Rikard Franzén (born March 21, 1968) is a retired professional

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. Roger Franzén is his brother. Franzén spent most of his career with AIK Hockey as their top defenceman. Having originally played for the team from 1988 to 1997, he moved to

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with the Kölner Haie, but after one season he returned to AIK. In 2001, Franzén moved to

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's Nationalliga A with

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where he spent two seasons. He then returned to the DEL, signing for the Hannover Scorpions. In 2004, Franzén returned to Sweden with Djurgårdens IF before retiring.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Franzen, Rikard Swedish ice hockey defencemen Swedish expatriate ice hockey players in Germany Swedish expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland AIK IF players Kölner Haie players Hannover Scorpions players SC Bern players Djurgårdens IF (men's hockey) players Living people 1968 births