Sven Jonasson
Template:Short description Template:Infobox football biography Sven Jonasson (9 July 1909 – 17 September 1984) was a Swedish football striker and manager.
Career
He played for Sweden at the 1936 Summer Olympics.[1] He was born in Borås and died in Varberg.
He played for IF Elfsborg and the Sweden men's national football team, for whom he appeared in the 1934 and 1938 World Cups. He scored two goals in 1934 and one in 1938. Jonasson holds the record for most goals (252 goals) and most consecutive games (344 games, 1927–1941) in Allsvenskan (top level of Swedish football). In 1936 he is mentioned in a Danish source for playing as a "false 9" when playing against a team using a WM-formation. In the same article the Danish journalist compares Sven Jonasson to the English centreforward Ted Drake.
Honours
Elfsborg
Record
- All-time highest goalscorer of Allsvenskan: 254 goals
References
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- 1909 births
- 1984 deaths
- Swedish men's footballers
- Sweden men's international footballers
- 1934 FIFA World Cup players
- 1938 FIFA World Cup players
- Olympic footballers for Sweden
- Footballers at the 1936 Summer Olympics
- IF Elfsborg players
- Allsvenskan players
- Swedish football managers
- IF Elfsborg managers
- Men's association football forwards
- Footballers from Borås
- 20th-century Swedish sportsmen