Personal information | |||
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Full name | Ulf Eriksson | ||
Date of birth | 21 February 1958 | ||
Place of birth | Uppsala, Sweden | ||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1977 | IF Vesta | ||
1978 | Enköpings SK | ||
1979–1983 | Hammarby IF | 111 | (38) |
1983–1985 | Aris Thessaloniki | 50 | (9) |
1985–1989 | Hammarby IF | 65 | (17) |
1990–1991 | Enköpings SK | ||
1992 | Huddinge IF | ||
International career | |||
1979–1988 | Sweden | 34 | (3) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Ulf Eriksson (born 21 February 1958) is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder and made 34 appearances for the Sweden national team. [1]
Eriksson made his debut for Sweden on 17 November 1979 in a friendly match against Singapore, which finished as a 5–0 win. He went on to make 34 appearances, scoring 3 goals, before making his last appearance on 15 January 1988 in the 1–0 win Maspalomas tournament win against Finland. [2]
Appearances and goals by national team and year [2]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
Sweden | 1979 | 1 | 0 |
1980 | 0 | 0 | |
1981 | 0 | 0 | |
1982 | 1 | 1 | |
1983 | 8 | 2 | |
1984 | 8 | 0 | |
1985 | 3 | 0 | |
1986 | 7 | 0 | |
1987 | 4 | 0 | |
1988 | 2 | 0 | |
Total | 34 | 3 |
International goals
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 6 October 1982 | Tehelné pole, Bratislava, Czechoslovakia | Czechoslovakia | 2–2 | 2–2 | UEFA Euro 1984 qualifying |
2 | 7 September 1983 | Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland | Finland | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1981–85 Nordic Football Championship |
3 | 3–0 |
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