Lars-Eric Lundvall facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Lars-Eric Lundvall |
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Lars-Eric Lundvall in the mid 1960's
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| Born | 3 April 1934 Karlskoga, Sweden |
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| Died | 8 April 2020 (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 Södertälje SK Västra Frölunda IF |
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| National team |  Sweden |
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| Playing career | 1952–1968 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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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.
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.
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. He died in 2020, aged 86.
