Erik "Lillis" Persson (19 November 1909 – 1 February 1989) was a Swedish

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forward who played for AIK. He also played for Team Sweden at the

1936 Summer Olympics The 1936 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XI Olympiad () and officially branded as Berlin 1936, were an international multi-sport event held from 1 to 16 August 1936 in Berlin, then capital of Nazi Germany. Berlin won the bid to ...

, and at the 1938 FIFA World Cup in France.1938 FIFA World Cup France
His brother was boxer Harry Persson.

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* 1909 births 1989 deaths Swedish men's footballers Sweden men's international footballers Men's association football forwards AIK Fotboll players 1938 FIFA World Cup players AIK Fotboll managers Allsvenskan players Olympic footballers for Sweden Footballers at the 1936 Summer Olympics Swedish football managers 20th-century Swedish sportsmen {{Sweden-footy-forward-stub