Egon Jönsson Explained

Egon Jönsson
Birth Date:8 October 1921
Birth Place:Malmö, Sweden
Death Place:Malmö, Sweden
Position:Right midfielder
Years1:1943–1954
Clubs1:Malmö FF
Caps1:200
Goals1:99
Nationalyears1:1947
Nationalteam1:Sweden B
Nationalcaps1:2
Nationalgoals1:0
Full Name:Bengt Ingvar Egon Jönsson
Nationalyears2:1946–1952
Nationalteam2:Sweden
Nationalcaps2:22
Nationalgoals2:9

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.

Club career

Nicknamed "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]

International career

Jönsson was part of the Sweden squads that competed at the 1948 and 1952 Summer Olympics,[3] as well as the 1950 FIFA World Cup, winning one gold medal and two bronze medals.[4] He won a total of 22 caps, scoring 9 goals.

Coaching career

After 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.

Career statistics

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year[5] !National team!Year!Apps!Goals
Sweden194612
194700
194820
194943
195073
195171
195210
Total229

Scores and results list Sweden's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Jönsson goal.

No.! scope="col"
DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
115 August 1946Helsinki Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland2–07–0Friendly[6]
27–0
32 October 1949Malmö IP, Malmö, Sweden1–18–11948–51 Nordic Football Championship[7]
42–1
53–1
624 September 1950Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway1–03–11948–51 Nordic Football Championship[8]
73–0
815 October 1950Råsunda Stadium, Solna, Sweden2–04–01948–51 Nordic Football Championship[9]
921 October 1951Malmö Stadion, Malmö, Sweden1–31–31948–51 Nordic Football Championship[10]

Honours

Malmö FF

Sweden

Individual

Notes and References

  1. Web site: SvenskaFans. 2020-09-13. www.svenskafans.com. en.
  2. Web site: ⭐⭐ Mesta mästarna. 2020-09-13. xn--mestamstarna-lcb.se.
  3. Web site: Egon Jönsson . Olympedia . 13 October 2021.
  4. Web site: Egon Jönsson - Spelarstatistik - Svensk fotboll. 2020-09-13. www.svenskfotboll.se.. sv.
  5. Web site: Egon Jönsson - Spelarstatistik - Svensk fotboll . 2024-02-07 . www.svenskfotboll.se. . sv.
  6. Web site: 1946-09-15 . Finland - Sverige - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll . 2024-02-07 . www.svenskfotboll.se . sv.
  7. Web site: 1949-10-02 . Sverige - Finland - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll . 2024-02-07 . www.svenskfotboll.se . sv.
  8. Web site: 1950-09-24 . Norge - Sverige - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll . 2024-02-07 . www.svenskfotboll.se . sv.
  9. Web site: 1950-10-15 . Sverige - Danmark - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll . 2024-02-07 . www.svenskfotboll.se . sv.
  10. Web site: 1951-10-21 . Danmark - Sverige - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll . 2024-02-07 . www.svenskfotboll.se . sv.