Georg Ericson

Georg 'Åby' Ericson (also nicknamed 'Jojje') (born 18 December 1919; died 4 January 2002) was a Swedish football (soccer) player and coach.

During his playing career he played for IFK Norrköping in the 1940s. Later he became a coach, and led the Sweden national football team to two FIFA World Cups: 1974 and 1978.

Preceded by Orvar Bergmark	Sweden national football team manager 1971–79	Succeeded by Lars 'Laban' Arnesson

v • d • e Sweden squad - 1974 FIFA World Cup

1 Hellström • 2 Olsson • 3 Karlsson • 4 Nordqvist • 5 Andersson • 6 Grahn • 7 B. Larsson • 8 Torstensson • 9 Kindvall • 10 Edström • 11 Sandberg • 12 S. Larsson • 13 Grip • 14 Tapper • 15 Magnusson • 16 Ejderstedt • 17 Hagberg • 18 Augustsson • 19 Cronqvist • 20 Lindman • 21 Persson • 22 Ahlström • Coach: Ericson

v • d • e Sweden squad - 1978 FIFA World Cup

1 Hellström • 2 Borg • 3 Roy Andersson • 4 Nordqvist • 5 Erlandsson • 6 Tapper • 7 Linderoth • 8 B. Larsson • 9 L. Larsson • 10 Sjöberg • 11 Wendt • 12 Hagberg • 13 M. Andersson • 14 Åhman • 15 Nilsson • 16 Torstensson • 17 Möller • 18 Nordin • 19 Karlsson • 20 Roland Andersson • 21 Åslund • 22 Edström • Coach: Ericson

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