Eriksson grew up in Haninge in Stockholm County where he started playing football at the local club Vendelsö IK.

[3] Eriksson made his professional debut for Hammarby in Allsvenskan in 1986, aged 21, replacing Mark White as starter halfway through the season.

[4] He made his debut in a 5-1 win against Kalmar FF with Hammarby only conceding 1,2 goals per game during the remainder of the season with Eriksson between the posts.

The team finished in second place during the regular series the same year, but won the subsequent play-off, ultimately being crowned Swedish champions.

During his tenure at the club he mostly served as a backup for Vítor Baía, Andrzej Woźniak, Silvino Louro and Henrique Hilário.

[11] During the 1998 Allsvenskan midseason he returned to his native country, signing a deal with his first professional club Hammarby in July the same year.

As he already had decided on retiring after the season, Eriksson was praised by the fans at the home ground Söderstadion together with then manager Sören Cratz, who also were to leave the club.

[2] In late 2009, he joined the staff of the newly-appointed Sweden national team manager Erik Hamrén as the goalkeeping coach.