Leif Strömberg

Leif Strömberg (born January 4, 1962, in Stockholm) is a Swedish ice hockey coach and former ice hockey player (forward and defence). Within Swedish hockey, he is regarded as an unconventional coach and a colorful character.https://www.aftonbladet.se/sportbladet/hockey/a/BJXoBe/en-tidsfraga-innan-stupstocken-kommer Besides having coached a long list of Swedish teams he has an international coaching career. His latest international job was as head coach for German Krefeld Pinguine in 2022.https://www.krefeld-pinguine.de/schwedisches-duo-leif-stroemberg-und-per-baecklin-bilden-trainerteam.html Strömberg has often also worked as general manager for the clubs he has been the head coach for.
==Playing career==
Leif Strömberg, nicknamed "Strumpan"https://www.aftonbladet.se/sportbladet/hockey/a/Xbbn4g/leif-strumpan-stromberg-sparkas-av-krefeld-hintar-om-framtiden = "The Sock", started his professional career in Hammarby IF's J18- and J20-teams, went on to Djurgårdens IF J20-team, and then back again to Hammarby. Following this, he had a long career away from Stockholm in several different teams in the Swedish Hockeyettan and Hockeytvåan leagues, and finally ended his career back in Stockholm again with Mälarhöjden/Bredäng Hockey / MB Hockey.https://www.eliteprospects.com/player/35658/leif-stromberg
==Coaching career==
Strömberg started as a coach in 1993 for IK Göta, the same year he ended his career as a professional player. He's worked as a coach all over Sweden, the longest stint being in Karlskoga for Bofors IK. In 2017 he began his international career as head coach for Norwegian Stjernen Hockey,https://www.f-b.no/stjernen/ishockey/sport/her-er-stjernens-nye-trener/s/5-59-737121 and has worked as head coach in Romaniahttps://sport.szekelyhon.ro/jegkorong/edzot-valtott-a-gyergyoi-hk and Germany too.
==Personal life==
Tragedy struck Strömberg early in his coaching career as he lost his fiancé Karin to cancer on January 19, 2000.https://www.pressreader.com/sweden/hockeybibeln/20180920/284588833647110 Working both as head coach and general manager for Bofors IK he was left alone with their young daughter Sofia.https://www.expressen.se/sport/hockey/leif-stromberg-om-sambons-bortgang/
Besides his career as a professional player and coach, Strömberg has been an expert TV commentator for several Swedish channels.https://www.aftonbladet.se/sportbladet/hockey/a/pL5d96/spelarna-kunde-satta-i-sig-tolv-bira-dagen-innan
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