Bengt Ingvar Egon Jönsson (8 October 1921 – 19 March 2000) was a Swedish footballer who played as a midfielder for Malmö FF and the Sweden national team. A full international between 1946 and 1952, he earned 22 caps for Sweden, scoring nine goals. He was a member of the Sweden squad that secured the Olympic gold medal at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, and he also helped win bronze medals at the 1952 Summer Olympics and the 1950 FIFA World Cup.
 Jönsson with Malmö FF in 1949 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Bengt Ingvar Egon Jönsson | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | October 8, 1921 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Malmö, Sweden | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | March 19, 2000 (aged 78) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Malmö, Sweden | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Right midfielder | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1943–1954 | Malmö FF | 200 | (99) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1947 | Sweden B | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1946–1952 | Sweden | 22 | (9) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Club career
editNicknamed "Todde den Hemlige," Jönsson played 405 matches for Malmö FF, winning four Allsvenskan titles.[1] He played in 200 Allsvenskan games for Malmö and scored 99 goals.[2] Jönsson featured in every match of Malmö FF’s historic 49-match unbeaten streak, which lasted from 1949 to 1951.[3]
International career
editJönsson was part of the Sweden squads that competed at the 1948 and 1952 Summer Olympics, winning one gold medal and one bronze medal[4] He was also part of the Sweden team that finished third at the 1950 FIFA World Cup.[5] He won a total of 22 caps between 1946 and 1952, scoring 9 goals.[5]
Coaching career
editAfter his active career, Jönsson was a youth coach and part of the coaching staff for Malmö FF during the European Cup final against Nottingham Forest in 1979.[2]
Career statistics
editInternational
edit| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 1946 | 1 | 2 |
| 1947 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1948 | 2 | 0 | |
| 1949 | 4 | 3 | |
| 1950 | 7 | 3 | |
| 1951 | 7 | 1 | |
| 1952 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 22 | 9 | |
- Scores and results list Sweden's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Jönsson goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 August 1946 | Helsinki Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland |  Finland
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2–0 | 7–0 | Friendly | [7] |
| 2 | 7–0 | ||||||
| 3 | 2 October 1949 | Malmö IP, Malmö, Sweden | Finland
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1–1 | 8–1 | 1948–51 Nordic Football Championship | [8] |
| 4 | 2–1 | ||||||
| 5 | 3–1 | ||||||
| 6 | 24 September 1950 | Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway |  Norway
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1–0 | 3–1 | 1948–51 Nordic Football Championship | [9] |
| 7 | 3–0 | ||||||
| 8 | 15 October 1950 | Råsunda Stadium, Solna, Sweden |  Denmark
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2–0 | 4–0 | 1948–51 Nordic Football Championship | [10] |
| 9 | 21 October 1951 | Malmö Stadion, Malmö, Sweden | Denmark
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1–3 | 1–3 | 1948–51 Nordic Football Championship | [11] |
Honours
editMalmö FF
Sweden
- FIFA World Cup third place: 1950
- Summer Olympics: 1948
- Summer Olympics third place: 1952
- Nordic Football Championship: 1948–1951
Individual
- Nordic Football Championship top scorer: 1948–1951
References
edit- ^ "SvenskaFans". www.svenskafans.com. Retrieved 2020-09-13.
- ^ a b "⭐⭐ Mesta mästarna". xn--mestamstarna-lcb.se. Retrieved 2020-09-13.
- ^ "När Malmö FF var oslagbara - Allsvenskan". allsvenskan.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2024-11-20.
- ^ "Egon Jönsson". Olympedia. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
- ^ a b "Egon Jönsson - Spelarstatistik - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se. (in Swedish). Retrieved 2020-09-13.
- ^ "Egon Jönsson - Spelarstatistik - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se. (in Swedish). Retrieved 2024-02-07.
- ^ "Finland - Sverige - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). 1946-09-15. Retrieved 2024-02-07.
- ^ "Sverige - Finland - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). 1949-10-02. Retrieved 2024-02-07.
- ^ "Norge - Sverige - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). 1950-09-24. Retrieved 2024-02-07.
- ^ "Sverige - Danmark - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). 1950-10-15. Retrieved 2024-02-07.
- ^ "Danmark - Sverige - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). 1951-10-21. Retrieved 2024-02-07.