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.
| Eilert Määttä | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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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