Leif Eriksson (footballer) explained

Leif Eriksson
Fullname:Leif Anders Eriksson
Birth Date:20 March 1942
Birth Place:Köping, Sweden
Height:1.75 m
Position:Midfielder, Striker
Youthclubs1:IK Westmannia
Years1:–1957
Clubs1:IK Westmannia
Years2:1958–1960
Clubs2:Köpings IS
Years3:1960–1966
Clubs3:Djurgårdens IF
Caps3:117
Goals3:62
Years4:1966–1968
Clubs4:IK Sirius
Caps4:54
Goals4:37
Years5:1969–1970
Clubs5:Örebro
Caps5:43
Goals5:15
Years6:1970–1975
Clubs6:Nice
Caps6:151
Goals6:37
Years7:1975–1976
Clubs7:Cannes
Caps7:29
Goals7:9
Years8:1976–1978
Clubs8:IK Sirius
Caps8:43
Goals8:9
Years9:1979–1981
Clubs9:IFK Dannemora/Österby
Nationalyears1:1959–
Nationalteam1:Sweden U18[1]
Nationalcaps1:3
Nationalgoals1:2
Nationalteam2:Sweden U23[2]
Nationalcaps2:2
Nationalgoals2:0
Nationalteam3:Sweden B[3]
Nationalcaps3:10
Nationalgoals3:10
Nationalyears4:1962–1972
Nationalteam4:Sweden[4]
Nationalcaps4:49
Nationalgoals4:12
Pcupdate:12 July 2007
Ntupdate:12 July 2007

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

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

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: 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.
  3. 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.
  4. http://hem.passagen.se/fotbollslandslaget/statistiktest.htm Sweden men's national football team statistics
  5. https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/franpoy.html foreign players of the year in France on rsssf
  6. Web site: Leif Eriksson – DIF Historia .
  7. Web site: Bandy .
  8. 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.