Erik Holmberg (footballer)
Norwegian footballer (1922-1998)
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Erik Holmberg (23 May 1922 – 18 September 1998) was a Norwegian international football defender.[1] He played his entire career at Fredrikstad FK, and won the Norwegian Cup in 1950 and the Hovedserien four times (in 1948–49, 1950–51, 1951–52 and 1953–54).[2] He was capped 27 times for Norway,[3] and participated at the Helsinki Olympics in 1952.[4] After his retirement he was the head coach of Fredrikstad from 1956 to 1957, and Østsiden from 1966 to 1968.[2]
Full name
Erik Holmberg
Date of birth
23 May 1922
Place of birth
Fredrikstad, Norway
Date of death
18 September 1998 (aged 76)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Erik Holmberg | ||
| Date of birth | 23 May 1922 | ||
| Place of birth | Fredrikstad, Norway | ||
| Date of death | 18 September 1998 (aged 76) | ||
| Place of death | Fredrikstad, Norway | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1945–56 | Fredrikstad | ||
| International career | |||
| 1946–53 | Norway | 27 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1956–57 | Fredrikstad | ||
| 1962 | Fredrikstad | ||
| 1965 | Fredrikstad | ||
| 1966–68 | Østsiden | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
