 Eriksson at the1970 FIFA World Cup | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Leif Anders Eriksson | ||
| Date of birth | (1942-03-20)20 March 1942 (age 83) | ||
| Place of birth | Köping, Sweden | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder,Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| IK Westmannia | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| –1957 | IK Westmannia | ||
| 1958–1960 | Köpings IS | ||
| 1960–1966 | Djurgårdens IF | 117 | (62) |
| 1966–1968 | IK Sirius | 54 | (37) |
| 1969–1970 | Örebro | 43 | (15) |
| 1970–1975 | Nice | 151 | (37) |
| 1975–1976 | Cannes | 29 | (9) |
| 1976–1978 | IK Sirius | 43 | (9) |
| 1979–1981 | IFK Dannemora/Österby | ||
| Total | 437 | (169) | |
| International career‡ | |||
| 1959– | Sweden U18[1] | 3 | (2) |
| Sweden U23[2] | 2 | (0) | |
| Sweden B[3] | 10 | (10) | |
| 1962–1972 | Sweden[4] | 49 | (12) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 12 July 2007 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 12 July 2007 | |||
Leif Anders Eriksson (born 20 March 1942) is a Swedish retiredfootballer andbandy player.
He started his career in Sweden playing forDjurgårdens IF,IK Sirius andÖrebro SK, until he joined French sideOGC Nice where he was elected foreign player of the year byFrance Football magazine in 1972.[5] He ended his international career in anotherCôte d'Azur club,AS Cannes.
He was part ofSweden national team at the1970 FIFA World Cup. He was capped 49 times and scored 12 goals.
As a bandy player, Eriksson played forDjurgårdens IF Bandy 1961–65.[6] In 1966, he won theSwedish championship final withIK Sirius.[7]
Djurgårdens IF
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