Göran Sjöberg
Encyclopedia
Göran "Flygis" Sjöberg is a retired Swedish ice hockey
player and coach. From 2005 to 2007, he was assistant coach in the Swedish Elitserien
club HV71
.
(two seasons) and VIK Västerås HK
(five seasons) in Sweden's top elite ice hockey league Elitserien. He retired from his active playing career after the season 1991-92 in which he played for Team Gävle in Swedish division 1, tier three in the Swedish league structure.
of Hamar
, Norway
from 1994 to 1995, where he led the team to its first Norwegian championship.
From 2005 to 2007, Sjöberg was assistant coach to Pär Mårts in HV71. Before coming to HV71 Sjöberg has coached Brynäs IF and AIK (together with Mårts). Before that he coached Brynäs IF's youth club Hille/Åbyggeby in division 1.
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
player and coach. From 2005 to 2007, he was assistant coach in the Swedish Elitserien
Elitserien
Elitserien, is a professional ice hockey league composed of twelve teams in Sweden...
club HV71
HV71
HV71, often referred to as just HV, is a Swedish professional ice hockey club based in Jönköping, playing in the Swedish elite league Elitserien...
.
Playing career
Sjöberg has played for Brynäs IFBrynäs IF
Brynäs IF is a professional Swedish ice hockey team from Gävle. The club plays in the highest Swedish league , and has done so since 1960.-History:...
(two seasons) and VIK Västerås HK
VIK Västerås HK
VIK Västerås HK is an ice hockey club from Västerås, Sweden. The team is currently playing in the second highest league in Sweden, HockeyAllsvenskan. Västerås IK has played 12 seasons in the top Swedish league Elitserien .-History:Västerås IK was founded in 1913 and started playing ice hockey in...
(five seasons) in Sweden's top elite ice hockey league Elitserien. He retired from his active playing career after the season 1991-92 in which he played for Team Gävle in Swedish division 1, tier three in the Swedish league structure.
Coaching career
He coached the Storhamar DragonsStorhamar Dragons
The Storhamar Dragons is an ice hockey club based in Hamar, Norway and plays in the GET-ligaen. The club also includes the largest junior department in Norwegian ice hockey.The ice hockey department of the Storhamar IL was founded on 18 March 1957...
of Hamar
Hamar
is a town and municipality in Hedmark county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Hedmarken. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Hamar. The municipality of Hamar was separated from Vang as a town and municipality of its own in 1849...
, Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
from 1994 to 1995, where he led the team to its first Norwegian championship.
From 2005 to 2007, Sjöberg was assistant coach to Pär Mårts in HV71. Before coming to HV71 Sjöberg has coached Brynäs IF and AIK (together with Mårts). Before that he coached Brynäs IF's youth club Hille/Åbyggeby in division 1.