Karl Gustaf Inge Danielsson (14 June 1941 – 30 June 2021) was a Swedish

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who played as a

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. He played for Ifö/Bromölla IF,

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and

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.Football : Inge Danielsson
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National Football Teams. Retrieved on 29 September 2016. Danielsson also won 17

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for the Sweden national team, scoring 8 goals.Inge Danielsson
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Club career

Danielson signed to play with Helsingborgs IF in the

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in 1967. In 1968, Danielsson signed on to play professionally with

and he became a large part of the club's third straight league title. Danielsson came at the end of the season and managed to score nine goals. Danielsson also played in the

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against fellow Swede

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, losing 4–1. Danielsson scored several important goals both in the Dutch league and the European Cups, but after a little more than a year returned to Helsingborgs, playing in the lower Swedish divisions. In 1973, he swapped clubs to

where he spent another year in the highest Swedish division before ending his career where it started, with Ifö/Bromölla IF.

International career

Danielsson made his debut for the Sweden national team during his time in Ifö/Bromölla IF who then played in the Swedish second division. The debut came against

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Råsunda stadium Råsunda Stadium (; also known as Råsunda Fotbollsstadion, Råsundastadion, Råsunda Football Stadium or just Råsunda) was the Swedish national football stadium. It was located in Solna Municipality in Stockholm and named after the district i ...

, 6 November 1966 where Danielsson scored the game-winning goal (2–1). He is most known for scoring two goals against

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in November 1966, in the European Championship qualifier.Sveriges Landslag i Fotboll 1966
Fotbollsweden.se. Retrieved on 25 November 2013.

Personal life

After ending his football career he ran a flooring business until his retirement.ID Industrigolv AB , Åhus, fogfria golv, industribeläggningar, golvföretag
Idindustrigolv.se. Retrieved on 25 November 2013.

Honours

Ajax *

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: 1967–68 *

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runners-up: 1968–69

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Danielsson, Inge 1941 births 2021 deaths Swedish footballers Association football forwards Ifö Bromölla IF players Helsingborgs IF players AFC Ajax players IFK Norrköping players Sweden international footballers Allsvenskan players Eredivisie players Expatriate footballers in the Netherlands Swedish expatriate footballers Swedish expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands People from Bromölla Municipality Footballers from Skåne County