John Eriksson (footballer)

John Eriksson

John Eriksson in 1954.
Personal information
Full nameJohn Rune Eriksson
Date of birth12 March 1929
Playing positionForward
Youth career
Värtans IK
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
1948–1950Värtans IK
1951–1960Djurgårdens IF120(69)
Vällingby AIK
National team
1951–1955Sweden [1]10(9)
1955Sweden B[2]1(1)
Teams managed
1961Ängby SK
Vällingby AIK (playing manager)
1967–1968IF Brommapojkarna
1969–1971IF Brommapojkarna (youth coach)
1972Ängby IF
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

John Rune "Jompa" Eriksson (12 March 1929[3] — ) is a Swedish former footballer and manager.

Playing career

Club

Eriksson made his senior team debut for Värtans IK in 1948.[4]

Eriksson moved to Djurgården and made his debut in a 3–1 win against GAIS on 29 July 1951.[5] With Djurgården, he won the Allsvenskan in 1954–55 and 1959.

International

He made his international debut in the 1948–51 Nordic Football Championship match against Finland national football team.[6] In total, he made ten appearances and scored nine goals.[7]

Management career

After his Djurgården years, Eriksson became playing manager for Vällingby AIK.[8] Later, he was manager for IF Brommapojkarna.

Honours

Club

Djurgårdens IF

References

  1. ↑ Frantz, Alf; Glanell, Tomas; Persson, Gunnar, eds. (2008). Det svenska fotbollslandslaget 1908–2008 [The Swedish National Football Team 1908–2008] (in Swedish). Vällingby: CA Strömberg AB. ISBN 91-86184-69-5.
  2. ↑ Alsiö, Martin; Frantz, Alf; Lindahl, Jimmy; Persson, Gunnar, eds. (2004). 100 år: Svenska fotbollförbundets jubileumsbok 1904-2004, del 2: statistiken [100 years: Swedish Football Association's centenary 1904-2004, part 2: statistics] (in Swedish). Vällingby: Stroemberg Media Group. ISBN 91-86184-59-8.
  3. ↑ http://www.national-football-teams.com/player/41726/John_Eriksson.html
  4. ↑ http://dif.se/2013/03/25/john-jompa-eriksson-hjalte-over-hela-stan/
  5. ↑ http://dif.se/2013/03/25/john-jompa-eriksson-hjalte-over-hela-stan/
  6. ↑ Alsiö, Martin; Frantz, Alf; Lindahl, Jimmy; Persson, Gunnar, eds. (2004). 100 år: Svenska fotbollförbundets jubileumsbok 1904-2004, del 2: statistiken [100 years: Swedish Football Association's centenary 1904-2004, part 2: statistics] (in Swedish). Vällingby: Stroemberg Media Group. ISBN 91-86184-59-8.
  7. ↑ Alsiö, Martin; Frantz, Alf; Lindahl, Jimmy; Persson, Gunnar, eds. (2004). 100 år: Svenska fotbollförbundets jubileumsbok 1904-2004, del 2: statistiken [100 years: Swedish Football Association's centenary 1904-2004, part 2: statistics] (in Swedish). Vällingby: Stroemberg Media Group. ISBN 91-86184-59-8.
  8. ↑ http://dif.se/2013/03/25/john-jompa-eriksson-hjalte-over-hela-stan/