Klas Ingesson
Swedish footballer and manager (1968-2014)
Klas Inge "Klabbe" Ingesson (20 August 1968 – 29 October 2014) was a Swedish footballer and manager. He spent most of his career as a midfielder. Ingesson represented the Sweden national team on 57 occasions, including the 1990 and 1994 FIFA World Cup, as well as the 1992 European Championship. He was the manager of IF Elfsborg from 2013 to 2014.
.jpg) after the FIFA World Cup 1994 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Klas Inge Ingesson | ||
| Date of birth | 20 August 1968 | ||
| Place of birth | Ödeshög, Sweden | ||
| Date of death | 29 October 2014 (aged 46) | ||
| Place of death | Ödeshög, Sweden | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1975–1986 | Ödeshögs IK | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1986–1990 | IFK Göteborg | 53 | (9) |
| 1990–1993 | Mechelen | 99 | (28) |
| 1993–1994 | PSV Eindhoven | 12 | (1) |
| 1994–1996 | Sheffield Wednesday | 17 | (2) |
| 1996–1998 | Bari | 94 | (11) |
| 1998–2000 | Bologna | 64 | (4) |
| 2000–2001 | Marseille | 13 | (0) |
| 2001 | Lecce | 19 | (1) |
| Total | 371 | (56) | |
| National team | |||
| 1989–1998 | Sweden[1] | 57 | (13) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2013–2014 | IF Elfsborg | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
On 29 October 2014, Ingesson died of the effects of multiple myeloma, aged 46.[2]
References
change- ↑ "Sweden national football team stats". passagen.se (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 2012-06-06. Retrieved 2014-10-29.
- ↑ "VM 94-hjälten Ingesson död". Aftonbladet (in Swedish).
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