Roland Stoltz

Roland Stoltz is regarded as one of Skellefteå AIK's classic figures from its playing historyArticle in SportbladetRead the sourceArticle in Sveriges RadioRead the sourceClose. Roland StoltzArticle in Skellefteå AIKRead the sourceClose grew up in Överkalix, where his youth also included basketball and football. In an interview published by Skellefteå AIKArticle in Skellefteå AIKRead the sourceClose on 2 April 2013, Bo Fuhrman recalled his basketball playing and football in Överkalix. Stoltz himself spoke about playing for Norrbotten’s boys’ representative football teamArticle in Skellefteå AIKRead the sourceClose.

Describing his hockey in the same interview, Stoltz emphasized hard work and a willingness to take physical contactArticle in Skellefteå AIKRead the sourceClose. Skellefteå AIK’sArticle in Skellefteå AIKRead the sourceClose 2014 tribute called him Grävskopan från Överkalix, or the excavator from Överkalix.

Stoltz also coached Skellefteå’s senior team in 1995–1998Article in Skellefteå AIKRead the sourceClose and 2000–2001. Looking back in 2014Article in Skellefteå AIKRead the sourceClose, the club remembered his loud whistling as a coach.

In the April 2013 interview, Stoltz said that Jan Erixon and then Marklund had contacted him about a junior coaching roleArticle in Skellefteå AIKRead the sourceClose. On 7 February that year, Skellefteå AIKArticle in Skellefteå AIKRead the sourceClose had announced that Stoltz and Erixon would share leadership of the under-20 team for the remainder of the 2012/13 season.