Eilert Määttä

Eilert Määttä
Eilert Määttä
	Eilert Määttä during the early-1960s
Born	22 September 1935; Vittangi, Sweden
Died	7 May 2011 (aged 75); Södertälje, Sweden
Position	Forward
Shot	Right
Played for	Skellefteå AIK; Södertälje SK
Playing career	1956–1974
Representing Sweden
Olympic Games
World Championships

Yngve Eilert "Garvis" Määttä (22 September 1935 – 7 May 2011)^[1] was a Swedish professional ice hockey player and coach. He played for Skellefteå AIK and Södertälje SK. In international play he scored the game tying 4–4 goal in the 1957 World Ice Hockey Championships in the final game against the Soviet Union that clinched the tournament win for Sweden.

Määttä was the coach for Huddinge IK in division 1 during the 1974–75 and 1975–76 seasons, and for Djurgårdens IF during the 1978–79 Elitserien season.^[2]^[3]

References[edit]

^ Forsgren, Björn (May 10, 2011). "Legendaren Eilert "Garvis" Määttä död". aftonbladet.se (in Swedish). Aftonbladet. Retrieved May 10, 2011.
^ Fahlman, Johan (2008). "Djurgårdens IF". Alla tiders elitserie (in Swedish). Idrottsförlaget i Västerås AB. p. 53. ISBN 978-91-977326-1-1.
^ Eilert Määttä. sports-reference.com

External links[edit]

Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com

[1] Forsgren, Björn (May 10, 2011). "Legendaren Eilert "Garvis" Määttä död". aftonbladet.se (in Swedish). Aftonbladet. Retrieved May 10, 2011.

[2] Fahlman, Johan (2008). "Djurgårdens IF". Alla tiders elitserie (in Swedish). Idrottsförlaget i Västerås AB. p. 53. ISBN 978-91-977326-1-1.

[3] Eilert Määttä. sports-reference.com

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Authority control databases
International	VIAF
National	Sweden