Bertil Lundell

Bertil Lundell
Lundell on Hammarby Hockey's team photo in 1933.
Born	Bertil Alexander Lundell (1908-09-06)6 September 1908 Stockholm, Sweden
Died	11 July 1996(1996-07-11) (aged 87) Stockholm, Sweden
Ice hockey career Position Defenceman Played for Hammarby IF National team  Sweden Playing career 1929–1942 Association football career Position(s) Defender Youth career –1928 IK Mode Senior career* Years Team Apps (Gls) 1929–1941 Hammarby IF 210 (0) *Club domestic league appearances and goals Bandy career Playing position Defender Senior career* Years Team Apps^† (Gls)^† 1928–1941 Hammarby * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Bertil "Berra" Lundell (6 September 1908 – 11 July 1996) was a Swedish ice hockey, football and bandy player, known for representing Hammarby IF in all three sports.

He represented the Sweden national team in the men's hockey tournament at the 1936 Winter Olympics.[1]

Athletic career

Ice hockey

In 1929, Lundell started to play hockey with Hammarby IF in Elitserien, Sweden's top tier.[2]

He won five Swedish championships – in 1932, 1933, 1936, 1937 and 1942 – with Hammarby,[3][4] the club's first domestic titles in its history.[5]

He retired from playing hockey in 1942. In total, Lundell made 183 competitive appearances for Hammarby IF, scoring 28 goals.[6][7]

Lundell won 27 caps for the Sweden national team,[6] and represented his country at four major tournaments, such as the 1936 Winter Olympics.[8] He is a recipient of the honorary award Stora Grabbars Märke, which is handed out by Swedish Ice Hockey Association.[9]

Football

Lundell started his football career as a youngster at local club IK Mode in Stockholm.[2]

Between 1929 and 1941, Lundell made 210 league appearances as a solid defender for Hammarby IF, mostly in the Swedish second tier Division 2.[2]

In 1939–40, Hammarby played one season in Allsvenskan, the domestic top league, with Lundell featuring in all 22 fixtures, but was relegated immediately.[10][11]

Bandy

In 1928, Lundell took up bandy and helped establish Hammarby IF among the top bandy clubs in Sweden at the beginning of the 1930s.[12]

References

1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Bertil Lundell Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
2. "1930" (in Swedish). HIF Historia. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
3. "Sture Gillström - Hammarbyaren som blev svensk mästare i ishockey" (PDF) (in Swedish). Swedish Ice Hockey Association. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
4. "Sture Gillström" (in Swedish). Eliteprospects. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
5. "1932" (in Swedish). HIF Historia. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
6. "Bertil Lundell" (in Swedish). Hammarby Hockey. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
7. "Bertil Lundell". Eliteprospects. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
8. "Bertil Lundell" (in Swedish). SOK. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
9. "Stora Grabbar" (PDF) (in Swedish). Svenska Ishockeyförbundet. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
10. "Här grundades Hammarby IF" (in Swedish). Tidningen Hammarby Sjöstad. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
11. "1940" (in Swedish). HIF Historia. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
12. "1928" (in Swedish). HIF Historia. Retrieved 30 October 2020.

External links

• Bertil Lundell at EliteProspects.com
• Bertil Lundell at Eurohockey.com
• Bertil Lundell at the Swedish Olympic Committee (in Swedish)
• Bertil Lundell at Olympedia