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Krister Kristensson

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Krister Kristensson
Kristensson in 1970
Personal information
Full name Carl Krister Kristensson
Date of birth (1942-07-25)25 July 1942
Place of birth Malmö, Sweden
Date of death 28 January 2023(2023-01-28) (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 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

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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

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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

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After his playing career Kristensson managed Trelleborgs FF (1979–1986), Lunds BK (1986–1987)[4] and 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

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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

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International

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Appearances and goals by national team and year[10]
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

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Malmö FF[8]

Individual

Records

References

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  1. ^ "Sweden men's national football team stats". passagen.se (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 6 June 2012.
  2. ^ "Malmö-legendaren tvingades amputera". www.expressen.se (in Swedish). 19 November 2020. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
  3. ^ "Krister Kristensson - Spelarstatistik - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se. (in Swedish). Retrieved 14 November 2022.
  4. ^ "Startsida - IdrottOnline Klubb". www3.idrottonline.se. Archived from the original on 25 November 2016. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
  5. ^ Krister Kristensson at MFF.se Archived 22 June 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ "MFF-ikonen om olyckan: "Jag hörde läkaren klippa tån"". 20 December 2019.
  7. ^ "Krister Kristensson tvingades amputera benet" (in Swedish). Kvällsposten. 19 November 2020. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
  8. ^ a b c Stjernström, Fredrik (29 January 2023). "Krister Kristensson 1942–2023". Malmö FF (in Swedish). Retrieved 29 January 2023.
  9. ^ "Carl Krister Kristensson (80 år) Höllviken | Ratsit".
  10. ^ "Krister Kristensson - Spelarstatistik - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se. (in Swedish). Retrieved 29 January 2023.
  11. ^ "Stora Grabbars Märke". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 29 January 2023.
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Sporting positions
Preceded by Malmö FF
Captain

1970–1978
Succeeded by