Egon Jönsson
 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) | |||||||||||||||||
| International career | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1948–1950 | Sweden | 22 | (9) | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | ||||||||||||||||||||
Egon Jönsson (8 October 1921, in Malmö – 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, as well as the 1950 FIFA World Cup, winning one gold medal and two bronze medals.[3] He won a total of 22 caps, scoring 9 goals.[3]
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
Club
Malmö FF
- Allsvenskan (4): 1943–44, 1948–49, 1949–50, 1950–51
International
Sweden
- FIFA World Cup third place: 1950
- Summer Olympics: 1948
- Summer Olympics third place: 1952
References
- ^ "SvenskaFans". www.svenskafans.com. Retrieved 2020-09-13.
- ^ a b "⭐⭐ Mesta mästarna". xn--mestamstarna-lcb.se. Retrieved 2020-09-13.
- ^ a b "Egon Jönsson - Spelarstatistik - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se. (in Swedish). Retrieved 2020-09-13.
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Categories:
- 1921 births
- 2000 deaths
- Swedish footballers
- Allsvenskan players
- Malmö FF players
- 1950 FIFA World Cup players
- Sportspeople from Malmö
- Sweden international footballers
- Olympic footballers of Sweden
- Olympic gold medalists for Sweden
- Olympic bronze medalists for Sweden
- Footballers at the 1948 Summer Olympics
- Footballers at the 1952 Summer Olympics
- Olympic medalists in football
- Medalists at the 1948 Summer Olympics
- Association football midfielders