Leif Eriksson (footballer)
Swedish footballer and bandy player (born 1942)
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Leif Anders Eriksson (born 20 March 1942) is a Swedish retired footballer and bandy player.
Full name
Leif Anders Eriksson
Date of birth
20 March 1942
Place of birth
Köping, Sweden
Height
1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
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Eriksson at the 1970 FIFA World Cup | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Leif Anders Eriksson | ||
| Date of birth | 20 March 1942 | ||
| Place of birth | Köping, Sweden | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Positions | |||
| Youth career | |||
| IK Westmannia | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| –1957 | IK Westmannia | ||
| 1958–1960 | Köpings IS | ||
| 1960–1966 | Djurgårdens IF | 117 | (62) |
| 1966–1968 | IK Sirius | 54 | (37) |
| 1969–1970 | Örebro | 43 | (15) |
| 1970–1975 | Nice | 151 | (37) |
| 1975–1976 | Cannes | 29 | (9) |
| 1976–1978 | IK Sirius | 43 | (9) |
| 1979–1981 | IFK Dannemora/Österby | ||
| Total | 437 | (169) | |
| International career‡ | |||
| 1959– | Sweden U18[1] | 3 | (2) |
| Sweden U23[2] | 2 | (0) | |
| Sweden B[3] | 10 | (10) | |
| 1962–1972 | Sweden[4] | 49 | (12) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 12 July 2007 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 12 July 2007 | |||
He started his career in Sweden playing for Djurgårdens IF, IK Sirius and Örebro SK, until he joined French side OGC Nice where he was elected foreign player of the year by France Football magazine in 1972.[5] He ended his international career in another Côte d'Azur club, AS Cannes.
He was part of Sweden national team at the 1970 FIFA World Cup. He was capped 49 times and scored 12 goals.
As a bandy player, Eriksson played for Djurgårdens IF Bandy 1961–65.[6] In 1966, he won the Swedish championship final with IK Sirius.[7]
Honours
Djurgårdens IF
- Division 2 Svealand: 1961
- Allsvenskan:[8] 1964, 1966