Claes Elefalk is a Swedish

Swedish language

Swedish is a North Germanic language, spoken by approximately 10 million people, predominantly in Sweden and parts of Finland, especially along its coast and on the Åland islands. It is largely mutually intelligible with Norwegian and Danish...

 sports agent

Sports agent

A sports agent procures and negotiates employment and endorsement contracts for an athlete.In return, the sports agent generally receives between 4 and 10% of the athlete's playing contract, and 10 to 20% of the athlete's endorsement contract, though these figures vary...

 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. 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

Ice hockey

Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...

 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, Nils-Eric Johansson

Nils-Eric Johansson

Nils-Eric Claes "Nisse" Johansson is a Swedish football player who currently plays defender for AIK.Initially on the books at Bayern Munich, he moved to 1. FC Nuremberg in August 2000, before several clubs across Europe, including Blackburn Rovers, claimed special interest in the player...

, Martin Dahlin

Martin Dahlin

Martin Nathaniel Dahlin is a former Swedish football player.-Early life:He is the son of an Afro-Venezuelan father, who was a musician, and a Swedish mother who both decided to name him after Martin Luther King. He was born in Uddevalla, but lived as a child in Lund.-Career:In 1988, he became the...

, Anders Limpar

Anders Limpar

Anders Erik Limpar is a Swedish former footballer of Hungarian origin, who played as a winger...

, Pascal Simpson

Pascal Simpson

Pascal "Pagge" Simpson is a former Swedish football striker who had played for AIK and FC Copenhagen. He was part of the AIK squad that won the Swedish championship in 1992, its first such championship in 55 years. Simpson contributed significantly to the win...

, Magnus Pehrsson

Magnus Pehrsson

Magnus Pehrsson is a Swedish former football player and the current head coach of Allsvenskan team Djurgårdens IF.-Playing career:...

, Mattias Jonson

Mattias Jonson

Mattias Jonson is a Swedish former professional football player, who played as a midfielder for Swedish club Djurgårdens IF in the Allsvenskan championship...

 and Magnus Hedman

Magnus Hedman

Magnus Carl Hedman is a Swedish former football goalkeeper. He played 58 matches for the Sweden national football team, and represented his country at two FIFA World Cup and two European Championship tournaments....

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CAA Sports (Creative Artists Agency)

Elefalk currently represents soccer players Fredrik Ljungberg

Fredrik Ljungberg

Karl Fredrik "Freddie" Ljungberg is a Swedish footballer who currently plays as a right winger for Shimizu S-Pulse in Japan. Ljungberg was captain of the Swedish national team until he announced his international retirement after UEFA Euro 2008.Ljungberg was a model for Calvin Klein underwear...

, Pontus Farnerud

Pontus Farnerud

Hans Pontus Farnerud is a Swedish footballer who plays for Stabæk Fotball in Norway, as a midfielder.His younger brother, Alexander, is also a Swedish international, and a midfielder.-Club career:...

, Nils-Eric Johansson

Nils-Eric Johansson

Nils-Eric Claes "Nisse" Johansson is a Swedish football player who currently plays defender for AIK.Initially on the books at Bayern Munich, he moved to 1. FC Nuremberg in August 2000, before several clubs across Europe, including Blackburn Rovers, claimed special interest in the player...

, Joel Riddez

Joel Riddez

Joel Riddez is a Swedish footballer currently playing for Djurgården. Riddez previously played for Norwegian side Strømsgodset IF.-External links:...

, Jon Lundblad, David Quattlebaum,and David Beckham

David Beckham

David Robert Joseph Beckham, OBE is an English footballer who plays midfield for Los Angeles Galaxy in Major League Soccer, having previously played for Manchester United, Preston North End, Real Madrid, and A.C...

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He also represents NHL hockey players Mats Sundin

Mats Sundin

Mats Johan Sundin is a retired Swedish professional ice hockey player. Originally drafted first overall in 1989, Sundin played his first four seasons in the NHL with the Quebec Nordiques. He was traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs in 1994, where he played the majority of his career, serving 11...

, Daniel Alfredsson

Daniel Alfredsson

Daniel Alfredsson is a Swedish professional ice hockey player. He is the captain of the Ottawa Senators of the National Hockey League . He is considered a leader by example and has been compared to former Detroit Red Wings captain Steve Yzerman in his value to the Senators...

, Daniel Sedin

Daniel Sedin

Daniel Sedin is a Swedish professional ice hockey winger with the Vancouver Canucks of the National Hockey League , and serves as an alternate captain for the Canucks during home games. His identical twin brother Henrik also plays for the Canucks, and is the team captain...

, Henrik Sedin

Henrik Sedin

Henrik Sedin is a Swedish professional ice hockey centre and captain of the Vancouver Canucks of the National Hockey League . His identical twin brother Daniel also plays for the Canucks. Having played together throughout their careers, the pair are known for their effectiveness playing off one...

, Mathias Tjärnqvist

Mathias Tjarnqvist

Mathias Tjärnqvist is a professional ice hockey forward currently playing for Djurgårdens IF of Elitserien. His older brother, Daniel Tjärnqvist, is a defenceman for Djurgårdens IF also.-Playing career:...

, Niklas Kronwall

Niklas Kronwall

Niklas Kronwall is a Swedish professional ice hockey defenceman, an alternate captain for the Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League...

, Staffan Kronwall

Staffan Kronwall

Staffan Kronwall is a professional ice-hockey defenceman for Djurgårdens IF of the Swedish Elitserien. He previously played for the Calgary Flames and has also played with the Toronto Maple Leafs and Washington Capitals in the National Hockey League .-Playing career:Kronwall represented Sweden at...

, Marcus Nilson

Marcus Nilson

Marcus Nilson is a Swedish professional ice hockey player currently playing for Djurgårdens IF of the Elitserien.-Playing career:...

, Fredrik Sjöström

Fredrik Sjöström

Fredrik Sjöström is a Swedish professional ice hockey winger playing with Frölunda HC of the Elitserien. He previously played in the National Hockey League for the Phoenix Coyotes, New York Rangers, Calgary Flames and Toronto Maple Leafs.-Playing career:Sjöström is a big but speedy forward who...

, Loui Eriksson

Loui Eriksson

Loui Eriksson is a Swedish professional ice hockey left winger and an alternate captain for the Dallas Stars of the National Hockey League .-Playing career:...

, Oscar Möller

Oscar Möller

Oscar Möller is a Swedish professional ice hockey right winger who currently plays for the Skellefteå AIK of the Swedish Elite League .-Playing career:...

, Mattias Öhlund

Mattias Öhlund

Mattias Öhlund is a Swedish professional ice hockey defenceman and an alternate captain of the Tampa Bay Lightning of the National Hockey League . Prior to joining the Lightning, he played eleven seasons with the Vancouver Canucks...

, Ossi Väänänen

Ossi Väänänen

Ossi Väänänen is a Finnish professional ice hockey defenseman currently playing for Jokerit of the Finnish SM-liiga, with whom he was won two silver medals as runner-up for the Kanada-malja in 2000 and 2005...

, Lauri Tukunen, Andreas Jämtin

Andreas Jämtin

Andreas Jämtin is a Swedish professional ice hockey player, currently playing with Linköpings HC in the Swedish elite league Elitserien.- Playing career :...

, Kenny Jönsson

Kenny Jönsson

Per Anders Kenny Jönsson is a retired Swedish professional ice hockey player.- Playing career :Jönsson was drafted by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1st round as the 12th overall selection in the 1993 NHL Entry Draft...

, Jörgen Jönsson

Jörgen Jönsson

Ulf Peter Jörgen Jönsson is a retired Swedish professional ice hockey player who last played for Färjestads BK of the Swedish Elitserien. He has represented the Team Sweden 285 times, making him the record holder for most games played in the national team...

, Niklas Bergfors, Johan Davidsson

Johan Davidsson

Johan Davidsson is a Swedish professional ice hockey player, currently with HV71 in the Swedish elite league Elitserien. He is a long-time Elitserien player and currently captain of HV71, with which he has won the Swedish championship four times.- Playing career :Davidsson wears jersey number 76...

, Mikael Backlund

Mikael Backlund

Mikael Backlund is a Swedish professional ice hockey centre for the Calgary Flames of the National Hockey League . He was a first round selection, 24th overall, of the Flames in the 2007 NHL Entry Draft, and made his NHL debut in 2008–09.-Playing career:Backlund began his junior hockey career with...

, Mathias Johansson

Mathias Johansson

Mathias Johansson is a professional Swedish ice hockey forward. Johansson represented Sweden in the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, United States. He has also represented Sweden in the Ice Hockey World Championship three times...

, Fabian Brunnström

Fabian Brunnström

Fabian Brunnström is a Swedish professional ice hockey forward currently playing for the Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League.-Playing career:...

, Carl Söderberg

Carl Söderberg

Carl Söderberg is a Swedish professional ice hockey player who is currently playing for Linköpings HC in the Swedish Elitserien. He was selected by the St. Louis Blues in the 2nd round of the 2004 NHL Entry Draft....

 and Per Ledin

Per Ledin

Pehr Gunnar Ledin is a Swedish professional ice hockey player, currently playing for HV71 of the Elitserien.- Playing career :...

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