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Lars-Eric Lundvall

Lars-Eric Lundvall

Swedish ice hockey player and coach (1934–2020)

Lars-Eric Lundvall (3 April 1934 – 8 April 2020) was a Swedish professional ice hockey player and coach. Between 1956 and 1965 he played 195 international matches and scored 79 goals. During this period he won 5 world and 10 European championship medals, including world and European titles in 1957 and 1962; he also took part in the 1956, 1960 and 1964 Olympics and finished in fourth, fifth and second place, respectively.[1][2]

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Domestically Lundvall won two Swedish titles: with Södertälje SK in 1956 and with Västra Frölunda IF in 1965. He was selected to the Swedish all-star team in 1959 and 1960.[1]

After retiring from competitions in 1968, Lundvall stayed as a coach with his last club Västra Frölunda IF. He also ran a gas station with his long-term teammate Ronald Pettersson.[1] He died in 2020, aged 86.[3]

References

  1. [1]
    Lars-Eric Lundvall. sports-reference.com
  2. [2]
    Lars-Eric Lundvall. Swedish Olympic Committee
  3. [3]
    Frölundas första guldkapten död (in Swedish)
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