Erik Sandvärn (born 4 September 1975) is a Swedish former footballer who played as a central defender. He played for clubs including the Ålandic club

IFK Mariehamn IFK Mariehamn is a Finnish football club based in Mariehamn, the capital of the Åland Islands. It plays in the Finnish Premier Division (''Veikkausliiga''), winning their first title in 2016. The club is managed by Gary Williams, and it plays ...

in the Finnish Premier Division (''

Veikkausliiga Veikkausliiga () is a professional association football league in Finland and the highest level of the Finnish football league system. The league comprises the top 12 clubs of the country. Its main sponsor is the Finnish national betting agenc ...

''). Sandvärn is from

Umeå Umeå ( , , , locally ; ; ; ; ) is a city in northeast Sweden. It is the seat of Umeå Municipality and the capital of Västerbotten County. Situated on the Ume River, Umeå is the largest Urban areas in Sweden, locality in Norrland and the t ...

and has got several caps for the official Sami national team. Erik has played three seasons in

, one season in ''

Ykkönen ''Ykkönen'' (Finnish language, Finnish for 'Number One'; , previously I divisioona) is the third highest level of the Finnish football league system (after the Veikkausliiga and Ykkösliiga), managed by the Football Association of Finland. Until ...

'' and two in ''

''. He has become one of the favourite players among the supporters of the club. He is also the first player in

to have scored a goal in

. He joined IFK Mariehamn from

Alta IF Alta Idrettsforening is a sports club from the town of Alta in Alta Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. The club is most known for its association football department, which played in the 1. divisjon until 2014. Alta currently plays in 2. d ...

in Norway.

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* * * * Swedish men's footballers Swedish Sámi sportspeople Alta IF players IFK Mariehamn players Veikkausliiga players Swedish expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Finland Expatriate men's footballers in Norway 1975 births Living people Men's association football defenders Footballers from Umeå IFK Luleå players Umeå FC players {{Sweden-footy-defender-stub