Ex Celtc player Edvaldsson has died

[Strathblue]

Came from two down that day!

Came out like men possesed in the second half,and won the day 3 - 2

 

[Galstonian Oranje]

Rip sad news. I cant remember him.

Will they ask for their next game postponed?

 

[spotlight]

Big DJ had a few battles with him, sorry to hear this news

 

[Govan36]

I


Commonly known as Shuggie. Played in late 70’s IIRC. Think he scored against us in a cup final. I was but a bairn so memory may be a bit shaky.

1978 League Cup Final, he equalised a Coop goal and then Gordon Smith scored the winner in extra time.

 

[Kentbear]

Came out like men possesed in the second half,and won the day 3 - 2

And when their end rapidly emptied the chant from the other three sides was "Go home ya huns"
Before it was hijacked.

 

[beowulf]

Sad and doleful tidings
Condolences to the family

A fine sportsman and brother.

 

[jmac49]

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

We were probably on the the broomy bus that day Davie . .Back to now . I was talking in the work the other night . I was watching old Rangers games on you tube and the boy started talking about when he went to the games on the buses that left from the Dumbarton area ,said he went on a few and that SHUGGIE was his next door neighbour .Said that he was a great guy that although he was a celtic player always spoke well about the Rangers and said Davie Cooper was one of the best footballers he'd ever seen ,

 

[Calgacus]

Decent player in his day.

Poor guy, best wishes to his friends and family. RIP Shuggie.

 

[Al khobar-ger]

I'm sure Gordon Smith scored the winner?

He certainly did

 

[Sandbear]

That's a shame remember him well decent big player. RIP big man.

 

[CaptainStaunch]

Remember him at Celtic. Seem to remember he had a hotel north of Inverness for a while ?
Not great news.

From memory it was the Inchnadamph Hotel way up in Wester Ross.
His brother was an internationalist as well.

 

[KirkieRanger]

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

Could be he's being genuine and is just a young guy who hasn't heard of him.Give him the benefit of the doubt.

W.A.T.P.

 

[Toosh]

Played when I was a kid .
R.I.P

 

[Krissie]

Always came a cross as a nice bloke. Sad news.

 

[Stevie McDougall]

Respect and condolences to family and friends
Sleep easy big yin.

 

[Damsidebear]

That's just awful, RIP.

 

[monkey magic]

1978 League Cup Final, he equalised a Coop goal and then Gordon Smith scored the winner in extra time.

That's the game that I remember him from.

 

[Montyplums]

Just spoke with my mum ( he was married to her cousin). Sad news. I’d only met him a couple of times and was a nice big guy anytime I spoke to him.
RIP Johannes

 

[Blueloaf]

Rip , and condolences to his family

 

[Big Joke New]

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

1977. One of my first ever old firm games. They were 2 up at half time - big Shuggy scored both. We came back second half and Gordon Smith got the winner late on - think he got 2 that day

 

[Woodrow Call]

RIP

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

As did Coop.

 

[Strangers1]

Scored 2 goals against us in my favourite ever game. RIP big shuggie

 

[Kerdo1801]

Sad news ; I was young when he played for them but seem to remember he was a big strong guy and he scored a few against us in the auld days. RIP

 

[Pistonarms]

I know his daughter through work and used to have a bit of banter with her about her dad. RIP big man

 

[Woodrow Call]

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

Sure one of them was a poachers tap in from a Burns cut back. Maybe not Sands of time and being a bit pished.

 

[Coopertrueblue]

Could be he's being genuine and is just a young guy who hasn't heard of him.Give him the benefit of the doubt.

W.A.T.P.

This is correct, I have never heard of him and know older players had never heard this name. I maybe couldve said more than who to be clearer.

RIP

 

[sammysun]

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

For some reason I believed this game was at sharkhead mind you I was on the booze at that time, and never got off it till 1988.

 

[Elder55]

Rip Big Shug. A decent lad.

 

[senefelder]

Used to frequent the Quaich in Shawlands. Seemed a decent sort.

 

[barrheadbear]

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

Also scored Celtic's equaliser in 1978 LC final before Smith's extra time winner.

An Icelandic international, a decent old fashioned centre half is probably the best way to describe him,. Could also play in mdfield when asked.

RIP

 

[Eddie1872]

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

My first old firm match

RIP

 

[Jango]

ran the mermaid in brigton for a while in the 80s ,

Got stabbed in the mermaid after Auld firm game

 

[Potnbear]

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

I lost my shoe that game when scored the 3rd. He seemed a big gentleman
Rip big man

 

[Charliedontsurf]

Good guy very friendly with Stanley. Many a session I had with both in the Southside.
A few wee night's up the town with Big Shug in the 80s. Never heard him say a bad word about us.

 

[bazil]

I well remember him Decent player, he had a hotel in Achnasheen, it was a bus rest stop, for 15 min time for a toilet break

 

[WW55 on the PRW]

I always remember even what he looked liked because I always got his sticker in the panini sticker album and could never swap it!!

 

[John MacKenzie]

A decent player from the good old days of football when players/fans had respect for each other.
R.I.P. big Shuggie.

 

[Bear all]

Sad news we hated each other back then but there was a line and now there isn’t thoughts with Shugs family.

 

[thinline]

Condolences to his family. Hard worker the big man.

 

[bob1873]

Johannes Edvaldson played with them in the late 70's...Icelandic international

What age was he mate? Didn’t think he was back in the 70’s? R.I.P.

 

[Parkbear1]

My dad knew Shuggy through his links with junior football and I was pestering my old man to get me a Kleim tracky why was the fashion in the mid 80s. So my old man takes me up to Shuggy's sports shop in Burnside and gets me the same type tracky but the Icelandic brand Henson across the front! Henson also made the Pollok strips in 1986! The top got stolen when I used it as a goalpost up in Milton one day but that's another story!

 

[Bluebearjim]

RIP big man - another statistic of this horrible disease.

 

[Kentbear]

What age was he mate? Didn’t think he was back in the 70’s? R.I.P.

70

 

[bob1873]

70

Cheers I thought he was younger I was mixing him up with another Scandinavian who played later than him. He must have been playing when I was a boy getting taken to games. Still 70 is not old now is it?

 

[Jan Wyck]

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

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

Smith scored two and DJ the other after being centre-half in the first half and moved up front in the second. We pummeled them in that second half.

In the cup final he scored with the last touch in normal time but Smith(again) scored in extra time.

Sad to hear of his passing. He was excellent in the air and always posed a threat. Bit of a cult figure for them back then.

 

[Barca Bear]

I


Commonly known as Shuggie. Played in late 70’s IIRC. Think he scored against us in a cup final. I was but a bairn so memory may be a bit shaky.

Think we won 2-1,
davie Cooper mibbe??

 

[RfcIbrox]

Pretty sad, as it is with any other player.
Done us no harm.
Condolences.

Always thought he came across well mate.

 

[Daviecooperloyal18]

Sad news

RIP

 

[chosen few]

He seemed like a nice big guy, god speed

 

[IndonesiaBlue]

For some reason I believed this game was at sharkhead mind you I was on the booze at that time, and never got off it till 1988.

I went for years thinking this was the game where Alex Cameron was barged by the polis horse.
Booze is bad!