Lars-Eric Lundvall Explained

Lars-Eric Lundvall
Birth Date:3 April 1934
Birth Place:Karlskoga, Sweden
Height Ft:5
Height In:11
Weight Lb:172
Position:Left wing
Shoots:Left
Played For:IFK Bofors
Södertälje SK
Västra Frölunda IF
Ntl Team:SWE
Career Start:1952
Career End:1968
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Lars-Eric Lundvall (3 April 1934 – 8 April 2020) was a Swedish professional ice hockey player and coach. Between 1956 and 1965 he played 195 international matches and scored 79 goals. During this period he won 5 world and 10 European championship medals, including world and European titles in 1957 and 1962; he also took part in the 1956, 1960 and 1964 Olympics and finished in fourth, fifth and second place, respectively.

Domestically Lundvall won two Swedish titles: with Södertälje SK in 1956 and with Västra Frölunda IF in 1965. He was selected to the Swedish all-star team in 1959 and 1960.

After retiring from competitions in 1968, Lundvall stayed as a coach with his last club Västra Frölunda IF. He also ran a gas station with his long-term teammate Ronald Pettersson. He died in 2020, aged 86.[1]

Notes and References

  1. https://www.aftonbladet.se/sportbladet/hockey/a/70OLb4/frolundas-forsta-guldkapten-dod Frölundas första guldkapten död