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{{Short description|Swedish footballer (1934–2024)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Kurt Hamrin
| image = Kurt Hamrin (1970).jpg
| upright = 
| caption = Hamrin in 1970
| full_name = Kurt Roland Hamrin
| height = 1.70 m
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1934|11|19|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Stockholm]], Sweden
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2024|2|4|1934|11|19|df=y}}
| death_place = [[Florence]], Italy
| position = [[Winger (association football)|Winger]]
| youthyears1 = 1946–1947
| youthclubs1 = [[Huvudsta IS]]
| youthyears2 = 1947–1948
| youthclubs2 = [[Råsunda IS]]
| youthyears3 = 1949–1951
| youthclubs3 = [[AIK Fotboll|AIK]]
| years1 = 1952–1955
| clubs1 = [[AIK Fotboll|AIK]]
| caps1 = 62
| goals1 = 54
| years2 = 1956–1957
| clubs2 = [[Juventus FC|Juventus]]
| caps2 = 23
| goals2 = 8
| years3 = 1957–1958
| clubs3 = [[Calcio Padova|Padova]]
| caps3 = 30
| goals3 = 20
| years4 = 1958–1967
| clubs4 = [[ACF Fiorentina|Fiorentina]]
| caps4 = 289
| goals4 = 150
| years5 = 1967–1969
| clubs5 = [[AC Milan]]
| caps5 = 36
| goals5 = 9
| years6 = 1969–1971
| clubs6 = [[SSC Napoli|Napoli]]
| caps6 = 22
| goals6 = 3
| years7 = 1971–1972
| clubs7 = [[IFK Stockholm]]
| caps7 = 10
| goals7 = 5
| totalcaps = 472
| totalgoals = 249
| nationalyears1 = 1953
| nationalteam1 = [[Sweden national under-21 football team|Sweden U21]]
| nationalcaps1 = 1
| nationalgoals1 = 1
| nationalyears2 = 1953–1965
| nationalteam2 = [[Sweden men's national football team|Sweden]]
| nationalcaps2 = 32
| nationalgoals2 = 17
| medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Men's [[Association football|Football]]}}
{{MedalCountry|{{fb|SWE}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[FIFA World Cup]]}}
{{Medal|RU|[[1958 FIFA World Cup|1958 Sweden]]|}}
}}

'''Kurt Roland''' "'''Kurre'''" '''Hamrin''' ({{IPA|sv|ˈkɵʈː hamˈriːn|lang}}; 19 November 1934 – 4 February 2024) was a Swedish professional [[association footballer|footballer]] who played as a [[winger (association football)|winger]]. He began his career in his home country with [[AIK Fotboll|AIK]], but later played for several Italian clubs, most notably [[ACF Fiorentina|Fiorentina]], with whom he won two [[Coppa Italia]] titles, a [[UEFA Cup Winners' Cup|Cup Winners' Cup]], and a [[Mitropa Cup]] over nine years, making over 350 appearances for the club and scoring over 200 goals in all competitions. He also represented [[AC Milan]], with whom he won a [[Serie A]] title and the [[UEFA Champions League|European Cup]]. A prolific goalscorer, he is currently the eighth highest [[Capocannoniere|goalscorer]] [[Football records in Italy|of all time]] in Italy's Serie A, with 190 goals.<ref name="Quando Uccellino era Hamrin">{{cite news|url=http://archiviostorico.gazzetta.it/2005/maggio/08/Quando_Uccellino_era_Hamrin_ga_10_0505081408.shtml|title=Quando Uccellino era Hamrin|work=La Gazzetta dello Sport|language=it|last1=Bovolenta|first1=Germano|date=8 May 2005|access-date=24 March 2015}}</ref>

In addition to his success at club level, Hamrin also had a successful international career, and was a member of the [[Sweden men's national football team|Sweden team]] that reached the [[1958 FIFA World Cup final]] on home soil; he is commonly regarded as one of the greatest Swedish footballers of all time<ref>{{cite web |title=10 Best Swedish Soccer Players of All Time |url=https://soccermavericks.com/best-swedish-soccer-players-of-all-time/ |website=Soccer Mavericks |access-date=2 January 2024}}</ref> as well as one of Fiorentina's greatest players ever.<ref name="Quando Uccellino era Hamrin"/>

==Club career==
Hamrin first played for [[AIK Fotboll|AIK]] in Sweden, whom he joined in the 1952–53 season. He then joined Italian side [[Juventus FC|Juventus]] in 1956 and played 23 games during his single season there, notching eight goals. After that one season, he joined [[Padova Calcio|Padova]] on loan, where he scored 20 goals in 30 games. He would only stay there for one season again, however, as he was sold to [[ACF Fiorentina|Fiorentina]] in 1958, where he stayed until 1967, playing 289 Serie A games and scoring 150 goals. While at Fiorentina, he won the [[Coppa Italia]] in 1961 and 1966, as well as the [[1960–61 European Cup Winners' Cup]] (finishing the competition as the top-scorer with six goals, including one in the second leg of the [[1961 European Cup Winners' Cup final|final]], a 2–1 home victory over [[Rangers F.C.|Rangers]]), and the 1966 [[Mitropa Cup]]. Hamrin is commonly regarded as one of Fiorentina's greatest ever players, and is the team's all-time highest goalscorer, with 208 goals. He joined [[AC Milan]] in 1967 and played there for two seasons, winning the league title in [[1967–68 Serie A|1968]]; he also scored both goals for Milan as they overcame [[Hamburger SV|Hamburg]] 2–0 in the [[1968 European Cup Winners' Cup final]]. The following season, the team won the [[1968–69 European Cup|European Cup]]. His final Italian club was [[SSC Napoli|Napoli]], whom he joined from Milan in 1969. In 1971, he returned to Sweden, playing one season for [[IFK Stockholm]] before retiring in 1972.

==International career==
Hamrin played 32 times for [[Sweden men's national football team|Sweden]] between 1953 and 1965, scoring 17 goals. Most Swedes remember him best for the goal he scored against [[Germany national football team|West Germany]] in the semi-finals of the [[1958 FIFA World Cup]] on home soil. The goal allowed Sweden to win the match 3–1, and secure a place in the [[1958 FIFA World Cup final|final]] against [[Brazil national football team|Brazil]], where they were defeated 5–2.

==After retirement and death==
[[File:Kurt Hamrin 2015.jpg|thumb|200px|left|Hamrin being interviewed by [[Lasse Granqvist]] in July 2015.]]
After his retirement as a footballer, Hamrin moved to [[Florence]] with his family. He also worked as scout for [[AC Milan]] from 1998 to 2008.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.corrieredellosport.it/remember/2009/05/28-69629/Vi+ricordate+Hamrin%3F+Noi+vi+diciamo+come+vive|title=Vi ricordate Hamrin? Noi vi diciamo come vive|publisher=Corriere dello Sport – Stadio|language=it|date=28 May 2009|access-date=4 June 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111028045555/http://www.corrieredellosport.it/remember/2009/05/28-69629/Vi+ricordate+Hamrin%3F+Noi+vi+diciamo+come+vive|archive-date=28 October 2011}}</ref>

Hamrin died on 4 February 2024, at the age of 89.<ref>{{cite web |date=4 February 2024 |title=È morto Kurt Hamrin, addio alla leggenda della Fiorentina |url=https://www.lanazione.it/firenze/sport/fiorentina/kurt-hamrin-xq4j75xg|access-date=4 February 2024 |website=[[La Nazione]] |language=it}}</ref> He was the last surviving player from either the Swedish and Brazilian sides who participated in the [[1958 FIFA World Cup final|1958 World Cup final]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/68197065|title=Hamrin, 1958 World Cup final's last survivor, dies|website=[[BBC Sport]]|date=4 February 2024}}</ref>

==Style of play==
Hamrin was a fast, creative, elegant, and technically skilled [[Forward (association football)#Winger|right winger]], who was gifted with outstanding pace, as well as good vision, and opportunism in front of goal. A direct and efficient two-footed player, he was known in particular for his flair, as well as his incredible [[Dribbling#Association football|dribbling]] and striking ability with either foot, and stood out for his ability to utilise his speed to get past his opponents; he was also capable of beating players in one-on-one situations with elaborate moves and [[Dummy (football)|feints]], such as the [[Nutmeg (association football)|nutmeg]]. Moreover, he was a highly prolific goalscorer. Despite his playing ability, however, he was also known to be injury-prone.<ref name="Quando Uccellino era Hamrin"/><ref name="minatore">{{cite news|url=http://www.archiviolastampa.it/component/option,com_lastampa/task,search/action,viewer/Itemid,3/page,0005/articleid,1587_02_1956_0120_0005_22117508/|title=Hamrin è stato consigliato da un minatore italiano in Svezia|work=La Stampa Sera|language=it|date=24 May 1956}}</ref>

== Career statistics ==

=== International ===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+Appearances and goals by national team and year<ref>{{Cite web|title=Kurt Hamrin SvFF Spelarstatistik|url=https://www.svenskfotboll.se/spelarfakta/kurt-hamrin/b19ad198-8c50-4821-9d2a-a7a7800803b1/|access-date=21 June 2021|website=www.svenskfotboll.se}}</ref>
!National team
!Year
!Apps
!Goals
|-
| rowspan="13" |[[Sweden men's national football team|Sweden]]
|1953
|3
|1
|-
|1954
|8
|5
|-
|1955
|9
|4
|-
|1956
|0
|0
|-
|1957
|0
|0
|-
|1958
|5
|4
|-
|1959
|0
|0
|-
|1960
|0
|0
|-
|1961
|0
|0
|-
|1962
|1
|0
|-
|1963
|1
|0
|-
|1964
|3
|3
|-
|1965
|2
|0
|-
! colspan="2" |Total
!32
!17
|}

: ''Scores and results list Sweden's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Hamrin goal''.

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+List of international goals scored by Kurt Hamrin
! scope="col" |No.
! scope="col" |Date
! scope="col" |Venue
! scope="col" |Opponent
! scope="col" |Score
! scope="col" |Result
! scope="col" |Competition
! scope="col" class="unsortable" |{{Abbr|Ref.|References}}
|-
| align="center" |1
|15 November 1953
|[[Nepstadion]], [[Budapest]], Hungary
|{{fb|HUN}}
| align="center" |2–2
| align="center" |2–2
|[[Friendly (association football)|Friendly]]
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Ungern - Sverige, SvFF|url=https://www.svenskfotboll.se/matchfakta/ungern-sverige-landskamper-herr-senior/1568223/|access-date=21 June 2021|website=www.svenskfotboll.se}}</ref>
|-
| align="center" |2
|4 June 1954
|[[Gamla Ullevi (1916)|Gamla Ullevi]], [[Gothenburg]], Sweden
|{{fb|FIN}}
| align="center" |5–0
| align="center" |6–0
|Friendly
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Sweden - Finland, SvFF|url=https://www.svenskfotboll.se/matchfakta/sverige-finland-landskamper-herr-senior/1568225/|access-date=21 June 2021|website=www.svenskfotboll.se}}</ref>
|-
| align="center" |3
|7 June 1954
|[[Råsunda Stadium]], [[Solna Municipality|Solna]], Sweden
|{{fb|NOR}}
| align="center" |3–0
| style="text-align:center" |3–0
|Friendly
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Sverige - Norge, SvFF|url=https://www.svenskfotboll.se/matchfakta/sverige-norge-landskamper-herr-senior/1568226/|access-date=21 June 2021|website=www.svenskfotboll.se}}</ref>
|-
| align="center" |4
| rowspan="3" |15 August 1954
| rowspan="3" |[[Helsinki Olympic Stadium]], [[Helsinki]], Finland
| rowspan="3" |{{fb|FIN}}
| align="center" |1–0
| rowspan="3" align="center" |10–1
| rowspan="3" |[[1952–55 Nordic Football Championship]]
| rowspan="3" |<ref>{{Cite web|title=Finland - Sverige, SvFF|url=https://www.svenskfotboll.se/matchfakta/finland-sverige-landskamper-herr-senior/1568227/|access-date=21 June 2021|website=www.svenskfotboll.se}}</ref>
|-
| align="center" |5
| align="center" |9–1
|-
| align="center" |6
| align="center" |10–1
|-
| align="center" |7
| rowspan="2" |15 June 1955
| rowspan="2" |Gamla Ullevi, Gothenburg, Sweden
| rowspan="2" |{{fb|ROM}}
| align="center"|2–0
| rowspan="2" align="center"|4–1
| rowspan="2" |Friendly
| rowspan="2" |<ref>{{Cite web|title=Sweden - Rumänien, SvFF|url=https://www.svenskfotboll.se/matchfakta/sverige-rumanien-landskamper-herr-senior/1568238/|access-date=21 June 2021|website=www.svenskfotboll.se}}</ref>
|-
| align="center" |8
| align="center" |4–0
|-
| align="center" |9
|16 October 1955
|[[Københavns Idrætspark|Parken Stadium]], [[Copenhagen]], Denmark
|{{fb|DEN}}
| align="center" |3–3
| align="center" |3–3
|1952–55 Nordic Football Championship
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Danmark - Sverige, SvFF|url=https://www.svenskfotboll.se/matchfakta/danmark-sverige-landskamper-herr-senior/1568244/|access-date=21 June 2021|website=www.svenskfotboll.se}}</ref>
|-
| align="center" |10
|20 November 1955
|[[Estádio Nacional|Estadio Nacional]], [[Lisbon]], Portugal
|{{fb|POR}}
| align="center"|1–0
| align="center"|6–2
|Friendly
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Portugal - Sverige, SvFF|url=https://www.svenskfotboll.se/matchfakta/portugal-sverige-landskamper-herr-senior/1568247/|access-date=21 June 2021|website=www.svenskfotboll.se}}</ref>
|-
| align="center" |11
| rowspan="2" |12 June 1958
| rowspan="2" |Råsunda Stadium, Solna, Sweden
| rowspan="2" |{{fb|HUN}}
| align="center" |1–0
| rowspan="2" align="center" |2–1
| rowspan="2" |[[1958 FIFA World Cup]]
| rowspan="2" |<ref>{{Cite web|title=Sverige - Ungern, SvFF|url=https://www.svenskfotboll.se/matchfakta/sverige-ungern-landskamper-herr-senior/1568271/|access-date=21 June 2021|website=www.svenskfotboll.se}}</ref>
|-
| align="center" |12
| align="center" |2–0
|-
| align="center" |13
|19 June 1958
|Råsunda Stadium, Solna, Sweden
|{{fb|SOV}}
| align="center" |1–0
| align="center" |2–0
|1958 FIFA World Cup
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Sverige - Sovjet, SvFF|url=https://www.svenskfotboll.se/matchfakta/sverige-sovjet-landskamper-herr-senior/1568273/|access-date=21 June 2021|website=www.svenskfotboll.se}}</ref>
|-
| align="center" |14
|24 June 1958
|[[Ullevi]], Gothenburg, Sweden
|{{fb|West Germany}}
| align="center" |3–1
| align="center" |3–1
|1958 FIFA World Cup
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Sverige - Västtyskland, SvFF|url=https://www.svenskfotboll.se/matchfakta/sverige-tyskland-landskamper-herr-senior/1568274/|access-date=21 June 2021|website=www.svenskfotboll.se}}</ref>
|-
| align="center" |15
|13 May 1964
|Råsunda Stadium, Solna, Sweden
|{{fb|SOV}}
| align="center" |1–1
| align="center" |1–1
|[[1964 European Nations' Cup quarter-finals|1964 European Nations' Cup qualifying quarter-finals]]
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Sverige - Sovjet, SvFF|url=https://www.svenskfotboll.se/matchfakta/sverige-sovjet-landskamper-herr-senior/1568345/|access-date=21 June 2021|website=www.svenskfotboll.se}}</ref>
|-
| align="center" |16
|27 May 1964
|[[Lenin Stadium (Moscow)|Lenin Stadium]], [[Moscow]], Soviet Union
|{{fb|SOV}}
| align="center" |2–1
| align="center" |3–1
|1964 European Nations' Cup qualifying quarter-finals
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Sovjet - Sverige, SvFF|url=https://www.svenskfotboll.se/matchfakta/sovjet-sverige-landskamper-herr-senior/1568346/|access-date=21 June 2021|website=www.svenskfotboll.se}}</ref>
|-
| align="center" |17
|4 November 1964
|[[Olympiastadion (Berlin)|Olympiastadion]], [[Berlin]], Germany
|{{fb|West Germany}}
| align="center" |1–1
| align="center" |1–1
|[[1966 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 2|1966 FIFA World Cup qualification]]
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Västtyskland - Sverige, SvFF|url=https://www.svenskfotboll.se/matchfakta/vasttyskland-sverige-landskamper-herr-senior/1568355/|access-date=21 June 2021|website=www.svenskfotboll.se}}</ref>
|}

==Honours==
'''Fiorentina'''

* [[UEFA Cup Winners' Cup|European Cup Winners' Cup]]: [[1960–61 European Cup Winners' Cup|1960–61]]
* [[Mitropa Cup]]: [[1966 Mitropa Cup|1966]]
* [[Coppa Italia]]: [[1960–61 Coppa Italia|1960–61]], [[1965–66 Coppa Italia|1965–66]]

'''AC Milan'''

* [[UEFA Champions League|European Cup]]: [[1968–69 European Cup|1968–69]]
* European Cup Winners' Cup: [[1967–68 European Cup Winners' Cup|1967–68]]
* [[Serie A]]: [[1967–68 Serie A|1967–68]]

'''Sweden'''
* [[FIFA World Cup]] runner-up: [[1958 FIFA World Cup|1958]]
'''Individual'''
* [[List of Allsvenskan top scorers|Allsvenskan top scorer]]: [[1954–55 Allsvenskan|1954–55]]
* [[Corriere dello Sport|Serie A Team of The Year]]: 1958,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://dlib.coninet.it/bookreader.php?/?q=node/?q=node/6&f=12028&p=1&c=1#page/3/mode/1up |website=Biblioteca dello Sport |title=Corriere dello Sport 1958|access-date=28 January 2025 }}</ref> 1959,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://dlib.coninet.it/bookreader.php?/6&f=11782&p=1&c=1#page/1/mode/1up |website=Biblioteca dello Sport |title=Corriere dello Sport 1959|access-date=28 January 2025 }}</ref> 1960,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://dlib.coninet.it/bookreader.php?/?q=node/?q=node/6&f=6437&p=1&c=1#page/1/mode/1up |website=Biblioteca dello Sport |title=Corriere dello Sport 1960|access-date=28 January 2025 }}</ref> 1962,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://dlib.coninet.it/bookreader.php?/?q=node/?q=node/6&f=11444&p=1&c=1#page/7/mode/1up |website=Biblioteca dello Sport |title=Corriere dello Sport 1962|access-date=28 January 2025 }}</ref> 1964,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://dlib.coninet.it/bookreader.php?/6&f=12631&p=1&c=1#page/3/mode/1up |website=Biblioteca dello Sport |title=Corriere dello Sport 1964|access-date=28 January 2025 }}</ref> 1966<ref>{{cite web|url=http://dlib.coninet.it/bookreader.php?&c=16&f=12323&p=1&c=1#page/2/mode/1up |website=Biblioteca dello Sport |title=Corriere dello Sport 1966|access-date=28 January 2025 }}</ref>
* [[UEFA Cup Winners' Cup records and statistics#Most goals in a single season|UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Top Scorer]]: [[1960–61 European Cup Winners' Cup|1960–61]] (6 goals)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/ec/ec2tops.html|title=Cup Winners Cup Topscorers|author1=Jarek Owsianski|author2=Davide Rota|date=18 December 2013|website=[[RSSSF]]|access-date=20 November 2015}}</ref>
* [[FIFA|FIFA XI]]: 1967<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/fifa-xi.html|title=FIFA XI´s Matches – Full Info|website=[[RSSSF]]|access-date=17 March 2016}}</ref>
* Venerdì's 100 Magnifici<ref>[https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/bestbest.html "The Best of The Best"] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100126041553/http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/bestbest.html |date=26 January 2010 }} Retrieved on 17 November 2015</ref>
* [[UEFA|UEFA President Award]]: 2014<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uefa.org/about-uefa/president/news/newsid=1714520.html|title=UEFA President attends Swedish awards|website=uefa.com|publisher=UEFA|access-date=10 May 2014|date=14 March 2016}}</ref>
* [[ACF Fiorentina Hall of Fame]]: 2012<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.violanews.com/news-viola/iv-hall-of-fame-viola-toldo-chiarugi-e-non-solo-entrano-nella-galleria-degli-onori/|title=IV Hall of Fame Viola: Toldo, Chiarugi e non solo entrano nella galleria degli onori|publisher=violanews.com|language=it|date=8 December 2015|access-date=30 August 2016}}</ref>
* Fiorentina All-time XI<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fiorentina.it/it/news/articolo.37.51489/festa-al-franchi-presenti-e-assenti-no-eccellenti-da-rui-costa-baggio-e-batistuta.html|title=Festa al Franchi, presenti e assenti. No eccellenti da Rui Costa, Baggio e Batistuta|publisher=Fiorentina.it|author1=Matteo Magrini|language=it|date=23 August 2016|access-date=24 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160824134506/http://www.fiorentina.it/it/news/articolo.37.51489/festa-al-franchi-presenti-e-assenti-no-eccellenti-da-rui-costa-baggio-e-batistuta.html|archive-date=24 August 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* [[List of ACF Fiorentina records and statistics#Goalscorers|Fiorentina All-time top scorer]]

==References==
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==External links==
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20160314000519/http://www.aik.se/fotboll/historik/500aikare/kurthamr.html Kurt Hamrin]. aik.se

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