Åke Andersson (ice hockey)

Åke Andersson
Personal information
Born 8 June 1918
Stockholm, Sweden
Died 11 May 1982 (aged 63)
Södertälje, Sweden
Sport
Sport Ice hockey
Club Hammarby IF (1932–57)

Åke Gustav "Plutten" Andersson (8 June 1918 11 May 1982) was a Swedish ice hockey, bandy and association football player and football manager. He represented his country at the 1948 and 1952 Winter Olympics, finishing fourth in 1948 and winning a bronze medal in 1952. He was the captain of the Swedish national team from 1945 until his retirement in 1954.[1]

Andersson managed Hammarby Fotboll in 1951.[2] He won six Swedish ice hockey titles with Hammarby IF (1936, 1937, 1942, 1943, 1945, 1951), starting as a forward and the leading goalscorer of the 1936 championships, and then changing to defenseman in the 1940s.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Åke Andersson Biography". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 20 December 2010.
  2. HammarFotboll. "Hammarbyfotboll.se". hammarbyfotboll.se.
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