Klas Ingesson

Klas Ingesson
Personal information
Full name Klas Ingesson
Date of birth 20 August 1968 (1968-08-20) (age 43)
Place of birth Ödeshög, Sweden
Playing position Midfielder
Youth career
1975–1986 Ödeshögs IK
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1986–1990 IFK Göteborg 53 (9)
1990–1993 KV Mechelen 99 (28)
1993–1994 PSV Eindhoven 12 (1)
1994–1996 Sheffield Wednesday 17 (2)
1996–1998 AS Bari 94 (11)
1998–2000 Bologna 64 (4)
2000–2001 Olympique Marseille 13 (0)
2001 Lecce 19 (1)
National team
1989–1998 Sweden[1] 57 (13)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Klas Ingesson (born August 20, 1968 in Ödeshög) is a former Swedish footballer. As a member of the national team he played in 57 games, including 1990 FIFA World Cup and 1994 FIFA World Cup, as well as the 1992 European Championship.

On the 14th of May 2009 Ingesson announced that he had been diagnosed with multiple myeloma for which he is currently being treated. The treatment is said to be going "in the right direction".[2] Ingesson fully recovered since then and, on December 2010, made a football comeback by accepting an offer to guide the Elfsborg Under-21 youth team.[3]

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International stats

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Sweden national team
Year Apps Goals
1989 6 3
1990 9 3
1991 4 0
1992 11 3
1993 8 0
1994 13 3
1995 1 0
1996 4 1
1997 0 0
1998 1 0
Total 57 13

International goals

Scores and results list Sweden's goal tally first.
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 31 May 1989 Eyrahallen, Örebro  Algeria 1–0 2–0 Friendly
2 2–0
3. 8 October 1989 Råsunda Stadium, Stockholm  Albania 2–1 3–1 1990 World Cup qualfier

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Honours

KV Mechelen

PSV Eindhoven

Sweden

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