Krister Kristensson Explained

Krister Kristensson
Fullname:	Carl Krister Kristensson
Birth Date:	25 July 1942
Birth Place:	Malmö, Sweden
Position:	Defender
Years1:	1963–1979
Clubs1:	Malmö FF
Caps1:	348
Goals1:	6
Years2:	1980–1981
Clubs2:	Trelleborgs FF
Caps2:	22
Goals2:	0
Totalcaps:	370
Totalgoals:	6
Nationalyears1:	1963–1964
Nationalteam1:	Sweden U21
Nationalcaps1:	6
Nationalgoals1:	0
Nationalyears2:	1967–1972
Nationalteam2:	Sweden^[1]
Nationalcaps2:	38
Nationalgoals2:	0
Manageryears1:	1979–1986
Managerclubs1:	Trelleborgs FF
Manageryears2:	1986–1987
Managerclubs2:	Lunds BK
Manageryears3:	1989–1993
Managerclubs3:	Höllvikens GIF

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

• Allsvenskan: 1965, 1967, 1970, 1971, 1974, 1975, 1977
• Svenska Cupen: 1967, 1972–73, 1973–74, 1974–75, 1977–78
• European Cup runner-up: 1978–79
• Bragdguldet: 1979

Individual

• Stor Grabb: 1969^[11]

Records

• Most appearances for Malmö FF: 626

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: Malmö-legendaren tvingades amputera . 14 November 2022 . www.expressen.se . 19 November 2020 . sv.
3. Web site: Krister Kristensson - Spelarstatistik - Svensk fotboll . 14 November 2022 . www.svenskfotboll.se. . sv.
4. Web site: Startsida - IdrottOnline Klubb . www3.idrottonline.se . 6 June 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161125112720/http://www3.idrottonline.se/templates/Page.aspx?id=458838 . 25 November 2016 . dead.
5. http://www.mff.se/Ditt_MFF/Om_klubben/Styrelse/Krister%20Kristensson.aspx Krister Kristensson at MFF.se
6. Web site: MFF-ikonen om olyckan: "Jag hörde läkaren klippa tån" . 20 December 2019 .
7. Web site: Krister Kristensson tvingades amputera benet. Kvällsposten. 19 November 2020. 19 November 2020. sv.
8. Web site: Stjernström . Fredrik . 29 January 2023 . Krister Kristensson 1942–2023 . 29 January 2023 . Malmö FF . sv-SE.
9. Web site: Carl Krister Kristensson (80 år) Höllviken | Ratsit .
10. Web site: Krister Kristensson - Spelarstatistik - Svensk fotboll . 29 January 2023 . www.svenskfotboll.se. . sv.
11. Web site: Stora Grabbars Märke . 29 January 2023 . www.svenskfotboll.se . sv.