A full international between 1951 and 1955, he won ten caps for the Sweden national team and scored nine goals.

Eriksson made his senior team debut for Värtans IK in 1948.

[5] He moved to Djurgården and made his debut in a 3–1 win against GAIS on 29 July 1951.

[2] In total, he made ten appearances and scored nine goals.

[2] After his Djurgårdens years, Eriksson became playing manager for Vällingby AIK.