Erik Holmberg (footballer)

Erik Holmberg
Personal information
Full name Erik Holmberg
Date of birth (1922-05-23)23 May 1922
Place of birth Fredrikstad, Norway
Date of death 18 September 1998(1998-09-18) (aged 76)
Place of death Fredrikstad, Norway
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1945–56 Fredrikstad
International career
1946–53 Norway 27 (0)
Managerial career
1956–57 Fredrikstad
1962 Fredrikstad
1965 Fredrikstad
1966–68 Østsiden
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Erik Holmberg (23 May 1922 – 18 September 1998) was a Norwegian international football defender.[1] He played his entire career at Fredrikstad FK, and won the Norwegian Cup in 1950 and the Hovedserien four times (in 1948–49, 1950–51, 1951–52 and 1953–54).[2] He was capped 27 times for Norway,[3] and participated at the Helsinki Olympics in 1952.[4] After his retirement he was the head coach of Fredrikstad from 1956 to 1957, and Østsiden from 1966 to 1968.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Erik Holmberg". Olympedia. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Erik Holmberg". ffksupporter.net (in Norwegian). 9 June 2009. Retrieved 19 March 2012.
  3. ^ Søfting, Thomas. "Erik Holmberg". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 14 June 2012. Retrieved 19 March 2012.
  4. ^ "Erik Holmberg". Sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 19 March 2012.


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