Georg Ericson
Swedish footballer (1919-2002) · Sweden · On the map · Footballers · Died at 82
Georg "Åby" Ericson, also nicknamed Jojje, was a Swedish football player and coach. During his playing career as a midfielder he played for IFK Norrköping in the 1940s. He also featured once for the Sweden B team in 1949. Later he became the coach of his old club.
Georg Ericson is read about 27 times a day, in 15 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 3 August 2026
The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 60 days, one point a day.
Something wrong?People around Georg
Gunnar Nordahl Teammate at IFK Norrköping FK, 1944-1949
Knut Nordahl Teammate at IFK Norrköping FK, 1941-1950
Torsten Lindberg Teammate at IFK Norrköping FK, 1940-1951
Birger Rosengren Teammate at IFK Norrköping FK, 1938-1950
Nils Liedholm Teammate at IFK Norrköping FK, 1946-1949
Bengt Gustavsson Teammate at IFK Norrköping FK, 1947-1951
Åke Johansson Teammate at IFK Norrköping FK, 1948-1951
Stig Sundqvist Teammate at IFK Norrköping FK, 1948-1951
Henry Källgren Teammate at IFK Norrköping FK, 1949-1951
Bengt Nyholm Teammate at IFK Norrköping FK, 1948-1951
Torsten Johansson Teammate at IFK Norrköping FK, 1938-1941
Gösta Nordahl Teammate at IFK Norrköping FK, 1949-1951
Is this everyone?
Only relatives with a profile here are drawn, so a family can be larger than this. A line here can also be wrong.
Correct this familyAlso in Deutsch
Career 3
About this person
He was the third national manager of the Sweden national team. He began this employment in 1970, soon after the World Cup 1970 in Mexico, replacing Orvar Bergmark. He stayed in office until 1979 when he was succeeded by Lars "Laban" Arnesson. During his time as Swedish national manager he led Sweden to two World Cups: 1974 in Germany and 1978 in Argentina.