Leif Eriksson (footballer)

Personal information
Leif Eriksson
Full name	Leif Eriksson
Date of birth	(1942-03-20) March 20, 1942 (age 72)
Place of birth	Köping, Sweden
Playing position	Striker
Club information
Current team	retired
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1960–1966	Djurgårdens IF	117	(62)
1967–1968	IK Sirius	?	(?)
1969–1970	Örebro SK	43	(15)
1970–1975	OGC Nice	153	(43)
1975–1976	AS Cannes	33	(9)
National team^‡
1962–1972	Sweden^[1]	49	(12)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12 July 2007. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 12 July 2007

Leif Eriksson (born March 20,1942 in Sweden) is a former Swedish footballer.

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.^[2] He ended his career in another Côte d'Azur club, AS Cannes.

He was part of Swedish national football team at the 1970 FIFA World Cup. He was capped 49 times and scored 12 goals.

References

(English) Leif Eriksson at National-Football-Teams.com
weltfussball

Sweden squad – 1970 FIFA World Cup

1 Hellström 2 Selander 3 Axelsson 4 Nordqvist (c) 5 Grip 6 Svensson 7 B. Larsson 8 Eriksson 9 Kindvall 10 Grahn 11 Persson 12 S. Larsson 13 Cronqvist 14 Kristensson 15 Målberg 16 Nordahl 17 Pettersson 18 Turesson 19 Nicklasson 20 Olsson 21 Ejderstedt 22 Pålsson Coach: Bergmark

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