Agne Simonsson

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Agne Simonsson (born 19 October 1935) is a former Swedish footballer. He played for the Sweden national football team, earning 51 caps and scoring 27 goals. He was a participant in the 1958 FIFA World Cup, scoring 4 goals, when Sweden reached the final on home soil, losing the game 5-2 to Brazil. On the club level, he played for Örgryte IS, Real Madrid and Real Sociedad.

Simonsson was awarded the Svenska Dagbladet Gold Medal in 1959.

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Preceded by
Richard Dahl
Svenska Dagbladet Gold Medal
1959
Succeeded by
Jane Cederqvist
Preceded by
Orvar Bergmark
Swedish Football player of the year
1959
Succeeded by
Torbjörn Jonsson