Bo Ingemar Erlandsson (16 November 1957 – 9 August 2022) was a Swedish

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who played as a defender. He represented

Malmö FF Malmö Fotbollförening, commonly known as Malmö FF, Malmö, or MFF, is a professional football club and the most successful football club in Sweden in terms of trophies won. Formed in 1910 and affiliated with the Scania Football Association, ...

between 1976 and 1987. A full international between 1978 and 1985, he won 69

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and scored two goals for the Sweden national team and represented his country at the

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Club career

Erlandsson played for

Allsvenskan Allsvenskan (; en, the All-Swedish, also known as Fotbollsallsvenskan, en, the Football All-Swedish) is a Swedish professional league for men's association football clubs. It was founded in 1924 and is the top tier of the Swedish football lea ...

. He became Swedish champion with the club in

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and

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, and was a part of the team in the European Champions Cup final in

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against

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International career

He was a member of the Sweden national team, and was capped 69 times between 1978 and 1985. He was in the squad for the

Post-playing career

After retiring, he was a member of the board of directors of

Death

Erlandsson died on 9 August 2022, at the age of 64.

Career statistics

:''Scores and results list Sweden's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Erlandsson goal.''

Honours

Malmö FF * Swedish Champion:

Svenska Cupen Svenska Cupen (, ''The Swedish Cup'') is a knockout cup competition in Swedish football and the main Swedish football cup. Svenska Cupen usually refers to the men's tournament, although a women's tournament is also held. Each year 96 teams compe ...

: 1977–78, 1979–80, 1983–84, 1985–86

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* 1957 births 2022 deaths Swedish footballers Footballers from Skåne County Sweden international footballers 1978 FIFA World Cup players Allsvenskan players Malmö FF players Association football defenders {{sweden-footy-defender-stub