Krister Kristensson
 Kristensson in 1970 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Carl Krister Kristensson | ||
| Date of birth | 25 July 1942 | ||
| Place of birth | Malmö, Sweden | ||
| Date of death | 28 January 2023 (aged 80) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1963–1979 | Malmö FF | 348 | (6) |
| 1980–1981 | Trelleborgs FF | 22 | (0) |
| Total | 370 | (6) | |
| International career | |||
| 1963–1964 | Sweden U21 | 6 | (0) |
| 1967–1972 | Sweden[1] | 38 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1979–1986 | Trelleborgs FF | ||
| 1986–1987 | Lunds BK | ||
| 1989–1993 | Höllvikens GIF | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Carl Krister Kristensson (25 July 1942 – 28 January 2023) was a Swedish footballer who played as a defender. He represented Malmö FF and Trelleborgs FF during a career that spanned between 1963 and 1981. A full international between 1967 and 1972, he won 38 caps for the Sweden national team and represented his country at the 1970 FIFA World Cup.
Club career[edit]
Kristensson played most of his career for Malmö FF. He played 626 games for the club from 1963 to 1979. He won Allsvenskan seven times and Svenska Cupen five times.[2]
International career[edit]
Kristensson was capped 38 times for the Sweden national team, and was a part of the Sweden squad for the 1970 FIFA World Cup.[3]
Post-playing career[edit]
After his playing career Kristensson managed Trelleborgs FF (1979–1986), Lunds BK (1986–1987)[4] and Höllvikens GIF (1989–1993) and was active as a board member of Malmö FF from 1995 to 2010.[5] Outside of football Kristensson worked for 46 years, from the age of 16, for Swedish newspaper Sydsvenskan.[6]
Personal life and death[edit]
Kristensson had to amputate one of his lower legs in 2020, following infections related to a staircase accident in South Africa the previous year.[7]
Kristensson died on 28 January 2023, at the age of 80.[8][9]
Career statistics[edit]
International[edit]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 1967 | 2 | 0 |
| 1968 | 5 | 0 | |
| 1969 | 9 | 0 | |
| 1970 | 7 | 0 | |
| 1971 | 8 | 0 | |
| 1972 | 7 | 0 | |
| Total | 38 | 0 | |
Honours[edit]
Malmö FF[8]
- Allsvenskan: 1965, 1967, 1970, 1971, 1974, 1975, 1977
- Svenska Cupen: 1967, 1972–73, 1973–74, 1974–75, 1977–78
- European Cup runner-up: 1978–79
- Bragdguldet: 1979
Individual
- Stor Grabb: 1969[11]
Records
References[edit]
- ^ "Sweden national football team stats". passagen.se (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 6 June 2012.
- ^ "Malmö-legendaren tvingades amputera". www.expressen.se (in Swedish). 19 November 2020. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
- ^ "Krister Kristensson - Spelarstatistik - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se. (in Swedish). Retrieved 14 November 2022.
- ^ "Startsida - IdrottOnline Klubb". www3.idrottonline.se. Archived from the original on 25 November 2016. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
- ^ Krister Kristensson at MFF.se Archived 22 June 2009 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "MFF-ikonen om olyckan: "Jag hörde läkaren klippa tån"". 20 December 2019.
- ^ "Krister Kristensson tvingades amputera benet" (in Swedish). Kvällsposten. 19 November 2020. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
- ^ a b c Stjernström, Fredrik (29 January 2023). "Krister Kristensson 1942–2023". Malmö FF (in Swedish). Retrieved 29 January 2023.
- ^ "Carl Krister Kristensson (80 år) Höllviken | Ratsit".
- ^ "Krister Kristensson - Spelarstatistik - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se. (in Swedish). Retrieved 29 January 2023.
- ^ "Stora Grabbars Märke". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 29 January 2023.
External links[edit]
- Krister Kristensson at WorldFootball.net
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