Per Edgar Ragnar "Ragge" Wicksell (26 September 1892 – 31 July 1974) was a Swedish

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and bandy player. He competed in the

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and in the

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. In 1912, he played as

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one match in the main tournament as well as one match in the consolation tournament. As a footballer, Wicksell started his career in

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and played for

Djurgårdens IF Fotboll Djurgårdens IF Fotbollsförening – commonly known as Djurgårdens IF, Djurgården Fotboll (official name), Djurgården (), and (especially locally) Djurgår'n (), Dif or DIF – is a Swedish professional men's association football department ...

, beginning in 1911, becoming Swedish champion in

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, and

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. He also played in the 1916 and 1919 finals. He played mainly as a right and centre half back. Wicksell made 32 appearances for

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and scored 3 goals. In 1926, he became

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. As a bandy player, Wicksell played for

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, becoming Swedish champion in 1912.

Honours

Football

Djurgårdens IF *

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: 1912, 1915, 1917, 1920

Bandy

Djurgårdens IF *

: 1912

References

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Swedish squad in 1912
1892 births 1974 deaths Men's association football central defenders Men's association football midfielders Swedish men's footballers Swedish bandy players Sweden men's international footballers Mariebergs IK players Djurgårdens IF Fotboll players Olympic footballers for Sweden Footballers at the 1912 Summer Olympics Footballers at the 1920 Summer Olympics Djurgårdens IF Bandy players People from Enköping Municipality Footballers from Uppsala County {{Sweden-footy-defender-stub