Kent Jönsson (born 9 May 1955) is a former

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football defender who played the majority of his career for

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Career

Jönsson transferred from Lunds BoIS to Malmö FF in 1974 where it took him a while until he grabbed a spot in the starting line-up. It wasn't until

Bo Larsson Bo-Göran "Bosse" Larsson (born 5 May 1944) is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder and striker. Best remembered for his time with Malmö FF, he also represented VfB Stuttgart and Trelleborgs FF during his caree ...

, a former forward who now played as defender, was injured during the quarter-finals of the

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away against Wisla Krakow. Malmö made it all the way to the final and Jönsson was in the starting line-up for Malmö who ultimately lost the game 1–0 at the

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. Jönsson won Allsvenskan two times with the club. During the end of his career he transferred to

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where he briefly was a youth coach after his career had ended.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Jonsson, Kent 1955 births Swedish men's footballers Sweden men's international footballers Footballers from Skåne County Malmö FF players Allsvenskan players Living people Men's association football defenders