Patrik Nilsson

Patrik Nilsson
Personal information
Patrik Nilsson in 2012.
Date of birth	(1982-03-15) 15 March 1982
Playing position	Forward
Club information
Current team	Sandvikens AIK
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1997–2000	Söderfors GoIF
2000–2008	Borlänge-Stora Tuna BK
2008–2009	Dynamo Kazan
2009–2012	Hammarby IF
2012–2013	Zorky
2013–2014	Hammarby IF
2014–	Sandvikens AIK
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Patrik Nilsson (born 15 March 1982) is a Swedish bandy player, currently with Sandvikens AIK in the Swedish Elitserien.

Career

Nilsson started playing bandy at Söderfors GoIF but left to play in the top division at Sandvikens AIK. He has played for the Swedish national bandy team. All of his appearances have been while he was a Sandvikens AIK player. Nilsson was a member of the Sandvikens AIK squads that won the Swedish Championship in the 2001–02 and 2002–03 seasons and he was also a member of the Bandy World Cup winning squad in 2001–02 season.

He was the top scorer in the 2006–07 and the 2007–08 top division seasons with 70 and 94 goals respectively. On 26 February 2008, after scoring five goals in a playoff game against Motala, Nilsson set a milestone by exceeding 100 goals in one season.^[1]

After the great season with SAIK he went on playing in the Russian League for Kazan. After a season with trouble in Russia he returned to Sweden but this time to Hammarby IF Bandy. Nilsson signed a one-year contract with the club with an option for a second.

References

↑ Swedish Bandy Federation

External links

Sweden squads

Sweden squad – 2003 Bandy World Championship Winners

1 A. Bergwall 4 M. Bergwall 5 Rosendahl 8 Söderholm 9 Lindström 10 Erixon 11 Östling 13 Muhrén 15 Eriksson 16 Nilsson 18 Södergren 19 Carlsson 20 Fosshaug 22 Gustafsson 23 Hagberg 30 Kjörling Coach: Hultqvist

Sweden squad – 2009 Bandy World Championship Winners

1 A. Bergwall 2 Englund 4 Hellmyrs 5 Westh 6 Berlin 8 M. Bergwall 10 Erixon 11 Östling 15 Hedqvist 13 Muhrén 16 Jonsson 17 Mossberg 18 Edling 19 Nilsson 21 Svensson 23 Edlund 32 Välitalo 91 Andersson Coach: Jakobsson

Sweden squad – 2010 Bandy World Championship Winners

1 Bergwall 2 Englund 3 Pettersson 4 Hellmyrs 5 Westh 6 Berlin 8 H. Andersson 10 Erixon 14 Välitalo 16 Jonsson 17 Mossberg 18 Edling 19 Nilsson 21 Svensson 23 Edlund 83 D. Andersson 91 J. Andersson Coach: Bergman

Sweden squad – 2014 Bandy World Championship Runners-up

4 Hellmyrs 5 Westh 6 Berlin 8 H. Andersson 9 Löfstedt 11 Pizzoni Elfving 15 L. Pettersson 16 Säfström 18 Bergwall 19 Nilsson 20 Einarsson 21 Svensson 23 Edlund 24 Johansson 40 Gilljam 64 Välitalo 83 D. Andersson 95 E. Pettersson Coach: Claesson

Sandvikens AIK – current squad

2 Bergman 4 Gälman 8 Säfström (c) 11 Bodin 12 Berglund 15 L. Pettersson 17 Mossberg 19 P. Nilsson 20 Bäck 22 Henriksen 23 Haraldsson 24 M. Nilsson 25 Falk 31 R. Forslund 39 L. Forslund 95 E. Pettersson Manager: Söderholm

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