Leif_Eriksson_(footballer)

Leif Eriksson (footballer)

Leif Eriksson (footballer)

Swedish footballer and bandy player (born 1942)

Leif Anders Eriksson (born 20 March 1942) is a Swedish retired footballer and bandy player.

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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

References

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    Frantz, Alf; Glanell, Tomas; Persson, Gunnar, eds. (2008). Det svenska fotbollslandslaget 1908–2008 [The Swedish National Football Team 1908–2008] (in Swedish). Vällingby: CA Strömberg AB. ISBN 978-91-86184-69-8.
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    Frantz, Alf; Glanell, Tomas; Persson, Gunnar, eds. (2008). Det svenska fotbollslandslaget 1908–2008 [The Swedish National Football Team 1908–2008] (in Swedish). Vällingby: CA Strömberg AB. ISBN 978-91-86184-69-8.
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    Frantz, Alf; Glanell, Tomas; Persson, Gunnar, eds. (2008). Det svenska fotbollslandslaget 1908–2008 [The Swedish National Football Team 1908–2008] (in Swedish). Vällingby: CA Strömberg AB. ISBN 978-91-86184-69-8.
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    Sweden national football team statistics Archived 2012-06-06 at the Wayback Machine
  5. [5]
    foreign players of the year in France on rsssf Archived 2015-09-05 at the Wayback Machine
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    "Leif Eriksson – DIF Historia".
  7. [7]
    "Bandy".
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    "Förteckning över samtliga SM-guld för Djurgårdens IF på seniornivå genom tiderna" (PDF). difarkivet.se (in Swedish). Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 August 2010.
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