Anders Andersson (ice hockey)
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| Olympic medal record | |||
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| Silver | 1964 Innsbruck | Team Competition | |
Anders "Akka" Andersson (1937–1989) was a Swedish ice hockey centre in the 1950s and 1960s. He played 132 international games for Sweden, including seven IIHF World Championships and two Winter Olympics. Andersson played on the famous "Mosquito Line" with Eilert Maatta and Kalle Hedlund.
In Sweden, Andersson played for Skelleftea AIK from 1956-66 and Farjestads BK from 1966-69. He is one of only three players to win the Golden Puck as Swedish Player of the Year twice, which he did in 1961 and 1962.
[edit] International Championship Teams
- World Championship Gold: 1957, 1962
- World Championship Silver: 1964
- World Championship Bronze: 1965
- Olympic Silver: 1964
- European Gold: 1957, 1962
- European Silver: 1964
- European Bronze: 1959, 1960, 1961, 1965
[edit] References
A to Z Encyclopedia of Ice Hockey
| Preceded by Ronald Pettersson |
Golden Puck 1961, 1962 |
Succeeded by Ulf Sterner |
