Linus Pettersson (born 13 May 1987) is a
Swedish
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bandy
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player who currently plays for
Sandvikens AIK as a defender.
Career
Club career
Pettersson is a youth product of
IFK Motala
IFK Motala is a sports club in Motala
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and has represented
Sandviken and
Zorky
Zorky (russian: Зоркий) is a bandy club based in Krasnogorsk, Moscow Oblast, Russia. Its team currently plays in the Russian Bandy Super League, the top tier of the Russian bandy championship. The club was founded in 1954. Zorky have ha ...
.
International career
Pettersson was part of Swedish World Champions teams of
2010
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,
2012
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, and
2017
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.
Honours
Country
;
Sweden
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:
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Bandy World Championship:
2010, 2012, 2017
References
External links
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1987 births
Living people
Swedish bandy players
Sandvikens AIK players
Expatriate bandy players in Russia
Zorky Krasnogorsk players
Sweden international bandy players
Bandy World Championship-winning players
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