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
Sweden national team and represented his country at the 1970 FIFA World Cup
.
Club career
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
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
After his playing career Kristensson managed
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
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
International
| 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
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
- ^ "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.
- 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
- Krister Kristensson at WorldFootball.net
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