Anders Karl Daniel Eldebrink (born 11 December 1960) is a former

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in the

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in the 1970s and 1980s. He also played 165 games for the Swedish national team.

Playing career

Eldebrink began his career at age 16 in 1976 in the Swedish Elite League. Playing for

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, he was named player of the year in 1985 and MVP in 1988 and 1989. They won the league championship in 1985. Later he played in Switzerland for EHC Kloten, winning the league championship in 1993, 1994, and 1995. He also played two

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seasons with the

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and

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. Internationally, he was on the

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and

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Swedish

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teams, which made the final in 1984; the

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gold medal team in 1987; and the Olympic Bronze medal team in 1988. He was named to the World Championship all-star team in 1989. On 14 April 2014 it was announced that he had been appointed to the Swedish Hockey Hall of Fame.

Coaching career

After his playing career, Eldebrink became Sports Manager of the

team in 1998. When

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was released as the coach of EHC Kloten in October 2004, Anders Eldebrink became the new coach for the Flyers. His assistant coach is his former teammate Felix Hollenstein. During the 2012–13 Elitserien season, Eldebrink replaced

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as head coach of

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Personal

He is the younger brother of the former athlete

Kenth Eldebrink Kenth Eldebrink (born 14 May 1955 in Morjärv) is a retired Swedish athlete who mainly competed in the men's javelin throw event. He competed for Sweden at the 1984 Summer Olympics held in Los Angeles, California, where he won the bronze medal i ...

and cousin of former ice hockey defenceman Robert Nordmark.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Eldebrink, Anders 1960 births Fredericton Express players Ice hockey players at the 1988 Winter Olympics EHC Kloten players Living people Olympic bronze medalists for Sweden Olympic ice hockey players of Sweden Olympic medalists in ice hockey People from Kalix Municipality Quebec Nordiques players Södertälje SK players Swedish ice hockey defencemen Undrafted National Hockey League players Vancouver Canucks players Medalists at the 1988 Winter Olympics Sportspeople from Norrbotten County