Åke Andersson (ice hockey), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Åke Andersson (ice hockey)

Swedish ice hockey player

Date of Birth: 08-Jun-1918

Place of Birth: Stockholm, Sweden

Date of Death: 11-May-1982

Profession: association football manager, association football player, ice hockey player, bandy player

Nationality: Sweden

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Åke Gustav "Plutten" Andersson (8 June 1918 – 11 May 1982) was a Swedish ice hockey and bandy player and association football manager.
He represented his country at the 1948 and 1952 Winter Olympics, finishing fourth in 1948 and winning a bronze medal in 1952.
He was the captain of the Swedish national team from 1945 until his retirement in 1954.Andersson managed Hammarby Fotboll in 1951.
He won six Swedish ice hockey titles with Hammarby IF (1936, 1937, 1942, 1943, 1945, 1951), starting as a forward and the leading goalscorer of the 1936 championships, and then changing to defenseman in the 1940s.