Christoffer Edlund

Christoffer Edlund
Edlund in 2019
Personal information
Date of birth (1987-02-03) 3 February 1987 (age 37)
Playing position Midfielder
Forward
Club information
Current team
 Villa Lidköping BK
Number 21
Youth career
Vetlanda BK
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2008–2009 Vetlanda BK 110 (108)
2009–2014 Sandvikens AIK 153 (380)
2014–2015 Yenisey 30 (62)
2015–2019 Sandvikens AIK 35 (74)
2019–2020 Yenisey 31 (60)
2020– Villa Lidköping BK 29 (78)
National team
2003–2004 Sweden U17
2004–2006 Sweden U19
2008– Sweden
Medal record
Men's bandy
Representing  Sweden
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2009 Västerås Team
Gold medal – first place 2010 Moscow Team
Gold medal – first place 2017 Sandviken Team
Silver medal – second place 2014 Irkutsk Team
Silver medal – second place 2015 Khabarovsk Team
Silver medal – second place 2018 Khabarovsk Team

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

† Appearances (Goals).

Christoffer Edlund (born 3 February 1987) is a Swedish bandy player who currently plays for Villa Lidköping BK as a midfielder or forward.

Career

Club career

Edlund is a youth product of Vetlanda BK where he remained until 2008–09.[1] 2009–10 to 2013–14 he played for Sandvikens AIK.[1]

In 2014, Edlund joined Russian team Yenisey for one year.[2] With Yenisey, Edlund won the Russian Championship and scored one goal in the final.[3]

After one year with Yenisey, Edlund returned to Sandvikens AIK.[1]

On 30 December 2022, he scored his 1 000th goal in the Swedish top division, when Villa Lidköping BK defeated IFK Vänersborg, 10–2, in an away game.[4]

International career

Edlund has played for the Swedish U19 squad when he played during 2005–06 season.

He was part of Swedish World Champions teams of 2009, 2010, and 2017.[5]

Honours

Country

Sweden

Personal life

His father is Kent Edlund, former professional bandy player and coach, world champion (1987) and champion of Sweden (1985/1986, 1990/1991 and 1991/1992) for Vetlanda BK.

References

  1. ^ a b c "Bandysidan.nu - Christoffer Edlund". www.bandysidan.nu.
  2. ^ "Bekräftat: Christoffer Edlund klar för Jenisej".
  3. ^ "Christoffer Edlund rysk mästare med Jenisej". Svenska Bandyförbundet.
  4. ^ Daniel Grefve (30 December 2022). "Christoffer Edlund passerade 1000 elitseriemål" (in Swedish). SVT Sport. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
  5. ^ "SVERIGES VÄRLDSMÄSTARTRUPPER - Svenska Bandyförbundet". Archived from the original on 31 January 2019. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
  6. ^ "Sveriges världsmästartrupper". Svenska Bandyförbundet. Archived from the original on 31 January 2019. Retrieved 30 March 2015.