Leif Eriksson (footballer)

Personal information
Leif Eriksson
Full name	Leif Eriksson
Date of birth	March 20, 1942 (1942-03-20) (age 66)
Place of birth	Sweden
Playing position	Striker
Club information
Current club	retired
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1960-1966 1967-1968 1969-1970 1970-1975 1975-1976	Djurgårdens IF IK Sirius Örebro SK OGC Nice AS Cannes	117 0(62)
National team²
1962-1972	Sweden	049 0(12)^[1]
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12 July 2007. ² National team caps and goals correct as of 12 July 2007. * Appearances (Goals)

Leif Eriksson (born March 20,1942 in Sweden) is a former Swedish footballer.

He started his career in Sweden, playing for Djurgårdens IF, IK Sirius and Örebro SK, until he joined French side OGC Nice where he was elected foreign player of the year by France Football magazine in 1972^[2]. He ended his career in another Côte d'Azur club, AS Cannes.

He was part of Swedish national football team at the 1970 FIFA World Cup. He was capped 49 times and scored 12 goals.

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v • d • e Sweden squad - 1970 FIFA World Cup

1 Hellström • 2 Selander • 3 Axelsson • 4 Nordqvist • 5 Grip • 6 Svensson • 7 B. Larsson • 8 Eriksson • 9 Kindvall • 10 Grahn • 11 Persson • 12 S. Larsson • 13 Cronqvist • 14 Kristensson • 15 Målberg • 16 Nordahl • 17 Pettersson • 18 Turesson • 19 Nicklasson • 20 Olsson • 21 Ejderstedt • 22 Pålsson • Coach: Bergmark