Lars-Eric Lundvall

Lars-Eric Lundvall (3 April 1934 – 8 April 2020) was a Swedish 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]

Lars-Eric Lundvall
Lars-Eric Lundvall in the mid 1960's
Born (1934-04-03)3 April 1934
Karlskoga, Sweden
Died 8 April 2020(2020-04-08) (aged 86)
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 172 lb (78 kg; 12 st 4 lb)
Position Left wing
Shot Left
Played for IFK Bofors (1950–55, 1957–58)
Södertälje SK (1955–57, 1958–60)
Västra Frölunda IF (1960–68)
National team  Sweden
Playing career 1952–1968
Medal record
Representing  Sweden
Olympic Games
1964 InnsbruckTeam
World Championships
1957 MoscowTeam
1958 OsloTeam
1962 Colorado Springs/DenverTeam
1963 StockholmTeam
1965 TampereTeam

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