Erik Eriksson (28 October 1914 – 24 April 1990) was a Swedish football player and manager who spent most of his career at

IK Brage Idrottsklubben Brage, also known as IK Brage or simply Brage, is a Swedish football club located in Borlänge. The club is affiliated with Dalarnas Fotbollförbund and play their home games at Domnarvsvallen. The club colours, reflected in their ...

. He joined the club's youth team in 1929 after being discovered while playing for a school team. The year after he started playing with the reserves and in 1933 he finally got to join the first team. He played for the club until 1945, acting as a

player manager A player-coach (also playing coach, captain-coach, or player-manager) is a member of a sports team who simultaneously holds both playing and coaching duties. A player-coach may be a head coach or an assistant coach. They may make changes to the sq ...

for the last few years. In 1939 he played his only game with the national team against

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* 1914 births 1990 deaths IK Brage players IK Brage managers Swedish men's footballers Sweden men's international footballers Swedish football managers People from Borlänge Municipality Men's association football defenders Footballers from Dalarna County {{Sweden-footy-bio-stub