 Jönsson with Malmö FF in 1949 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | October 8, 1921 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Malmö, Sweden | |||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | March 19, 2000 (aged 78) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Right midfielder | |||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||
| 1943–1954 | Malmö FF | 200 | (99) | |||||||||||||||||
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| 1948–1950 | Sweden | 22 | (9) | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Egon Jönsson (8 October 1921 – 19 March 2000) was a Swedish footballer who played as a midfielder for Malmö FF and the Sweden national team.
Club career
Nicknamed "Todde den Hemlige," Jönsson played 405 matches for Malmö FF, winning four Allsvenskan titles.[1] He played in 200 Allsvenskan games for Malmö and scored 99 goals.[2]
International career
He was part of the Sweden squads that competed at the 1948 and 1952 Summer Olympics,[3] as well as the 1950 FIFA World Cup, winning one gold medal and two bronze medals.[4] He won a total of 22 caps, scoring 9 goals.[4]
Coaching career
After his active career he was a youth coach and part of the coaching staff for Malmö FF during the European Cup final against Nottingham Forest in 1979.[2]
Honours
Malmö FF
Sweden
- FIFA World Cup third place: 1950
- Summer Olympics: 1948
- Summer Olympics third place: 1952
- Nordic Football Championship: 1948–1951
Individual
- Nordic Football Championship top scorer: 1948–1951
References
- ↑ "SvenskaFans". www.svenskafans.com. Retrieved 2020-09-13.
- 1 2 "⭐⭐ Mesta mästarna". xn--mestamstarna-lcb.se. Retrieved 2020-09-13.
- ↑ "Egon Jönsson". Olympedia. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
- 1 2 "Egon Jönsson - Spelarstatistik - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se. (in Swedish). Retrieved 2020-09-13.
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