Gustav Björkman
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gustav Björkman | ||
| Date of birth | 24 February 1976 | ||
| Place of birth | Sweden | ||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Number | 41 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1994–1998 | Sandviken | ||
| 1998–2000 | Skutskär | ||
| 2000–2002 | Bollnäs | ||
| 2002–2006 | Sandviken | ||
| 2006–2010 | Hammarby | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Gustav "Gurkan" Björkman (born February 24, 1976) is a retired Swedish bandy player who played his last year for Hammarby IF Bandy as a forward. He is also known as "Kundvagnen", "the shopping trolley", because he always plays with a characteristic grill on his helmet. He has won the Swedish championship three times, with Sandvikens AIK in 1997 and 2003, and with Hammarby IF Bandy 2010.
In April 2008 he signed a new two-year contract (with option for a third) with "Bajen". But after they won the Swedish championship, and he became father to his "little prince" Melker he chose to retire at the age of 34.
He has been an important key-player in Hammarby, the season 2009/10 with his feeling for finding the net, he is one of Swedens greatest players and very powerful. Gustav really is a what you can call; True Hero, not only because he took Hammarby to the final in 2007 with his 3 goals against Västerås, but also with his style of playing; He always plays his best for his team, he works hard, and he really is full of energy, as Stefan "Lillis" Jonsson once said. He is also a great skater, which he uses well to get, as fast as he can, from the penalty booth to the other side and the bench.
The fans of his team, Hammarby, always shows how much they appreciate him. They have also written a tribute song to show this for him: PÅ'an, SLÅ'an, KLÅ'an, FLÅ'an, BJÖRKMAN!