Patrik Nilsson
 Patrik Nilsson playing for Hammarby IF in February 2012. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 15 March 1982 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Forward | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | AIK Bandy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1997–2000 | Söderfors GoIF | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2000–2008 | Borlänge-Stora Tuna BK | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008–2009 | Dynamo Kazan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009–2012 | Hammarby IF | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012–2013 | Zorky | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013–2014 | Hammarby IF | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2016 | Sandvikens AIK | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2019 | Bollnäs GIF | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Patrik Nilsson (born 15 March 1982) is a Swedish bandy player, currently with Sandvikens AIK in the Swedish Elitserien.
Career[edit]
Nilsson started playing bandy at Söderfors GoIF but left to play in the top division at Sandvikens AIK. He has played for the Swedish national bandy team. All of his appearances have been while he was a Sandvikens AIK player. Nilsson was a member of the Sandvikens AIK squads that won the Swedish Championship in the 2001–02 and 2002–03 seasons and he was also a member of the Bandy World Cup winning squad in 2001–02 season.
He was the top scorer in the 2006–07 and the 2007–08 top division seasons with 70 and 94 goals respectively. On 26 February 2008, after scoring five goals in a playoff game against Motala, Nilsson set a milestone by exceeding 100 goals in one season.[1]
After the great season with SAIK, he went on to play in the Russian League for Kazan. After a season with trouble in Russia he returned to Sweden but this time to Hammarby IF Bandy. Nilsson signed a one-year contract with the club with an option for a second.
On 8 February 2022, he announced his retirement from bandy following the 2021–2022 season.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ Swedish Bandy Federation
- ^ Stefan Holm (8 February 2022). "Patrik Nilsson avslutar bandykarriären" (in Swedish). Sportbladet. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
External links[edit]
- Patrik Nilsson at Bandysidan.nu (in Swedish)
- Patrik Nilsson at the Russian Bandy Federation (in Russian)
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- 1982 births
- Living people
- Swedish bandy players
- Expatriate bandy players in Russia
- Swedish expatriate sportspeople in Russia
- Borlänge-Stora Tuna BK players
- Dynamo Kazan players
- Hammarby IF Bandy players
- Zorky Krasnogorsk players
- Sandvikens AIK players
- Bollnäs GIF players
- Sweden international bandy players
- Bandy World Championship-winning players