Eivar Widlund 1906 – 1968

Biography

Eivar Widlund was born on June 15, 1906, in Örebro Nikolai parish, Sweden, during a time when the sport of football was gaining momentum across the nation. He would go on to become a footballer, contributing to Sweden’s growing athletic heritage during the early twentieth century. His life spanned a transformative period in Swedish history and sports culture.

Widlund spent much of his life connected to his native region before his final years. He passed away on March 31, 1968, in Stockholm at the age of 61. Though his competitive years on the pitch have faded into history, his memory endures as part of Sweden’s football legacy. He was laid to rest at Norra kyrkogården in Örebro, returning to the soil of his birthplace in a final homecoming.