Egon Jönsson

Not to be confused with Egon Johnsson.
Egon Jönsson
Jönsson with Malmö FF in 1949
Personal information
Full name Bengt Ingvar Egon Jönsson
Date of birth (1921-10-08)October 8, 1921
Place of birth Malmö, Sweden
Date of death March 19, 2000(2000-03-19) (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
Representing  Sweden
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1948 London
Bronze medal – third place 1952 Helsinki
FIFA World Cup
Bronze medal – third place 1950 Brazil
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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 team that won 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.

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] Jönsson featured in every match of Malmö FF’s historic 49-match unbeaten streak, which lasted from 1949 to 1951.[3]

International career

Jönsson 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

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.[2]

Career statistics

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year[6]
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.
List of international goals scored by Egon Jönsson
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1 15 August 1946 Helsinki Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland  Finland 2–0 7–0 Friendly [7]
2 7–0
3 2 October 1949 Malmö IP, Malmö, Sweden  Finland 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 1–0 3–1 1948–51 Nordic Football Championship [9]
7 3–0
8 15 October 1950 Råsunda Stadium, Solna, Sweden  Denmark 2–0 4–0 1948–51 Nordic Football Championship [10]
9 21 October 1951 Malmö Stadion, Malmö, Sweden  Denmark 1–3 1–3 1948–51 Nordic Football Championship [11]

Honours

Malmö FF

Sweden

Individual

References

  1. ^ "SvenskaFans". www.svenskafans.com. Retrieved 2020-09-13.
  2. ^ a b "⭐⭐ Mesta mästarna". xn--mestamstarna-lcb.se. Retrieved 2020-09-13.
  3. ^ "När Malmö FF var oslagbara - Allsvenskan". allsvenskan.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2024-11-20.
  4. ^ "Egon Jönsson". Olympedia. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
  5. ^ a b "Egon Jönsson - Spelarstatistik - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se. (in Swedish). Retrieved 2020-09-13.
  6. ^ "Egon Jönsson - Spelarstatistik - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se. (in Swedish). Retrieved 2024-02-07.
  7. ^ "Finland - Sverige - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). 1946-09-15. Retrieved 2024-02-07.
  8. ^ "Sverige - Finland - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). 1949-10-02. Retrieved 2024-02-07.
  9. ^ "Norge - Sverige - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). 1950-09-24. Retrieved 2024-02-07.
  10. ^ "Sverige - Danmark - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). 1950-10-15. Retrieved 2024-02-07.
  11. ^ "Danmark - Sverige - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). 1951-10-21. Retrieved 2024-02-07.