Sture Gillström

Sture "Stöttan" Gillström (3 December 1908 – 28 January 1978) was a Swedish football, ice hockey and bandy player, known for representing Hammarby IF in all three sports.

Early life Sture Gillström grew up in a working-class home in a southern part of Stockholm known as Södermalm. He and his two siblings were raised by the mother, since the father died in the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic.

Gillström established himself as an important offensive player in Hammarby, competing in the Swedish second tier, and was the club's top scorer during four seasons.

After definitely leaving Hammarby in 1936, Gillström finished his playing career with Sundbyberg in the Swedish lower divisions.

Ice hockey Gillström also played ice hockey and won two Swedish championships, in 1932 and 1933, with Hammarby, the club's first domestic titles.

Bandy Gillström also showed promise as a bandy player, winning the Stockholm junior district championship in 1926 with Hammarby. As a player in the men's senior team, Gillström helped establish Hammarby among the top bandy clubs in Sweden at the end of the 1920s and the beginning of the 1930s.

Personal life Besides being a sportsman, Gillström worked as a mechanical engineer for ASEA in both Stockholm and Västerås.