Magnus Eriksson (ice hockey player, 1973)

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SwedenSweden  Magnus Eriksson Ice hockey player
Date of birth August 12, 1973
place of birth Österhaninge , Sweden
size 180 cm
Weight 85 kg
position goalkeeper
Catch hand Left
Career stations
1989-1997 Hammarby IF
1997-2000 VIK Västerås HK
2000-2001 Färjestad BK
2001-2004 Augsburg panther
2004-2007 HC Milano Vipers
2007 EC Red Bull Salzburg
2007-2008 Odense Bulldogs
Sønderjysk Elitesport
2008-2009 HK Junost Minsk
IF Björklöven
2009-2010 Mörrums GoIS IK
2010-2011 Nacka HK
2011 HC Gherdëina

Magnus Eriksson (born August 12, 1973 in Österhaninge , Haninge municipality ) is a former Swedish ice hockey goalkeeper and current coach .

Career

Magnus Eriksson began his career as an ice hockey player at Hammarby IF , for whose professional team he was active from 1989 to 1997 in Division 1, which was still second at the time. He then got a contract with VIK Västerås HK , for which he spent three years in the Elitserien before he failed in the 2000/01 season with Färjestad BK only in the playoff final at Djurgårdens IF . The goalkeeper then moved to other European countries for the first time, where he stood between the posts for the Augsburg Panthers in the German Ice Hockey League for three seasons .

In summer 2004 Eriksson was signed by HC Milano Vipers from the Italian Serie A , with which he won the national championship in 2005 and 2006 respectively . In addition, the Swede was successful with the Lombards in 2005 in the Coppa Italia and 2006 in the Supercoppa Italiana . After starting the 2006/07 season again at HC Milano Vipers, he moved to EC Red Bull Salzburg during the season , with whom he became Austrian champions .

Eriksson spent the 2007/08 season entirely in the Danish AL-Bank Ligaen with the Odense Bulldogs and Sønderjysk Elitesport . The following season he started at HK Junost Minsk in the Belarusian extra league and finished it in his Swedish homeland at IF Björklöven from the second-rate HockeyAllsvenskan . Eriksson then went on the ice for the Swedish third division clubs Mörrums GoIS IK and Nacka HK . In February 2011, Eriksson was hired by HC Gherdëina from the A2 series as goalkeeping coach and in an emergency as goalkeeper. In the playoffs he played eight games for the team before ending his career.

International

For Sweden , Eriksson took part in the 1998 World Cup, where he was world champion with his team as a substitute goalkeeper, but himself was not used.

Achievements and Awards

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personal data
SURNAME Eriksson, Magnus
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swedish ice hockey goalkeeper and coach
DATE OF BIRTH August 12, 1973
PLACE OF BIRTH Österhaninge , Haninge (municipality) , Sweden