Lars-Eric Lundvall

Lars-Eric Lundvall
Date of birth	April 3, 1934
place of birth	Karlskoga , Sweden
date of death	April 8, 2020
size	181 cm
Weight	78 kg
position	Left wing
Shot hand	Left
Career stations
1950-1955	IFK Bofors
1955-1957	Södertälje SK
1957-1958	IFK Bofors
1958-1960	Södertälje SK
1960-1968	Västra Frölunda IF

Lars-Eric Lundvall (born April 3, 1934 in Karlskoga - † April 8, 2020 ) was a Swedish ice hockey player .

Career

Lundvall in 1965 as a player for Västra Frölunda IF with the Le Mat Cup

Lars-Eric Lundvall began his career as an ice hockey player in his hometown at IFK Bofors , for whose professional team he was active from 1950 to 1955 in Division 1 , which was then the highest Swedish league, as well as the second-rate Division 2 . For the 1955/56 season , the winger was committed by Södertälje SK , with which he was Swedish champion straight away . After another season in Södertälje, he played for a year for his home club IFK Bofors before he was again on the ice for Södertälje SK in Division 1 from 1958 to 1960. The Swede last ran from 1960 to 1968 for the Västra Frölunda IF , with which he also won the national championship title in the 1964/65 season.

International

For Sweden Lundvall took part in the Winter Olympics in 1956 in Cortina d'Ampezzo , 1960 in Squaw Valley and 1964 in Innsbruck . At the 1964 Winter Games, he and his team won the silver medal. He was also in his country's squad at the World Championships in 1957 , 1958 , 1962 , 1963 and 1965 . At the World Championships in 1957 and 1962, he won the gold medal with his team. As the best European team, Sweden also became European champions. At the World Championships in 1958 and 1965 he and his team won the bronze medal, and at the 1963 World Cup, the silver medal.

Achievements and Awards

• 1956 Swedish champion with the Södertälje SK
• 1959 Swedish All-Star Team
• 1960 Swedish All-Star Team
• 1965 Swedish champion with the Västra Frölunda IF
• 1965 Rinkens riddare

International

1957 gold medal at the world championship 1958 bronze medal at the world championship 1962 gold medal at the world championship

1963 silver medal at the world championship 1964 silver medal at the Olympic Winter Games 1965 bronze medal at the world championship

Web links

• Lars-Eric Lundvall at eurohockey.com
• Lars-Eric Lundvall in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )