Claes Elefalk

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

Claes Elefalk
Born1959
Stockholm, Sweden
NationalitySwedish
OccupationSports agent
Employer(s)Creative Artists Agency
IMG Artists
Known forSedin Twins, Mats Sundin's & Freddie Ljungberg's agent
ParentAnn Elefalk Arne Elefalk
Websitewww.caa.com

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. He works out of Creative Artists's Stockholm location.

Clients

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

CAA Sports (Creative Artists Agency)

He represents amongst others NHL hockey players Mats Sundin,[2] Filip Forsberg, Daniel Alfredsson, Adrian Kempe, Daniel Sedin, Henrik Sedin, Carl Söderberg, Adam Larsson, Niklas Kronwall, Mario Kempe, Marcus Johansson, Marcus Kruger, Joakim Nordström, Loui Eriksson, Oscar Möller, Mattias Öhlund, Anton Lander, Evgeni Malkin, Victor Rask, Jonathan Davidsson, Victor Söderström, Oliver Kylington, Lucas Wallmark, Alexander Wennberg, Oscar Klefbom, Olli Määttä, Mario Kempe, Andreas Englund, Carl Hagelin, Carl Gunnarsson, Andreas Jämtin, Kenny Jönsson, Jörgen Jönsson, Niclas Bergfors, Mikael Backlund, Mathias Johansson, Carl Grundström, Fabian Brunnström,[3] Carl Söderberg[4] and Per Ledin, .[5]

Elefalk also used to represent soccer players Freddie Ljungberg, Pontus Farnerud, Nils-Eric Johansson, Joel Riddez, Jon Lundblad, and David Beckham.

IMG

While at IMG, Elefalk represented Brazilian soccer player and former FC Inter Milan coach Leonardo, Australian soccer player Marko Viduka,[1] Nils-Eric Johansson,[6] Martin Dahlin, Anders Limpar, Pascal Simpson, Magnus Pehrsson, Mattias Jonson and Magnus Hedman.[7] as well as Alpine Skiers Patrik Järbyn and Tobias Hellman.

References
  1. "Super excuses, Super agents and Super club". TheGuardian.com. 23 February 2000.
  2. "EMM News Explorer: Claes Elefalk". Archived from the original on 2008-10-12. Retrieved 2009-02-22.
  3. "Fabian Brunnström får drömkontrakt med Vancouver - HockeyExpressen - Sveriges nya ishockeysajt!". Archived from the original on 2008-06-16. Retrieved 2009-02-22.
  4. Dupont, Kevin Paul (19 August 2008). "Bruins, agent aren't in synch". Boston.com.
  5. http://www.kuriren.nu/nyheter/artikel.aspx?ArticleId=3797234
  6. http://www.aftonbladet.se/sportbladet/fotboll/england/article287351.ab?service=print
  7. "Leaving do, England party, and Nightclub incident". TheGuardian.com. 5 June 2001.
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