Ulf Eriksson (footballer)
# Ulf Eriksson (footballer)

Ulf Eriksson (born 21 February 1958) is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder and made 34 appearances for the Sweden national team.

## Career

Eriksson made his debut for Sweden on 17 November 1979 in a friendly match against Singapore, which finished as a 5–0 win. He went on to make 34 appearances, scoring 3 goals, before making his last appearance on 15 January 1988 in the 1–0 win Maspalomas tournament win against Finland.

## Career statistics

### International

Appearances and goals by national team and year

| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
| - | - | - | - |
| Sweden | 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| Sweden | 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| Sweden | 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| Sweden | 1982 | 1 | 1 |
| Sweden | 1983 | 8 | 2 |
| Sweden | 1984 | 8 | 0 |
| Sweden | 1985 | 3 | 0 |
| Sweden | 1986 | 7 | 0 |
| Sweden | 1987 | 4 | 0 |
| Sweden | 1988 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 34 | 3 |

International goals

| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 6 October 1982 | Tehelné pole, Bratislava, Czechoslovakia | Czechoslovakia | 2–2 | 2–2 | UEFA Euro 1984 qualifying |
| 2 | 7 September 1983 | Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland | Finland | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1981–85 Nordic Football Championship |
| 3 | 7 September 1983 | Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland | Finland | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1981–85 Nordic Football Championship |

## Honours

Individual

* Nordic Football Championship top scorer: 1981–85 (shared with Frank Arnesen, Lars Bastrup, Preben Elkjær, Hannu Turunen, Ari Valvee, and Tom Lund)
