Ēriks Pētersons

Ēriks Pētersons
Personal information
Full name Ēriks Pētersons
Date of birth (1909-10-07)7 October 1909
Place of birth Riga, Latvia
Date of death 29 June 1987(1987-06-29) (aged 77)
Place of death Michigan, United States of America
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1929-1940 Rīgas FK
International career
1929-1939 Latvia 63 (21)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ēriks Pētersons (1909–1987) was a Latvian footballer and ice hockey player. Between 1929 and 1939 he played 63 international matches and scored 21 goals for Latvian national team. He also played in the Latvian national ice hockey team, where he appeared in eight matches. After World War II Pētersons moved to United States.