Ex Celtc player Edvaldsson has died

[kai-Johansen59]

RIP Shug, can remember him scoring against us at Ibrox, they were 2 nil up at HT we came back and won 3-2.

RIP

I remember that game didn’t know he scored but I am sure Gordon Smith scored for us.

 

[Virgil Hilts]

Will have played in the same team as Gary Mac.

 

[BoyciesDa]

R.I.P.

 

[clubdeckcharlie]

RIP Shuggy.

 

[Davester]

RIP. My dad used to shoot the breeze with him when their paths crossed in Rutherglen. Always said he was a decent fella. Not good times.

 

[Sashmo]

RIP

 

[Realger34]

RIP.

 

[dcbear]

Remember him playing for them back in the days where a foreign player in any UK team was a novelty. He was a big lad.

RIP

 

[DurhamBear]

Sleep well big Shuggy.

 

[Carlton The Bear]

My thoughts and prayers are with his family.

 

[Euro Scooter]

I remember him playing for them when I was wee because any foreign player in Scotland at that time was considered really exotic. Don't remember much other than he was a big built guy. Sad to see anyone go too early.

 

[Coopertrueblue]

Don’t be crass, leave the ignorance to them.

I had never heard of him and was asking, nothing about being crass there was hardly anything in the OP, wind yer neck in.

 

[JRei8790]

Remember him playing for motherwell and them. Big honest type on the pitch and by all accounts a decent man off it.
RIP Shuggie

 

[Jb123]

R.I.P

 

[northsealoyal]

Sad news

 

[Davieblue1977]

Sad news

RIP

 

[Burgos St Bear]

I remember him well in the 70s. A classic big lump of a centre forward. Sorry to hear he’s passed away.

 

[Alex Boyce]

RIP I remember him scoring 2 at Ibrox in my first game as a Ballboy, we won 3-2

I think big DJ played centre half! In the first 45 and the centre forward in the second half

 

[Robert Marshall]

Rest in Peace Masonic Brother

 

[Junior Ganymede]

Who?

It would appear that being a Rangers da does have it's advantages.
Common civility would appear to be another advantage.

 

[jweebear]

Name from the past, RIP Shug

 

[Seaside Blue]

Think I am slightly too young to remember this guy for them however as stated allegiances don’t matter in times like this. Condolences to the friends and family,

 

[HamiltonBear]

Big Shuggy, as they called him. I am genuinely sorry to hear that news.

I can't remember much about him, I was a kid when he was at the end of his career. From what I have heard he was a big Gentleman.

RIP Big man.

 

[Whitburnbear]

Wow thats absolutely uncanny

I was just remembering mid 70's commentary recently and the name that i kept remembering was Archie saying "Edvalldson"

RIP

 

[Badger]

RIP big yin

 

[bud_light]

Will have played in the same team as Gary Mac.

Think Jock Wallace signed him for Motherwell

 

[Bearcage]

R.I.p.Always hated him when he came up for corners.Always a aerial threat to us,sure he got a couple against us.

 

[Kentbear]

I just googled him to find out a bit more about the player, there is no mention of his death,

 

[Sancus]

Remember him drinking in The Quaich in Shawlands for years.

 

[Alex Boyce]

The only pub in Glasgow you could open the door, chuck in a brick and be guaranteed to hit a nutter.

The would probably header it back out the door !@!@

 

[roffey]

Father in law’s favourite ever Celtic player, he’ll be sad tonight.

 

[stonewall Jackson]

Came from two down that day!

Shuggy scored with 2 headers in the first half. We absolutely battered them in the second half with Davie Cooper dismantling them.

 

[jaws73]

Remember him well (an age thing I suppose).

R.I.P. Johannes.

 

[Mermaid]

Big Shuggie
He used to own the Mermaid at Bridgeton if I remember right

He did, big gentleman.

RIP

 

[Valley Bluenose]

Will have played in the same team as Gary Mac.

He did. And would also have been managed by Jock Wallace. That must have made for some interesting discussions.

 

[talkingsportsjacket]

Sad news.

 

[Mermaid]

The only pub in Glasgow you could open the door, chuck in a brick and be guaranteed to hit a nutter.

So it was you?

 

[Blues and Royals]

scored in a league cup final that we won 2-1,would have been 1978

He equalised for them in the last minute.

 

[Northampton Lodger]

He was a decent enough big player, don't recall anybody ever saying a bad word about him. RIP.

 

[grande]

RIP

 

[JCB64]

RIP Shug, can remember him scoring against us at Ibrox, they were 2 nil up at HT we came back and won 3-2.

He scored twice that day.

Seemed a decent big guy.

 

[Bluedajkm81]

R.I.P

 

[Mermaid]

I'm sure Gordon Smith scored the winner?
Really??..That was a staunch Rangers pub

He definitely did mate and he was well liked and treated with respect.

 

[Taximan2002]

That’s sad news, used to play pool with him in the Pollok Social club back in the day, he lived in Grantley Gardens at the time. Was a nice big guy..
RIP

 

[3600superally1968]

Lots of decent posts about Shuggie. Reminds me of my youth, many moons ago. He was a unit before units were invented. Sad news TBH.

 

[Weegie]

Big Shug presented me with my swimming medal after swimming against Iceland swim team many moons ago. RIP big man.

 

[westl65]

Had a habit of scoring against us RIP

 

[jasbear]

Decent big player

RIP

 

[hms]

Sad and doleful tidings
Condolences to the family

 

[Carltonblue]

Have a memory that Parlane outmuscled him to score with a header from a McLean cross in the famous 3-0 game at Ibrox in 74/75, when we began to believe we would win the league in that historic season.