Kurt Axelsson

Kurt Axelsson
Personal information
Full nameKurt Axelsson
Date of birth10 November 1941
Place of birthRännberg, Sweden
Date of death15 December 1984 (aged 43)
Place of deathSweden
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing positionDefender
Youth career
Rännbergs IK
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1964–1967GAIS71(0)
1967–1973Club Brugge119(4)
1973–1976A.S.V. Oostende K.M.71(0)
National team
1966–1971Sweden[1]30(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Kurt Axelsson (10 November 1941 – 15 December 1984) was a Swedish footballer.

Club career

Axelsson played for Rännbergs IK, IFK Sunne and IK Sleipner before making his top flight debut in Allsvenskan 1964, with GAIS. He was a great defender for the Gothenburg club and played 71 games for them. In 1967 he turned professional with Club Brugge K.V. in Belgium, where in 6 seasons, he played 153 games and scored 4 goals for the club. He then played for A.S.V. Oostende K.M. (1973–76) and was a player-trainer for K.V. Kortrijk.

National team

Axelsson was capped 30 times between 1966 and 1971 for the Swedesh national team and was a member of the team in the 1970 FIFA World Cup.

Personal life

Kurt Axelsson died 1984 in a car accident, aged only 43.

References

  1. "Sweden national football team stats". passagen.se (in Swedish).

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