List of Malmö FF players

Malmö Fotbollförening, also known simply as Malmö FF, are a Swedish professional football club based in Malmö. The club is affiliated with Skånes Fotbollförbund and play their home games at Swedbank Stadion.[1] Formed on 24 February 1910, the club have won sixteen national championship titles and fourteen national cup titles, making them the most successful club in Sweden in terms of total trophies won.[2] Malmö FF have also won the highest Swedish league, Allsvenskan, on three occasions when the title of Swedish champions was not decided by the outcome of that league.[3][A] They were runners-up in the 1979 European Champions Cup final, which they lost 1–0 to English club Nottingham Forest.[4] This made them the only Swedish football club, as of 2011, to have reached the final of the competition, for which the team were awarded the Svenska Dagbladet Gold Medal.[5] Currently playing in Allsvenskan, where the season lasts from April to October, the club are the reigning champions. The club first won Allsvenskan in 1944.[6] Malmö FF were most successful during the 1970s, when they won five Swedish championships and four Svenska Cupen titles.

This is a list of players who has played more than 100 games for Malmö FF. For a list of all Malmö FF players with a Wikipedia article, see the Malmö FF players' category. Players are listed according to total number of games played. Substitute appearances included. Present players are marked in bold.

Players

As of 15 December 2011:[7]
      This and the * indicate that they played their full career at Malmö FF.

Rank Name Nat Pos Malmö FF
career
Total
apps
Total
goals
Swedish champion[8][2]
1 Krister Kristensson Sweden  Sweden Defender 1963–1979 626 16 6 (1967, 1970, 1971, 1974, 1975, 1977)
2 Roy Andersson Sweden  Sweden Defender 1968–1983* 624 49 5 (1970, 1971, 1974, 1975, 1977)
3 Erik Nilsson Sweden  Sweden Defender 1934–1953* 600 4 5 (1944, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1953)
4 Jan Möller Sweden  Sweden Goalkeeper 1971–1980
1984–1988
591 1 5 (1974, 1975, 1977, 1986, 1988)
5 Jonnie Fedel Sweden  Sweden Goalkeeper 1984–2001 588 1
6 Torbjörn Persson Sweden  Sweden Defender 1980–1995 574 39 2 (1986, 1988)
7 Magnus Andersson Sweden  Sweden Defender 1977–1988* 568 28 3 (1977, 1986, 1988)
8 Roland Andersson Sweden  Sweden Defender 1968–1974
1977–1983
564 13 4 (1970, 1971, 1974, 1977)
9 Bo Larsson Sweden  Sweden Forward 1962–1966
1969–1979
546 289 6 (1965, 1970, 1971, 1974, 1975, 1977)
10 Prawitz Öberg Sweden  Sweden Forward 1952–1965* 515 103 1 (1965)
11 Helge Bengtsson Sweden  Sweden Goalkeeper 1934–1951* 501 3 4 (1944, 1949, 1950, 1951)
12 Kent Jönsson Sweden  Sweden Defender 1974–1987 480 9 1 (1986)
13 Ingemar Erlandsson Sweden  Sweden Defender 1976–1987* 473 46 2 (1977, 1986)
14 Jörgen Ohlsson Sweden  Sweden Defender 1991
1992–2003
464 53
15 Daniel Andersson Sweden  Sweden Midfielder 1994–1998
2004–
434 37 2 (2004, 2010)
16 Tore Svensson Sweden  Sweden Goalkeeper 1951–1961 433 1 1 (1953)
17 Ingvar Svahn Sweden  Sweden Midfielder 1957–1968
1970
414 161 3 (1965, 1967, 1970)
18 Niclas Nyhlén Sweden  Sweden Midfielder 1987–1996 410 33 1 (1988)
19 Staffan Tapper Sweden  Sweden Midfielder 1966–1979* 407 99 4 (1970, 1971, 1974, 1975)
20 Egon Jönsson Sweden  Sweden Midfielder 1943–1955* 405 269 5 (1944, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1953)
21 Sture Mårtensson Sweden  Sweden Midfielder 1937–1949 403 25 2 (1944, 1949)
22 Kjell Rosén Sweden  Sweden Defender 1939–1950 379 108 3 (1944, 1949, 1950)
23 Börje Tapper Sweden  Sweden Forward 1940–1950 371 298 3 (1944, 1949, 1950)
24 Andreas Nilsson Sweden  Sweden Midfielder 1929–1940 371 168
25 Anders Ljungberg Sweden  Sweden Midfielder 1967–1968
1972–1979
371 75 4 (1967, 1974, 1975, 1977)
26 John Thorstensson Sweden  Sweden Defender 1914–1931 370 53
27 Henry Thillberg Sweden  Sweden Forward 1951–1962 367 149 1 (1953)
28 Lars Granström Sweden  Sweden Midfielder 1960–1966
1967–1971
359 120 3 (1965, 1967, 1970)
29 Harry Jönsson Sweden  Sweden Forward 1967–1976 357 31 5 (1967, 1970, 1971, 1974, 1975)
30 Hans Håkansson Sweden  Sweden Forward 1927–1938 350 341
31 Bertil Elmstedt Sweden  Sweden Forward 1956–1969 350 94 2 (1965, 1967)
32 Hasse Mattisson Sweden  Sweden Midfielder 1996–2006 350 39 1 (2004)
33 Olof Persson Sweden  Sweden Defender 1997–2001
2002–2006
350 20 1 (2004)
34 Anders Palmér Sweden  Sweden Midfielder 1980–1989 348 73 2 (1986, 1988)
35 Bertil Nilsson Sweden  Sweden Midfielder 1953–1960
1964–1966
342 111 1 (1965)
36 Rolf Björklund Sweden  Sweden Defender 1959–1970 341 6 3 (1965, 1967, 1970)
37 Stellan Nilsson Sweden  Sweden Midfielder 1940–1948
1948–1950
336 166 3 (1944, 1949, 1950)
38 Lennart Svensson Sweden  Sweden Midfielder 1953–1966 336 102 1 (1965)
39 Thomas Sjöberg Sweden  Sweden Forward 1974–1976
1977–1978
1979–1982
334 157 3 (1974, 1975, 1977)
40 Per Ågren Sweden  Sweden Defender 1983–1992 329 2 1 (1988)
41 Nils Hult Sweden  Sweden Goalkeeper 1960
1963–1972
329 0 4 (1965, 1967, 1970, 1971)
42 Sven Hjertsson Sweden  Sweden Defender 1942–1954 319 30 4 (1949, 1950, 1951, 1953)
43 Ivar Roslund Sweden  Sweden Midfielder 1925–1937 311 179
44 Anders Andersson Sweden  Sweden Midfielder 1990–1997
2005–2008
305 50
45 Sune Sandbring Sweden  Sweden Defender 1950–1958 305 1 1 (1953)
46 Artur Bergqvist Sweden  Sweden Defender 1950–1957 302 10 2 (1951, 1953)
47 Sven Nilsson Sweden  Sweden Defender 1931–1940* 302 4
48 Algot Christoffersson Sweden  Sweden Defender 1922–1932 295 28
49 Mats Arvidsson Sweden  Sweden Defender 1978–1987 294 24 1 (1986)
50 Åke Hansson Sweden  Sweden Midfielder 1950–1957 292 59 2 (1951, 1953)
51 Leif Engqvist Sweden  Sweden Midfielder 1985–1991 288 57 2 (1986, 1988)
52 Jörgen Ohlin Sweden  Sweden Defender 1956–1958
1958–1967
271 8 2 (1965, 1967)
53 Kjell Hjertsson Sweden  Sweden Midfielder 1940–1950 270 15 2 (1944, 1950)
54 Carl-Erik Sandberg Sweden  Sweden Forward 1938–1945 269 130 1 (1944)
55 Gustaf Nilsson Sweden  Sweden Forward 1940–1950 265 205 1 (1944)
56 Björn Nilsson Sweden  Sweden Forward 1979–1986 265 66 1 (1986)
57 Georg Österlin Sweden  Sweden Defender 1932–1940 265 16
58 Hilding Andersson Sweden  Sweden ? ?–1936 262 65
59 Robert Prytz Sweden  Sweden Midfielder 1977–1982
1993–1995
262 57
60 Tore Cervin Sweden  Sweden Forward 1972–1980 258 110 3 (1974, 1975, 1977)
61 Tommy Andersson Sweden  Sweden Forward 1969–1980 256 73 4 (1970, 1971, 1974, 1977)
62 Lars Larsson Sweden  Sweden Forward 1982–1984
1985–1991
255 164 1 (1986)
63 Tommy Larsson Sweden  Sweden Midfielder 1969–1979 255 50 3 (1974, 1975, 1977)
64 Joseph Elanga Cameroon  Cameroon Defender 2000–2005
2010
254 13 2 (2004, 2010)
65 Arne Månsson Sweden  Sweden Defender 1944–1955 252 1 2 (1950, 1951)
66 Gunnar Martinsson Sweden  Sweden Midfielder 1927–1938 232 19
67 Ulrich Vinzents Denmark  Denmark Defender 2006– 232 3 1 (2010)
68 Charles Gustavsson Sweden  Sweden Midfielder 1954–1961 231 141
69 Curt Olsberg Sweden  Sweden Midfielder 1967–1973 226 70 2 (1970, 1971)
70 Jonas Wirmola Sweden  Sweden Defender 1994–1997 223 7
71 Jan Ekström Sweden  Sweden Midfielder 1955–1960
1964–1966
222 124
72 Carl Florin Sweden  Sweden ? ?–1930 217 15
73 Gert Lundqvist Sweden  Sweden Defender 1954–1962 214 16
74 Yksel Osmanovski Sweden  Sweden Forward 1995–1998
2004–2007
212 42
75 Erik Svensson Sweden  Sweden ? ? 211 129
76 Ingvar Rydell Sweden  Sweden Forward 1948–1953 210 162 4 (1949, 1950, 1951, 1953)
77 Carl Andersson Sweden  Sweden ? ? 210 4
78 Hans Malmström Sweden  Sweden Defender 1942–1950 209 0 2 (1944, 1950)
79 Åke Larsson Sweden  Sweden Defender 1952–1959 207 3
80 Håkan Lindman Sweden  Sweden Forward 1986–1987
1988–1990
204 65 1 (1988)
81 Jens Fjellström Sweden  Sweden Midfielder 1993–1997
2000
204 43
82 Axel Håkansson Sweden  Sweden ? ?–1928 204 0
83 Hasse Borg Sweden  Sweden Defender 1983–1988 201 24 2 (1986, 1988)
84 Hilder Svensson Sweden  Sweden ? ? 200 143
85 Niclas Kindvall Sweden  Sweden Forward 1997–2000 193 54
86 Valfrid Ek Sweden  Sweden Forward 1946–1952 192 98
87 Niklas Skoog Sweden  Sweden Forward 2001–2008 191 97 1 (2004)
88 Tommy Hansson Sweden  Sweden Forward 1975–1981 190 52 1 (1977)
89 Ture Isberg Sweden  Sweden Forward ?–1931 187 70
90 Wilhelm Nilsson Sweden  Sweden ? ? 187 0
91 Patrik Andersson Sweden  Sweden Defender 1989–1992
2004–2005
184 24 1 (2004)
92 Gösta Nilsson Sweden  Sweden ? ? 181 51
93 Ingvar Gärd Sweden  Sweden Midfielder 1944–1950 180 2 2 (1949, 1950)
94 Henry Dahl Sweden  Sweden Defender ?–1933 178 1
95 Ove Karlsson Sweden  Sweden ? ? 178 1
96 Martin Dahlin Sweden  Sweden Forward 1987–1991 176 83 1 (1988)
97 Conny Andersson Sweden  Sweden Forward 1971–1973
1974–1976
174 74 3 (1971, 1974, 1975)
98 Ebbe Löfgren Sweden  Sweden ? ? 174 0
99 Henrik Nilsson Sweden  Sweden ? ? 169 5
100 Mikael Roth Sweden  Sweden Defender 1998–2003 166 2
101 Nils-Åke Sandell Sweden  Sweden Forward 1952–1956
1958
162 189 1 (1953)
102 Mattias Thylander Sweden  Sweden Defender 1991–1999 162 7
103 Mattias Asper Sweden  Sweden Goalkeeper 2002–2005 161 0 1 (2004)
104 Jonas Thern Sweden  Sweden Midfielder 1985–1987
1988–1989
160 30 2 (1986, 1988)
105 Daniel Majstorović Sweden  Sweden Defender 2000–2004 157 12 1 (2004)
106 Anders Svensson Sweden  Sweden Defender 1957–1959
1967–1969
157 7 1 (1967)
107 Waldemar Wiberg Sweden  Sweden Goalkeeper ? 155 0
108 Stefan Alvén Sweden  Sweden Midfielder 1991–1994 154 6
109 Fritz Landgren Sweden  Sweden Goalkeeper 1910–1922 153 0
110 Mats Magnusson Sweden  Sweden Forward 1981–1985
1986–1987
151 99 1 (1986)
111 Guillermo Molins Sweden  Sweden Midfielder 2006–2011 149 26 1 (2010)
112 Claes Malmberg Sweden  Sweden Forward 1973–1980 148 6 2 (1974, 1977)
113 Peter Jönsson Sweden  Sweden Defender 1989–1993 147 4
114 Roger Ljung Sweden  Sweden Defender 1985–1989 146 21 1 (1988)
115 Joakim Nilsson Sweden  Sweden Defender 1988–1990 146 11 1 (1988)
116 Fredrik Lindblad Sweden  Sweden ? ? 145 68
117 Jan-Olov Kindvall Sweden  Sweden Midfielder 1978–1983 145 11
118 Henry Winberg Sweden  Sweden ? ? 145 0
119 Gert-Arne Nilsson Sweden  Sweden Defender 1960–1962
1963–1967
141 0 1 (1965)
120 Patrik Olsson Sweden  Sweden Forward 1991–1998 137 22
121 Assar Mossberg Sweden  Sweden Defender 1932–1937 137 0
122 Johan Andersson Sweden  Sweden ? ? 136 97
123 Rolf Eriksson Sweden  Sweden Forward 1961–1965 136 67
124 Jean-Paul Vonderburg Sweden  Sweden Defender 1989–1992 136 5
125 Mikael Rönnberg Sweden  Sweden Midfielder 1982–1984 134 45
126 Agon Mehmeti Sweden  Sweden Forward 2008–2011 134 34 1 (2010)
127 Deval Eminovski Sweden  Sweden Midfielder 1984–1988 134 11 1 (1986)
128 Patrick Andersson Sweden  Sweden Forward 1990–1993 132 19
129 Christer Jacobsson Sweden  Sweden Defender 1969–1976 132 2 3 (1970, 1971, 1975)
130 Andreas Yngvesson Sweden  Sweden Forward 2002–2005 130 25 1 (2004)
131 Mats Lilienberg Sweden  Sweden Forward 2000–2002 129 39
132 Jon Inge Høiland Norway  Norway Defender 2003–2007 129 13 1 (2004)
133 Daniel Larsson Sweden  Sweden Forward 2009– 127 35 1 (2010)
134 Edward Ofere Nigeria  Nigeria Forward 2005–2010 126 43
135 Göte Rosengren Sweden  Sweden Defender 1937–1939 125 31
136 Jimmy Durmaz Sweden  Sweden Midfielder 2008– 123 9 1 (2010)
137 Niklas Gudmundsson Sweden  Sweden Midfielder 1997–2000 121 24
138 Jeffrey Aubynn Sweden  Sweden Midfielder 2008–2011 122 7 1 (2010)
139 Fredrik Dahlström Sweden  Sweden Midfielder 1992–1995 120 36
140 Tommy Jönsson Sweden  Sweden Defender 1992–1997 118 4
141 Jiloan Hamad Sweden  Sweden Midfielder 2008– 117 17 1 (2010)
142 Björn Friberg Sweden  Sweden Midfielder 1967–1973 117 6 1 (1967)
143 Ricardinho Brazil  Brazil Defender 2009– 117 4 1 (2010)
144 Karl-Erik Palmér Sweden  Sweden Forward 1948–1951
1960
114 64 2 (1949, 1950)
145 Ulf Kleander Sweden  Sweden Defender 1967–1973 114 5 3 (1967, 1970, 1971)
146 Matias Concha Sweden  Sweden Defender 2001–2003 112 3
147 Louay Chanko Syria  Syria Midfielder 2003–2005 111 6 1 (2004)
148 Markus Rosenberg Sweden  Sweden Forward 2001–2005 110 33
149 Wílton Figueiredo Brazil  Brazil Midfielder 2009– 110 19 1 (2010)
150 Behrang Safari Sweden  Sweden Defender 2004–2008 110 4
151 Gabriel Brazil  Brazil Defender 2006–2009 110 2
152 Jonas Sandqvist Sweden  Sweden Goalkeeper 2005–2009 110 0
153 Anders Ohlsson Sweden  Sweden ? ? 109 15
154 Brune Tavell Sweden  Sweden Midfielder 1997–1999 107 8
155 Erik Johansson Sweden  Sweden Midfielder 2001–2003 106 12
156 Göte Dahl Sweden  Sweden Forward ?–1937 106 55
157 Gösta Nilsson Sweden  Sweden ? ? 105 21
158 Jon Jönsson Sweden  Sweden Defender 2001–2006 104 14 1 (2004)
159 Dejan Pavlovic Sweden  Sweden Forward 1997–1999 103 29
160 Stefan Schwarz Sweden  Sweden Midfielder 1987–1991 103 7 1 (1988)
161 Afonso Alves Brazil  Brazil Forward 2004–2006 100 47 1 (2004)
162 John Rosén Sweden  Sweden ? ? 100 31
163 Bengt Fröjd Sweden  Sweden Midfielder 1960–1963 100 10
164 Roland Löwegren Sweden  Sweden Defender 1962–1965 100 0

References

Specific
  1. ^ "Kontaktuppgifter och tävlingar – Skånes Fotbollförbund – Skaneboll.se" (in Swedish). http://www.skaneboll.se/forbund/foreningar/?feid=10661. Retrieved 2011-01-12. 
  2. ^ a b "Fakta" (in Swedish). mff.se. http://www.mff.se/Ditt_MFF/Om_klubben/Fakta.aspx. Retrieved 2009-11-24. 
  3. ^ "Malmö FF" (in Swedish). svenskfotboll.se. http://svenskfotboll.se/allsvenskan/lag/?flid=25517. Retrieved 2011-01-01. 
  4. ^ "1978/79: Forest join élite club". uefa.com. http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/history/season=1978/index.html. Retrieved 2011-02-07. 
  5. ^ "Bragdmedaljörer genom tiderna" (in Swedish). svd.se. http://www.svd.se/sportspel/bragdguldet/bragdmedaljorer-genom-tiderna_485089.svd. Retrieved 2011-02-01. 
  6. ^ "Svenska mästare 1896–1925, 1931–" (in Swedish). svenskfotboll.se. http://svenskfotboll.se/allsvenskan/historik/. Retrieved 2009-11-25. 
  7. ^ Malmö FF (2011); p. 162.
  8. ^ Note that a player may have been part of the team during one of its winning seasons but did not receive a medal due to too few played matches.
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