Erik Waldemar "Burret" Larsson (18 January 1905 – 8 March 1970) was a Swedish

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and

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player, best known for representing

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in all three sports. He won the silver medal with Sweden's ice hockey team in the

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Athletic career

Ice hockey

In 1924, at age 17, Larsson made his debut for

in the

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, Sweden's top division. He would go on to form a feared forward line with Helge Johansson and

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in the upcoming years. In 1928, Larsson competed in the

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with

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, and won the silver medal. In total, Larsson played 11 international games for his country. He is a recipient of the honorary award

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, handed out by the

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. He won two Swedish championships – in 1932 and 1933 – with Hammarby IF, the club's first domestic titles. After 13 seasons with the club, Larsson retired from ice hockey in 1936. He returned to Hammarby IF a few years later, working as the head coach for two seasons between 1938 and 1940.

Football

In 1924–25, Larsson made his debut for Hammarby IF in

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, the inaugural season of Sweden's new first-tier football league. He played 11 games as a midfielder, scoring two goals, but was unable to save the club from a relegation. He continued to play football with the club in Division 2, the second tier, until 1933 and made 79 league appearances in total.

Bandy

Larsson also played bandy with

. In the 1920s, Hammarby pushed for a Swedish Championship title, which by then was decided by a cup, but got knocked out in the later stages of the play-offs. In 1931, Larsson competed in the inaugural season of

, a national league.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Larsson, Erik 1905 births 1970 deaths Allsvenskan players Hammarby Fotboll players Hammarby Hockey (1921–2008) players Hammarby IF Bandy players Ice hockey players at the 1928 Winter Olympics Medalists at the 1928 Winter Olympics Olympic ice hockey players for Sweden Olympic medalists in ice hockey Olympic silver medalists for Sweden Ice hockey people from Stockholm Swedish bandy players Swedish ice hockey players Swedish men's footballers Men's association football midfielders