Krister Kristensson
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Carl Krister Kristensson (25 July 1942 – 28 January 2023) was a Swedish footballer who played as a defender. He represented Malmö FF and Trelleborgs FF during a career that spanned between 1963 and 1981. A full international between 1967 and 1972, he won 38 caps for the 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.[1]
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.[2]
Post-playing career
After his playing career Kristensson managed Trelleborgs FF (1979–1986), Lunds BK (1986–1987)[3] and Höllvikens GIF (1989–1993) and was active as a board member of Malmö FF from 1995 to 2010.[4] Outside of football Kristensson worked for 46 years, from the age of 16, for Swedish newspaper Sydsvenskan.[5]
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.[6]
Kristensson died on 28 January 2023, at the age of 80.[7][8]
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[7]
- 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[10]
Records
References
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External links
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- 1942 births
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- Swedish men's footballers
- Sweden men's international footballers
- 1970 FIFA World Cup players
- Allsvenskan players
- Malmö FF players
- Trelleborgs FF players
- Swedish football managers
- Trelleborgs FF managers
- Lunds BK managers
- Men's association football defenders
- Swedish amputees
- Footballers from Malmö
- 20th-century Swedish sportsmen