John Eriksson (footballer)
 John Eriksson in 1954. | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John Rune Eriksson | ||
| Date of birth | 12 March 1929 | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Värtans IK | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1948–1950 | Värtans IK | ||
| 1951–1960 | Djurgårdens IF | 120 | (69) |
| Vällingby AIK | |||
| National team | |||
| 1951–1955 | Sweden [1] | 10 | (9) |
| 1955 | Sweden B[2] | 1 | (1) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1961 | Ängby SK | ||
| Vällingby AIK (playing manager) | |||
| 1967–1968 | IF Brommapojkarna | ||
| 1969–1971 | IF Brommapojkarna (youth coach) | ||
| 1972 | Ängby IF | ||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
John Rune "Jompa" Eriksson (12 March 1929[3]) is a Swedish former footballer and manager.
Playing career
Club
Eriksson made his senior team debut for Värtans IK in 1948.[4]
Eriksson moved to Djurgården and made his debut in a 3–1 win against GAIS on 29 July 1951.[4] With Djurgården, he won the Allsvenskan in 1954–55 and 1959.
International
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 Djurgården years, Eriksson became playing manager for Vällingby AIK.[4] Later, he was manager for IF Brommapojkarna.
Honours
Club
- Allsvenskan (2): 1954–55, 1959
References
- ↑ 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 91-86184-69-5.
- 1 2 3 Alsiö, Martin; Frantz, Alf; Lindahl, Jimmy; Persson, Gunnar, eds. (2004). 100 år: Svenska fotbollförbundets jubileumsbok 1904-2004, del 2: statistiken [100 years: Swedish Football Association's centenary 1904-2004, part 2: statistics] (in Swedish). Vällingby: Stroemberg Media Group. ISBN 91-86184-59-8.
- ↑ Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. "John Eriksson - National Football Teams". national-football-teams.com.
- 1 2 3 http://dif.se/2013/03/25/john-jompa-eriksson-hjalte-over-hela-stan/
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