Jan Olle Conny Evensson (born 17 April 1945) is a retired

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professional

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player and

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. He is currently an advisor in leadership subjects for

Frölunda HC Frölunda Hockey Club, previously known as the Frölunda Indians, is a Swedish professional ice hockey club based in Gothenburg. They currently play in the highest Swedish league, the Swedish Hockey League (SHL), formerly the Elitserien, where th ...

. Evensson is one of the most successful ice hockey coaches in Sweden. He led, together with his assistant coach

Curt Lundmark Curt "Curre" Lundmark (born 9 September 1944) is a Swedish former ice hockey player and manager. Acting as a head coach, he led the Swedish men's national team to a gold medal during the 1994 Olympic Winter Games in Lillehammer. Earlier he'd al ...

, Team Sweden to two consecutive

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titles in 1991 and 1992. Evensson was born in

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and his family moved from Torsby to

Hagfors Hagfors is a Urban areas in Sweden, locality and the seat of Hagfors Municipality, Värmland County, Sweden with 10,125 inhabitants in 2010. Its history is traced to 1873, when it was decided to build two blast furnaces at the location. The town ...

when Conny was just two years old. He started his hockey career with Hagfors club

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before signing with

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in 1965. After one year with Malmö FF he moved back to

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and signed with Färjestads BK. He played with them until 1975 when he retired.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Evensson, Conny 1945 births Färjestad BK players Living people People from Hagfors Sweden men's national ice hockey team coaches Swedish ice hockey coaches Swedish ice hockey players Sportspeople from Värmland County