John Eriksson (footballer)
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Full name
John Rune Eriksson
Date of birth
12 March 1929
Place of birth
Stockholm, Sweden
Date of death
24 March 2020 (aged 91)
 Eriksson in 1960 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John Rune Eriksson | ||
| Date of birth | 12 March 1929 | ||
| Place of birth | Stockholm, Sweden | ||
| Date of death | 24 March 2020 (aged 91) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Värtans IK | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1948–1950 | Värtans IK | ||
| 1951–1960 | Djurgårdens IF | 120 | (69) |
| Vällingby AIK | |||
| International career | |||
| 1951–1955 | Sweden[1] | 10 | (9) |
| 1955 | Sweden B[2] | 1 | (1) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1961 | Ängby SK | ||
| Vällingby AIK (playing manager) | |||
| 1967–1968 | IF Brommapojkarna | ||
| 1969–1971 | IF Brommapojkarna (youth coach) | ||
| 1972 | Ängby IF | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
John Rune "Jompa" Eriksson (12 March 1929 – 24 March 2020[3][4]) was a Swedish footballer and manager who most notably played as a forward for Djurgårdens IF. A full international between 1951 and 1955, he won ten caps for the Sweden national team and scored nine goals.
Eriksson made his senior team debut for Värtans IK in 1948.[5] He moved to Djurgården and made his debut in a 3–1 win against GAIS on 29 July 1951.[5] With Djurgården, he won the Allsvenskan in 1954–55 and 1959.
International career
He made his international debut in the 1948–51 Nordic Football Championship match against Finland national football team.[2] In total, he made ten appearances and scored nine goals.[2]