Eilert Määttä
| Eilert Määttä | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 22, 1935 |
| Died | May 7, 2011 (aged 75) Södertälje, Sweden |
| Position | Forward |
| Shot | Right |
| Played for | Skellefteå AIK Södertälje SK |
| National team |  Sweden |
| Playing career | 1956–1974 |
Yngve Eilert "Garvis" Määttä (22 September 1935 – 7 May 2011)[1] was a retired Swedish professional ice hockey player and coach. He played for Skellefteå AIK and Södertälje SK. In international play he scored the game tying 4–4 goal in the 1957 World Ice Hockey Championships in the final game against the Soviet Union that clinched the tournament win for Sweden.
Määttä was the coach for Huddinge IK in division 1 during the 1974–75 and 1975–76 seasons, and for Djurgårdens IF during the 1978–79 Elitserien season.[2]
International championship teams
| Olympic medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's ice hockey | ||
| Competitor for Sweden
| ||
| Silver | 1964 Innsbruck | Team competition |
- World Championships gold: 1957, 1962
- World Championship silver: 1963, 1964, 1967
- World Championship bronze: 1965
- Olympic silver: 1964
References
- ↑ Forsgren, Björn (May 10, 2011). "Legendaren Eilert ”Garvis” Määttä död". aftonbladet.se (in Swedish) (Aftonbladet). Retrieved May 10, 2011.
- ↑ Fahlman, Johan (2008). "Djurgårdens IF". Alla tiders elitserie (in Swedish). Idrottsförlaget i Västerås AB. p. 53. ISBN 978-91-977326-1-1.
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