Egon Jönsson (8 October 1921 – 19 March 2000) was a Swedish

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who played as a

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for

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, ...

and the Sweden national team.

Club career

Nicknamed "Todde den Hemlige," Jönsson played 405 matches for

, winning four Allsvenskan titles. He played in 200

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games for Malmö and scored 99 goals.

International career

He was part of the

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squads that competed at the 1948 and 1952

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, as well as the

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, winning one gold medal and two bronze medals. He won a total of 22

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, scoring 9 goals.

Coaching career

After his active career he was a youth coach and part of the coaching staff for Malmö FF during the

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against

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in 1979.

Honours

Malmö FF *

: 1943–44, 1948–49, 1949–50, 1950–51 Sweden *

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third place: 1950 *

: 1948 * Summer Olympics third place: 1952 *

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: 1948–1951 Individual * Nordic Football Championship top scorer: 1948–1951

References

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