Lennart Eriksson (handballer)

Lennart Eriksson
Personal information
Full name	Curt Axel Lennart Eriksson
Born	(1944-02-02) 2 February 1944 (age 81) Nyköping, Sweden
Nationality	Sweden
Senior clubs
Years	Team
-1968	IFK Nyköping
1968-1974	SoiK Hellas
1974-1976	Ludvika IF
1976-?	SoiK Hellas
National team
Years	Team	Apps
1965-1974	Sweden	111

Lennart Eriksson (born 2 February 1944) is a Swedish former handball player who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics.^[1] He was named Swedish Handballer of the year in both 1968 and 1969, and the first recipient of the award.^[2]

Career

Eriksson started his career in IFK Nyköping, before moving to SK Hellas where he played in two stints from 1968 to 1974 and again from 1976 onwards. He won a total of 5 titles for the club in 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972 and 1977^[3][4] In between 1974 and 1976 he played for Ludvika HF.

In 1972 he was part of the Swedish team which finished seventh in the Olympic tournament.^[1] He played all six matches and scored 25 goals.

References

1. "Lennart Eriksson" (in Swedish). Swedish Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 22 February 2010. Retrieved 12 May 2010.
2. "Lövgren och Arfwidsson årets handbollsspelare". Expressen.
3. "Ösmo handboll 30 år". Hem.passagen.se. 9 November 2002. Archived from the original on 26 June 2004.
4. "SM-Handboll 2008". Smhandboll.se.