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{{short description|Swedish footballer and manager (1968-2014)}}
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{{Infobox football biography
| name = Klas Ingesson
| image = Klas_Ingesson.jpg
| caption = Ingesson playing football for the Sweden national team
| fullname = Klas Inge Ingesson
| height = {{convert|1.90|m|ftin|abbr=on}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1968|08|20|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Ödeshög]], Sweden
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2014|10|29|1968|08|20|df=y}}
| death_place = Ödeshög, Sweden
| position = [[Midfielder]]
| youthyears1 = 1975–1986
| youthclubs1 = [[Ödeshögs IK]]
| years1 = 1986–1990
| years2 = 1990–1993
| years3 = 1993–1994
| years4 = 1994–1995
| years5 = 1995–1998
| years6 = 1998–2000
| years7 = 2000–2001
| years8 = 2001
| clubs1 = [[IFK Göteborg]]
| clubs2 = [[K.V. Mechelen]]
| clubs3 = [[PSV Eindhoven]]
| clubs4 = [[Sheffield Wednesday F.C.|Sheffield Wednesday]]
| clubs5 = [[S.S.C. Bari|Bari]]
| clubs6 = [[Bologna F.C. 1909|Bologna]]
| clubs7 = [[Olympique de Marseille|Marseille]]
| clubs8 = [[U.S. Lecce|Lecce]]
| caps1 = 53
| goals1 = 9
| caps2 = 99
| goals2 = 28
| caps3 = 12
| goals3 = 1
| caps4 = 18
| goals4 = 2
| caps5 = 56
| goals5 = 5
| caps6 = 64
| goals6 = 4
| caps7 = 13
| goals7 = 0
| caps8 = 19
| goals8 = 1
| totalcaps = 371
| totalgoals = 56
| nationalyears1 = 1988
| nationalteam1 = [[Sweden national under-21 football team|Sweden U21]]
| nationalcaps1 = 4
| nationalgoals1 = 2
| nationalyears2 = 1989–1998
| nationalteam2 = [[Sweden men's national football team|Sweden]]
| nationalcaps2 = 57
| nationalgoals2 = 13
| manageryears1 = 2013–2014
| managerclubs1 = [[IF Elfsborg]]
| medaltemplates = {{MedalTeam|{{fb|SWE}}}}
{{MedalCompetition |[[FIFA World Cup]]}}
{{MedalBronze|[[1994 FIFA World Cup|1994]]|}}
}} 
'''Klas Inge "Klabbe" Ingesson''' (20 August 1968  – 29 October 2014) was a Swedish professional [[Association football|footballer]] and manager. He spent most of his career as a [[midfielder]] in Sweden, Belgium, Netherlands, England, Italy and France. Ingesson represented the [[Sweden men's national football team|Sweden national team]] on 57 occasions, including the [[1990 FIFA World Cup|1990]] and [[1994 FIFA World Cup]]s, as well as the [[UEFA Euro 1992|1992 European Championship]]. He was the manager of [[IF Elfsborg]] from 2013 until his death in October 2014.

==Playing career==
He played for [[IFK Göteborg]] in Sweden, [[K.V. Mechelen]] in Belgium, [[PSV Eindhoven]] in the Netherlands, [[Sheffield Wednesday F.C.|Sheffield Wednesday]] in England, [[S.S.C. Bari|Bari]], [[Bologna F.C. 1909|Bologna]] and [[U.S. Lecce|Lecce]] in Italy, and [[Olympique de Marseille|Marseille]] in France.<ref name=theguardian>{{Cite news | url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2014/may/21/klas-ingesson-manager-cancer | title=Klas Ingesson: The top-flight manager who refuses to be beaten by cancer &#124; Marcus Christenson| newspaper=The Guardian| date=2014-05-21| last1=Christenson| first1=Marcus}}</ref>

At Sheffield Wednesday, he encountered players "who went straight to the pub after training but still able to run like wild animals come Saturday".<ref name=theguardian/> Manager [[Trevor Francis]] recruited him to replace [[Carlton Palmer]], but Ingesson only played in 18 games (plus three in the domestic cups). He scored two goals for Sheffield Wednesday, one against [[Everton F.C.|Everton]] 26 December 1994 and one against [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]] 4 February 1995. Ingesson later suffered [[groin]] injuries and after Francis was replaced by new manager [[David Pleat]], Ingesson was dropped from the starting 11. In November 1995 Ingesson was sold to Bari in Italy.

==Coaching career==
On 30 September 2013, Ingesson was appointed manager of [[IF Elfsborg]].<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20130930191356/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/clubfootball/news/newsid=2183412.html FIFA.com]</ref>

==Personal life==
After retiring from playing Ingesson became a [[lumberjack]], and also appeared as a presenter on the Swedish TV programme ''Farlig Fritid'' ("Dangerous Leisures").<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fifa.com/news/y=2013/m=11/news=leaving-football-behind-2231080.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150904125718/http://www.fifa.com/news/y=2013/m=11/news=leaving-football-behind-2231080.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=4 September 2015 |title=Leaving football behind |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=29 November 2013 |publisher=[[FIFA]]|access-date=13 August 2015}}</ref>

On 14 May 2009, Ingesson announced that he had been diagnosed with [[multiple myeloma]]. The treatment was at the start said to be going "in the right direction".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dn.se/sport/fotboll/klas-ingesson-sjuk-i-cancer/ |title=Klas Ingesson sjuk i cancer |language=sv |work=Dagens Nyheter |date=14 May 2009 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090516173112/http://www.dn.se/sport/fotboll/klas-ingesson-sjuk-i-cancer-1.866434 |archive-date=16 May 2009 }}</ref> Ingesson fully recovered and, in December 2010, made a football comeback by accepting an offer to guide the [[IF Elfsborg]] under-21 youth team.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://fotboll.expressen.se/allsvenskan/1.2235352/ingesson-blir-tranare-i-elfsborg | title = Ingesson blir tränare – i Elfsborg | language = sv | publisher = Expressen | access-date = 9 December 2010 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20101206093019/http://fotboll.expressen.se/allsvenskan/1.2235352/ingesson-blir-tranare-i-elfsborg | archive-date = 6 December 2010 | url-status = dead }}</ref> On 8 January 2013, Ingesson revealed that the myeloma had returned, and that he would have a stem cell transplant, as the two previous autologous (i.e. of his own stem cells) transplants had been unsuccessful.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.expressen.se/sport/fotboll/ingesson-om-cancern-ingen-medicin-hjalper/ | title = Ingesson om concern: Ingen medicin hjälper = Swedish | date=8 January 2013 | publisher = Expressen}}</ref>

On 29 October 2014, Ingesson died of the effects of multiple myeloma.<ref>{{cite web | url =http://www.aftonbladet.se/sportbladet/article19771853.ab| title = VM 94-hjälten Ingesson död | language = sv | work =Aftonbladet| date = 29 October 2014 }}</ref> He was married and had two children.

==Career statistics==

=== International ===
'''Appearances and goals by national team and year'''<ref>{{NFT player|id=14174|name=Klas Ingesson|accessdate=15 November 2011}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!National team
!Year!!Apps!!Goals
|-
| rowspan="10" |[[Sweden men's national football team|Sweden]]
|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
|-
! colspan="2" |Total||57||13
|}
'''International goals'''
:''Scores and results list Sweden's goal tally first.''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://eu-football.info/_player.php?id=9029 |title=Klas Ingesson profile |work=EU-football.info |access-date=30 October 2014}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
! # !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition
|-
| 1. || rowspan="2" | 31 May 1989 || rowspan="2" | [[Behrn Arena|Eyravallen]], [[Örebro]], Sweden || rowspan="2" | {{fb|ALG}} || 1–0 || rowspan="2" |2–0 || rowspan="2" | [[Exhibition game|Friendly]]
|-
| 2. || 2–0
|-
| 3. || 8 October 1989 || [[Råsunda Stadium]], [[Stockholm]], Sweden || {{fb|ALB}} || 2–1 || 3–1 || [[1990 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 2#Sweden v Albania|1990 FIFA World Cup qualifier]]
|-
| 4. || 16 February 1990 || [[Al-Maktoum Stadium]], [[Dubai]], United Arab Emirates || {{fb|UAE}} || 2–0 || 2–0 || Friendly
|-
| 5. || rowspan="2" | 25 April 1990 || rowspan="2" | Råsunda Stadium, Stockholm, Sweden || rowspan="2" | {{fb|WAL}} || 3–1 || rowspan="2" | 4–2 || rowspan="2" | Friendly
|-
| 6. || 4–2
|-
| 7. || 7 May 1992 || Råsunda Stadium, Stockholm, Sweden || {{fb|POL}} || 3–0 || 5–0 || Friendly
|-
| 8. || 9 September 1992 || [[Helsinki Olympic Stadium]], [[Helsinki]], Finland || {{fb|FIN}} || 1–0 || 1–0 || [[1994 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA – Group 6)#Finland v Sweden|1994 FIFA World Cup qualifier]]
|-
| 9. || 11 November 1992 || [[Ramat Gan Stadium]], [[Ramat Gan]], Israel || {{fb|ISR}} || 3–1 || 3–1 || 1994 FIFA World Cup qualifier
|-
| 10. || 4 May 1994 || Råsunda Stadium, Stockholm, Sweden || {{fb|NGA}} || 3–1 || 3–1 || Friendly
|-
| 11. || 12 June 1994 || Trabuco Hills High School Stadium, [[Mission Viejo, California|Mission Viejo]], United States || {{fb|ROU}} || 1–0 || 1–1 || Friendly
|-
| 12. || 7 September 1994 || [[Laugardalsvöllur]], [[Reykjavík]], Iceland || {{fb|ISL}} || 1–0 || 1–0 || [[UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying Group 3|UEFA Euro 1996 qualifier]]
|-
| 13. || 24 April 1996 || [[Windsor Park]], [[Belfast]], Northern Ireland || {{fb|Northern Ireland}}|| 2–0 || 2–1 || Friendly
|}

==Managerial statistics==
<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.elfsborg.se/a-laget/historik/2013/matchrapporter |title=Spelschema IF Elfsborg – Allsvenskan 2013 |work=IF Elfsborg |access-date=31 October 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20141031000241/http://www.elfsborg.se/a-laget/historik/2013/matchrapporter |archive-date=31 October 2014 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.elfsborg.se/a-laget/historik/2013/europaspel-2013 |title=Spelschema IF Elfsborg – Europaspel 2013 |work=IF Elfsborg |access-date=31 October 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20141031000207/http://www.elfsborg.se/a-laget/historik/2013/europaspel-2013 |archive-date=31 October 2014 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.elfsborg.se/a-laget/spelprogram |title=Spelschema IF Elfsborg – Allsvenskan 2014 |work=IF Elfsborg |access-date=31 October 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.elfsborg.se/a-laget/svenska-cupen |title=Spelschema IF Elfsborg – Svenska Cupen 2014/2015 |work=IF Elfsborg |access-date=31 October 2014|date=2009-07-10 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.elfsborg.se/a-laget/europaspel-2014 |title=Spelschema IF Elfsborg – Europaspel 2014 |work=IF Elfsborg |access-date=31 October 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141110213205/http://www.elfsborg.se/a-laget/europaspel-2014 |archive-date=10 November 2014 }}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
|-
!rowspan=2|Team
!rowspan=2|From
!rowspan=2|To
!colspan=5|Record
|-
!G!!W!!D!!L!!Win %
|-
|align=left|[[IF Elfsborg]]
|align=left|30 September 2013
|align=left|29 October 2014
{{WDL|52|27|10|15}}
|-
!colspan=3|Total
{{WDLtot|52|27|10|15}}
|}

==Honours==
;IFK Göteborg<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ifkgoteborg.se/Om-IFK-Goteborg/Presentation/Historik/1996-00/ |title=1983-1989 |work=IFK Göteborg |access-date=29 October 2014 |language=sv |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170917033032/http://www.ifkgoteborg.se/Om-IFK-Goteborg/Presentation/Historik/1996-00/ |archive-date=17 September 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ifkgoteborg.se/Om-IFK-Goteborg/Presentation/Historik/2001-03/ |title=1990-1996 |work=IFK Göteborg |access-date=29 October 2014 |language=sv |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924044558/http://www.ifkgoteborg.se/Om-IFK-Goteborg/Presentation/Historik/2001-03/ |archive-date=24 September 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
*[[UEFA Europa League|UEFA Cup]]: [[1986–87 UEFA Cup|1986–87]]
*[[Allsvenskan]]: [[1990 Allsvenskan|1990]]
*[[Allsvenskan play-offs|Swedish Champions]]: [[1987 Allsvenskan|1987]], [[1990 Allsvenskan|1990]]

;Bologna<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bolognafc.it/storia.asp |title=La storia del Bologna stagione per stagione |work=Bologna FC |access-date=29 October 2014 |language=it |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130430143301/http://www.bolognafc.it/storia.asp |archive-date= 30 April 2013 }}</ref>
*[[UEFA Intertoto Cup]]: [[1998 UEFA Intertoto Cup|1998]]
;Sweden<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/oct/29/former-sweden-midfielder-klas-ingesson-dies |title=Former Sweden midfielder Klas Ingesson dies from cancer, aged 46 |newspaper=The Guardian |date=29 October 2014 |access-date=29 October 2014 |last1=Sport |first1=Guardian }}</ref>
*[[FIFA World Cup]] Third Place: [[1994 FIFA World Cup|1994]]

==References==
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==External links==
*{{WorldFootball.net|klas-ingesson}}
*{{sports links}}

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