
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1958–1973	Leicester City	336	(15)
1973	Rotherham United	6	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

John Sjoberg (12 June 1941 – 2 October 2008) was a Scottish footballer who played 15 seasons for Leicester City between 1958 and 1973. Sjoberg joined the Foxes from Scottish amateur side Banks o'Dee in August 1958, and went on to play 413 first-team matches for Leicester. His position on the pitch was as a full-back.

Sjoberg made his debut for Leicester in a 2–1 victory at Cardiff in October 1960 and was an almost ever-present in the great Ice Kings side of 1962/63, including playing in the final at Wembley, where City lost 3–1 to Manchester United, and the following season he was a member of the Leicester side that won the League Cup, securing the Foxes their first major trophy.

Sjoberg left Leicester in 1973, and played briefly for Rotherham United before retiring to open his own printing business in Leicester. He died in October 2008 following a short illness.

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• Neil Brown profile