Claes Elefalk

Claes Elefalk
Born	1959 Stockholm, Sweden
Residence	Stockholm, Sweden
Nationality	Sweden
Occupation	Sports agent
Employer	Creative Artists Agency IMG Artists
Known for	Fredrik Ljungberg's & Mats Sundin's agent

Claes Elefalk is a Swedish sports agent at the Creative Artists Agency.

Career

Elefalk is a Swedish Sports agent whose representation include some high-profile athletes. From the early 1990s, Elefalk worked as an agent at IMG Sweden until 2006.^[1] He held a Vice Presidential position within the company before moving to the illustrious Creative Artists Agency and their division CAA Sports. Elefalk works out of Creative Artists's Stockholm location.

Clients

Elefalk's clients are mostly soccer players and ice hockey players usually of Swedish extraction.

IMG

While at IMG, Elefalk represented Brazilian soccer player and current FC Inter Milan coach Leonardo, Australian soccer player Marko Viduka,^[1] Nils-Eric Johansson,^[2] Martin Dahlin, Anders Limpar, Pascal Simpson, Magnus Pehrsson, Mattias Jonson and Magnus Hedman.^[3]

CAA Sports (Creative Artists Agency)

Elefalk currently represents soccer players Fredrik Ljungberg, Pontus Farnerud, Nils-Eric Johansson, Joel Riddez, Jon Lundblad, David Quattlebaum,and David Beckham.^[4]

He also represents NHL hockey players Mats Sundin,^[5] Daniel Alfredsson, Daniel Sedin, Henrik Sedin, Mathias Tjärnqvist, Niklas Kronwall, Staffan Kronwall, Marcus Nilson, Fredrik Sjöström, Loui Eriksson, Oscar Möller, Mattias Öhlund, Ossi Väänänen, Lauri Tukunen, Andreas Jämtin, Kenny Jönsson, Jörgen Jönsson, Niklas Bergfors, Johan Davidsson, Mikael Backlund, Mathias Johansson, Fabian Brunnström,^[6] Carl Söderberg^[7] and Per Ledin, .^[8]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2000/feb/23/thefiver.sport
2. ^ http://www.aftonbladet.se/sportbladet/fotboll/england/article287351.ab?service=print
3. ^ http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2001/jun/05/thefiver.sport
4. ^ http://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/en/berater/265/berater/uebersicht/beraterdetails.html
5. ^ http://press.jrc.it/NewsExplorer/entities/en/689659.html
6. ^ http://www.hockeyexpressen.se/Nyheter/1.1122516/fabian-brunnstrom-far-dromkontrakt-med-vancouver
7. ^ http://www.boston.com/sports/hockey/bruins/articles/2008/08/19/bruins_agent_arent_in_synch/
8. ^ http://www.kuriren.nu/nyheter/artikel.aspx?ArticleId=3797234

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Name	Elefalk, Claes
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Date of birth	1959
Place of birth	Stockholm, Sweden
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