Erik Holmberg (footballer)

Erik Holmberg
Personal information
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
1945–56	Fredrikstad
International career
1946–53	Norway
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]

References

^ "Erik Holmberg". Olympedia. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Erik Holmberg". ffksupporter.net (in Norwegian). 9 June 2009. Retrieved 19 March 2012.
^ Søfting, Thomas. "Erik Holmberg". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 14 June 2012. Retrieved 19 March 2012.
^ "Erik Holmberg". Sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 19 March 2012.

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