John Eriksson (footballer) explained

John Eriksson
Fullname:John Rune Eriksson
Birth Date:12 March 1929
Birth Place:Stockholm, Sweden
Position:Forward
Youthclubs1:Värtans IK
Years1:1948–1950
Clubs1:Värtans IK
Years2:1951–1960
Clubs2:Djurgårdens IF
Caps2:120
Goals2:69
Clubs3:Vällingby AIK
Manageryears1:1961
Managerclubs1:Ängby SK
Managerclubs2:Vällingby AIK (playing manager)
Manageryears3:1967–1968
Managerclubs3:IF Brommapojkarna
Manageryears4:1969–1971
Managerclubs4:IF Brommapojkarna (youth coach)
Manageryears5:1972
Managerclubs5:Ängby IF
Nationalyears1:1951–1955
Nationalteam1:Sweden[1]
Nationalcaps1:10
Nationalgoals1:9
Nationalyears2:1955
Nationalteam2:Sweden B[2]
Nationalcaps2:1
Nationalgoals2:1

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.

Club career

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. 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]

Management career

After his Djurgårdens years, Eriksson became playing manager for Vällingby AIK.[5] Later, he was manager for IF Brommapojkarna.

Honours

Djurgårdens IF

Notes and References

  1. Book: Frantz . Alf . Glanell . Tomas . Persson . Gunnar . Det svenska fotbollslandslaget 1908–2008 . CA Strömberg AB . 2008 . Vällingby . Swedish . The Swedish National Football Team 1908–2008 . 978-91-86184-69-8.
  2. Book: Alsiö . Martin . Frantz . Alf . Lindahl . Jimmy . Persson . Gunnar . 100 år: Svenska fotbollförbundets jubileumsbok 1904-2004, del 2: statistiken . Stroemberg Media Group . 2004 . Vällingby . Swedish . 100 years: Swedish Football Association's centenary 1904-2004, part 2: statistics . 978-91-86184-59-9.
  3. Web site: John "Jompa" Eriksson har gått ur tiden. 24 March 2020.
  4. Web site: John Eriksson - National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. national-football-teams.com.
  5. Web site: John "Jompa" Eriksson – hjälte över hela stan | Djurgården Fotboll . 2014-09-08 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141023230556/http://dif.se/2013/03/25/john-jompa-eriksson-hjalte-over-hela-stan/ . 2014-10-23 .
  6. Web site: Förteckning över samtliga SM-guld för Djurgårdens IF på seniornivå genom tiderna . difarkivet.se . https://web.archive.org/web/20100811042345/http://www.difarkivet.se/dif_sm_guld_seniorer.pdf . 11 August 2010 . sv.