Klas Ingesson

Klas Ingesson

Personal information
Full name	Klas Ingesson
Date of birth	20 August 1968 (1968-08-20)
Place of birth	Ödeshög, Sweden
Playing position	Midfielder
Youth career
1975–1986	Ödeshögs IK
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1986–1990	IFK Göteborg	53	(9)
1990–1993	KV Mechelen	99	(28)
1993–1994	PSV Eindhoven	12	(1)
1994–1996	Sheffield Wednesday	17	(2)
1996–1998	AS Bari	94	(11)
1998–2000	Bologna	64	(4)
2000–2001	Olympique Marseille	13	(0)
2001	Lecce	19	(1)
National team
1989–1998	Sweden	57	(13)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Klas Ingesson (born August 20, 1968 in Ödeshög) is a former Swedish footballer. As a member of the national team he played in 57 games, including 1990 FIFA World Cup and 1994 FIFA World Cup, as well as the 1992 European Championship.

On the 14th of May 2009 Ingesson announced that he had been diagnosed with multiple myeloma for which he is currently being treated. The treatment is said to be going "in the right direction". Ingesson fully recovered since then and, on December 2010, made a football comeback by accepting an offer to guide the Elfsborg Under-21 youth team.

International stats

Sweden national team
Year	Apps	Goals
1989	6	3
1990	9	3
1991	4	0
1992	11	3
1993	8	0
1994	13	3
1995	1	0
1996	4	1
1997	0	0
1998	1	0
Total	57	13

International goals

Scores and results list Sweden's goal tally first.

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	31 May 1989	Eyrahallen, Örebro	Algeria	1–0	2–0	Friendly
2				2–0
3.	8 October 1989	Råsunda Stadium, Stockholm	Albania	2–1	3–1	1990 World Cup qualfier

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Honours

KV Mechelen

• Belgian Pro League
  • 1990–91 runner-up
  • 1992–93 bronze medalist

PSV Eindhoven

• Eredivisie
  • 1993–94 bronze medalist

Sweden

• UEFA European Football Championship
  • 1992 bronze medalist

• FIFA World Cup
  • 1994 bronze medalist

External links

• Profile