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Erik Persson (footballer)

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Erik Persson
Erik Lillis Persson in the mid 1930s
Personal information
Date of birth (1909-11-19)19 November 1909
Place of birth Sweden
Date of death 1 February 1989(1989-02-01) (aged 79)
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
AIK
International career
1930–1939 Sweden 32 (20)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Erik "Lillis" Persson (19 November 1909 – 1 February 1989) was a Swedish football forward who played for AIK.[1] He also played for Team Sweden at the 1936 Summer Olympics,[2] and at the 1938 FIFA World Cup in France.[3]

His brother was boxer Harry Persson.

References

  1. ^ "Erik Persson, international footballer".
  2. ^ "Erik Persson". Olympedia. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
  3. ^ 1938 FIFA World Cup France Archived May 26, 2010, at the Wayback Machine