Georg Ericson

Georg 'Åby' Ericson (born 18 December 1919; died 4 January 2002) was a Swedish football (soccer) player and coach.

During his playing career he played for IFK Norrkoping in the 1940s. Later he became a coach, and led the Sweden national football team to two FIFA World Cups: 1974 and 1978.

	Sweden squad - 1974 FIFA World Cup
1 Hellström \| 2 Olsson \| 3 Karlsson \| 4 Nordqvist \| 5 Andersson \| 6 Grahn \| 7 B. Larsson \| 8 Torstensson \| 9 Kindvall \| 10 Edström \| 11 Sandberg \| 12 S. Larsson \| 13 Grip \| 14 Tapper \| 15 Magnusson \| 16 Ejderstedt \| 17 Hagberg \| 18 Augustsson \| 19 Cronqvist \| 20 Lindman \| 21 Persson \| 22 Ahlström \| Coach: Ericson

	Sweden squad - 1978 FIFA World Cup
1 Hellström \| 2 Borg \| 3 Roy Andersson \| 4 Nordqvist \| 5 Erlandsson \| 6 Tapper \| 7 Linderoth \| 8 B. Larsson \| 9 L. Larsson \| 10 Sjöberg \| 11 Wendt \| 12 Hagberg \| 13 M. Andersson \| 14 Åman \| 15 Nilsson \| 16 Torstensson \| 17 Möller \| 18 Nordin \| 19 Karlsson \| 20 Roland Andersson \| 21 Åslund \| 22 Edström \| Coach: Ericson