Ingemar Erlandsson Explained

Ingemar Erlandsson
Full Name:Bo Ingemar Erlandsson
Birth Date:16 November 1957
Birth Place:Glimåkra, Sweden
Height:1.77 m
Position:Defender
Years1:1976–1987
Clubs1:Malmö FF
Caps1:258
Goals1:16
Nationalyears1:1978–1985
Nationalteam1:Sweden[1]
Nationalcaps1:69
Nationalgoals1:2

Bo Ingemar Erlandsson (16 November 1957 – 9 August 2022) was a Swedish footballer who played as a defender. He represented Malmö FF between 1976 and 1987. A full international between 1978 and 1985, he won 69 caps and scored two goals for the Sweden national team and represented his country at the 1978 FIFA World Cup.

Club career

Erlandsson played for Malmö FF in Allsvenskan. He became Swedish champion with the club in 1977 and 1986, and was a part of the team in the European Champions Cup final in 1979 against Nottingham Forest.

International career

He was a member of the Sweden national team, and was capped 69 times between 1978 and 1985. He was in the squad for the 1978 FIFA World Cup.[2]

Post-playing career

After retiring, he was a member of the board of directors of Malmö FF.[3]

Death

Erlandsson died on 9 August 2022, at the age of 64.[4] [5]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by national team and year!National team!Year!Apps!Goals
Sweden197870
197971
198080
1981100
198290
1983120
198491
198570
Total692

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

List of international goals scored by Ingemar Erlandsson
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
19 May 1979Parken, Copenhagen, Denmark1–02–2Friendly[6]
223 May 1984Idrottsparken, Norrköping, Sweden3–04–01986 FIFA World Cup qualification[7]

Honours

Malmö FF[8] [9]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sweden men's national football team stats . Swedish . passagen.se . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120606000450/http://hem.passagen.se/fotbollslandslaget/statistiktest.htm . 6 June 2012 .
  2. Web site: Ingemar Erlandsson – Spelarstatistik – Svensk fotboll . 11 August 2022 . www.svenskfotboll.se. . sv.
  3. Web site: 11 August 2022 . Ingemar Erlandsson 1957–2022 . 11 August 2022 . Malmö FF . sv-SE.
  4. News: MFF i sorg – ikonen har gått bort 64 år gammal. Expressen . 11 August 2022 . 11 August 2022.
  5. News: Bo Ingemar Erlandsson (64 år) . Ratsit . 11 August 2022.
  6. Web site: Danmark – Sverige – Matchfakta – Svensk fotboll . 11 August 2022 . www.svenskfotboll.se . sv.
  7. Web site: Sverige – Malta – Matchfakta – Svensk fotboll . 11 August 2022 . www.svenskfotboll.se . sv.
  8. Web site: MFF-legendaren död – blev bara 64 år . 11 August 2022 . www.aftonbladet.se . sv.
  9. Web site: Sport . S. V. T. . 11 August 2022 . Fotboll: MFF-ikonen Ingemar Erlandsson död: ”Oerhört uppskattad människa” . 11 August 2022 . SVT Sport . sv.