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

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

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

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

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

International

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

Malmö FF[8]

Individual

Records

References

  1. ^ "Sweden 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.

External links

Sporting positions Preceded byRolf Björklund Malmö FFCaptain 1970–1978 Succeeded byStaffan TapperBo Larsson


Sweden squad – 1970 FIFA World Cup
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