Bertil "Berra" Lundell (6 September 1908 – 11 July 1996) was a Swedish ice hockey, football and bandy player, known for representing Hammarby IF in all three sports.
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![]() Lundell on Hammarby Hockey's team photo in 1933. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Bertil Alexander Lundell (1908-09-06)6 September 1908 Stockholm, Sweden | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 11 July 1996(1996-07-11) (aged 87) Stockholm, Sweden | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ice hockey player
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He represented the Swedish national team in the men's hockey tournament at the 1936 Winter Olympics.[1]
In 1929, Lundell started to play hockey with Hammarby IF in Elitserien, Sweden's top tier.[2]
He won five Swedish championships – in 1932, 1933, 1936, 1937 and 1942 – with Hammarby,[3][4] the club's first domestic titles in its history.[5]
He retired from playing hockey in 1942. In total, Lundell made 183 competitive appearances for Hammarby IF, scoring 28 goals.[6][7]
Lundell won 27 caps for the Swedish national team,[6] and represented his country at four major tournaments, such as the 1936 Winter Olympics.[8] He is a recipient of the honorary award Stora Grabbars Märke, which is handed out by Swedish Ice Hockey Association.[9]
Lundell started his football career as a youngster at local club IK Mode in Stockholm.[2]
Between 1929 and 1941, Lundell made 210 league appearances as a solid defender for Hammarby IF, mostly in the Swedish second tier Division 2.[2]
In 1939–40, Hammarby played one season in Allsvenskan, the domestic top league, with Lundell featuring in all 22 fixtures, but was relegated immediately.[10][11]
In 1928, Lundell took up bandy and helped establish Hammarby IF among the top bandy clubs in Sweden at the beginning of the 1930s.[12]