IFK Lidingö
Encyclopedia
IFK Lidingö is a Swedish
sports club, part of the IFK system
, based on the island of Lidingö
outside Stockholm
. Although the club takes part in numerous sports, it is most famous for its football
, athletics
and orienteering
sections. The football team are called IFK Lidingö FK
.
The club was founded in 1932 and currently has 400 members, most of them under 15 years of age. The club arranges Lidingöloppet
, which attracts nationwide attention.
Famous former football players include Mikael Dorsin
and Magnus Pehrsson
. Most notable among former athletes at the club is Ludmila Engquist
and Mattias Sunneborn
. The orienteerers has have two world champions, Lucie Böhm (1997) and Graham Gristwood (2008).
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
sports club, part of the IFK system
Idrottsföreningen Kamraterna
Idrottsföreningen Kamraterna , usually abbreviated IFK is a central organisation for a large number of sports clubs in Sweden. There are also eight IFK clubs in Finland but they are organised separately...
, based on the island of Lidingö
Lidingö
Lidingö is an island in the inner Stockholm archipelago, located north east of central Stockholm, the capital of Sweden. It is also the seat of Lidingö Municipality, Stockholm County, Sweden with 44,000 inhabitants in 2011....
outside Stockholm
Stockholm
Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...
. Although the club takes part in numerous sports, it is most famous for its football
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
, athletics
Athletics (track and field)
Athletics is an exclusive collection of sporting events that involve competitive running, jumping, throwing, and walking. The most common types of athletics competitions are track and field, road running, cross country running, and race walking...
and orienteering
Orienteering
Orienteering is a family of sports that requires navigational skills using a map and compass to navigate from point to point in diverse and usually unfamiliar terrain, and normally moving at speed. Participants are given a topographical map, usually a specially prepared orienteering map, which they...
sections. The football team are called IFK Lidingö FK
IFK Lidingö FK
IFK Lidingö FK is a Swedish football club located in Lidingö.-Background:IFK Lidingö is a Swedish sports club that was founded in 1932 and is based on the island of Lidingö outside Stockholm. Although the club takes part in numerous sports, it is most famous for its football, athletics and...
.
The club was founded in 1932 and currently has 400 members, most of them under 15 years of age. The club arranges Lidingöloppet
Lidingöloppet
Lidingöloppet is an annual Cross-country running competition held in Lidingö, Sweden. The 30 km run has about 15.000 participants per year and the shorter races several thousands, making it the largest cross-country event in the world...
, which attracts nationwide attention.
Famous former football players include Mikael Dorsin
Mikael Dorsin
Mikael Frank Dorsin is a Swedish footballer, playing as a defender at Rosenborg BK in the Norwegian Premier League.-Career:Dorsin started his career at minor-league IFK Lidingö...
and Magnus Pehrsson
Magnus Pehrsson
Magnus Pehrsson is a Swedish former football player and the current head coach of Allsvenskan team Djurgårdens IF.-Playing career:...
. Most notable among former athletes at the club is Ludmila Engquist
Ludmila Engquist
Ludmila Engquist is a former Soviet/Russian/Swedish athlete who competed in the 1988 Summer Olympics , in the 1992 Summer Olympics , and in the 1996 Summer Olympics .She won gold medals in 100m hurdles at the 1991 World...
and Mattias Sunneborn
Mattias Sunneborn
Mattias Sunneborn is a Swedish long jumper.His personal best jump is 8.21 metres, achieved in June 1996 in Malmö. This is the current Swedish record.He still competes on national level.-Achievements:...
. The orienteerers has have two world champions, Lucie Böhm (1997) and Graham Gristwood (2008).