Carl-Erik Stockenberg, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Carl-Erik Stockenberg

Swedish handball player

Date of Birth: 11-Jun-1925

Place of Birth: Norra Åsum, Skåne County, Sweden

Date of Death: 30-Jun-1985

Profession: association football player, handball player

Nationality: Sweden

Zodiac Sign: Gemini


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About Carl-Erik Stockenberg

  • Carl-Erik Stockenberg (pronounced [k????e?r?k ?st?k??n?bærj]; 11 June 1925 – 30 June 1985) was a Swedish handball player, who played as a back player.
  • He was a prolific goalscorer and also skilled at blocking shots from opponents.
  • He was a Swedish champion with IFK Kristianstad in 1948, 1952 and 1953.
  • Stockenberg was the top scorer of Allsvenskan five years in a row from 1949–50 to 1953–54.
  • In total he played 184 matches and scored 720 goals in Allsvenskan for Kristianstad.
  • In 1956 he joined league rivals IFK Borås, where he played for a single season, playing 18 matches and scoring 71 goals.
  • In 1957 he signed for Guif, where he played until 1967.
  • The team played in Allsvenskan for six of Stockenberg's ten seasons at the club.
  • In these six seasons, he played 85 matches and scored 380 goals.
  • In total, he scored 1171 goals in the top division, making him the first player to score 1000 goals in the league.
  • He also played 59 matches for Sweden, winning the World Championship in 1954.
  • He played all three matches and scored 10 goals, making him the highest scoring Swedish player in the tournament.

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