Erik Hajas

Erik Hajas
Erik Hajas in 1995.
Personal information
Full name	Laszlo Erik Hajas
Born	(1962-09-16) 16 September 1962 (age 62) Huddinge, Sweden
Nationality	Swedish
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position	Left wing
Club information
Current club	Retired
Youth career
Years	Team
-1979	IFK Tumba Handboll
1979-1981	SoIK Hellas
Senior clubs
Years	Team
1981-1988	SoIK Hellas
1988-1990	IF Guif
1990-1991	CB Maritim Puerto Cruz
1991-1992	IFK Tumba Handboll
1992-2000	IF Guif
National team
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1984-1997	Sweden	181	(993)
Teams managed
2005-2009	IFK Tumba
Medal record Olympic Games 1992 Barcelona Team 1996 Atlanta Team European Championship 1994 Portugal 1998 Italy 2000 Croatia World Championship 1990 Czechoslovakia 1999 Egypt 1993 Sweden 1995 Iceland 1997 Japan

Erik Hajas (born 16 September 1962) ^[1] is a Swedish former handball player and handball coach. During the 1980's and 1990's he was one of the best wing players in the world]] He won the 1990 World Championship and the 1994 European Championship, and he competed in the 1988 Summer Olympics, in the 1992 Summer Olympics, and in the 1996 Summer Olympics, where Sweden won silver medals both times.

He had the nickname 'Hajen' (the shark).

Club Career

As a senior player he played for SoIK Hellas and IF Guif in Sweden as an amateur player. He later went professional at the Spanish club CB Maritim Puerto Cruz for one season in 1990-91. Afterwards he returned to his childhood club IFK Tumba in the Swedish Division 1. He has been the top scorer in the Swedish top division six times. In total he scored 1986 goals for his various clubs, which was the record until he was overtaken by Zoran Roganović. ^[2] In 1994 he became the third player to score 17 goals in a Swedish league match.

National team

In 1981 Hajas played for youth national team matches. He debuted for the senior team on October 26th 1984 against Iceland. ^[3]

In 1988 he was a member of the Swedish handball team which finished fifth in the Olympic tournament. He played all six games and scored 21 goals. In 1990 he won the World Championship, which was a bit of a sensation. In 1992 he was part of the Swedish team which won the silver medal at the 1992 Olympics. He played six matches and scored 30 goals. In 1994 he won the European Championship.

At the 1996 Games he won his second silver medal with the Swedish team. He played six matches and scored 30 goals.

Achievements

Top scorer in the Swedish top league: 1986-87, 1988-89, 1994-95, 1995-96, 1996-97 and 1997-98. ^[4]

Post playing career

After his playing days he has been the coach at his former club IFK Tumba. Otherwise he has worked as a fire fighter.

References

1. "Erik Hajas" (in Swedish). Swedish Olympic Committee. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
2. "Erik Hajas" (in Swedish). Retrieved 2 October 2022.
3. "archive.ph". archive.ph. Archived from the original on 17 September 2015. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
4. Skyttekungar 1934-2012 (PDF), retrieved 30 August 2013

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