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

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who played 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

Södertälje SK Södertälje Sportklubb, also known as Södertälje SK and often referred to as SSK, is a Swedish professional ice hockey club playing in HockeyAllsvenskan, the second highest level of pro hockey in Sweden. Södertälje were charter members of El ...

, 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

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, 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

Quebec Nordiques The Quebec Nordiques (, pronounced in Quebec French, in Canadian English; translated "Northmen" or "Northerners") were a professional ice hockey team based in Quebec City. The Nordiques played in the World Hockey Association (1972–1979) an ...

. 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 Vladimir Yurzinov was released as the coach of

in October 2004, Anders Eldebrink became the new coach for the Flyers. His assistant coach is his former teammate

Felix Hollenstein Felix Hollenstein (born April 7, 1965) is a former Swiss ice hockey player, who became four times Swiss champion with the EHC Kloten in the Nationalliga A. In his career, Hollenstein played 650 matches in the NLA and 131 for Switzerland men's n ...

. During the 2012–13 Elitserien season, Eldebrink replaced Per-Erik Johnsson as head coach of

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Personal

He is the younger brother of the former athlete Kenth Eldebrink and cousin of former ice hockey defenceman Robert Nordmark.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Eldebrink, Anders 1960 births Living people EHC Kloten players Fredericton Express players Ice hockey people from Norrbotten County Ice hockey players at the 1988 Winter Olympics Medalists at the 1988 Winter Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for Sweden Olympic ice hockey players for 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