Egon Jönsson

Egon Jönsson
Personal information
Date of birthOctober 8, 1921
Place of birthMalmö, Sweden
Date of deathMarch 19, 2000 (aged 78)
Playing positionRight Midfielder
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1943–1954Malmö FF200(100)
National team
1948–1950Sweden22(?)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).
Olympic medal record
Competitor for  Sweden
Men's Football
Gold 1948 London Team Competition

Egon Jönsson (8 October 1921, Malmö - 19 March 2000) was a Swedish footballer and trainer.

Career

Jönsson played 405 matches for Malmö FF. He became Swedish champion four times and capped 22 times for the national team, part of the squad to FIFA World Cup 1950.

After his active career he was a youth trainer and part of the staff as a team leader during the European Cup match against Nottingham Forest 1979.