Personal information | |||
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Full name | Erik Holmberg | ||
Date of birth | 23 May 1922 | ||
Place of birth | Fredrikstad, Norway | ||
Date of death | 18 September 1998 | (aged 76)||
Place of death | Fredrikstad, Norway | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
1945–56 | Fredrikstad | ||
International career | |||
1946–53 | Norway | 27 | (0) |
Managerial career | |||
1956–57 | Fredrikstad | ||
1962 | Fredrikstad | ||
1965 | Fredrikstad | ||
1966–68 | Østsiden | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Erik Holmberg (23 May 1922 – 18 September 1998) was a Norwegian international football defender. [1] He played his entire career at Fredrikstad FK, and won the Norwegian Cup in 1950 and the Hovedserien four times (in 1948–49, 1950–51, 1951–52 and 1953–54). [2] He was capped 27 times for Norway, [3] and participated at the Helsinki Olympics in 1952. [4] After his retirement he was the head coach of Fredrikstad from 1956 to 1957, and Østsiden from 1966 to 1968. [2]