Ingemar Erlandsson

Ingemar Erlandsson
Erlandsson in 1979
Personal information
Full name Bo Ingemar Erlandsson
Date of birth 16 November 1957
Place of birth Glimåkra, Sweden
Date of death 9 August 2022(2022-08-09) (aged 64)
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1976–1987 Malmö FF 258 (16)
International career
1978–1985 Sweden[1] 69 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Bo Ingemar Erlandsson (16 November 1957[2] – 9 August 2022) was a Swedish footballer who played as a defender. He represented Malmö FF between 1976 and 1987. A full international between 1978 and 1985, he won 69 caps and scored two goals for the Sweden national team and represented his country at the 1978 FIFA World Cup.

Club career

Erlandsson played for Malmö FF in Allsvenskan. He became Swedish champion with the club in 1977 and 1986, and was a part of the team in the European Champions Cup final in 1979 against Nottingham Forest.[3]

International career

He was a member of the Sweden national team, and was capped 69 times between 1978 and 1985.[4] He was in the squad for the 1978 FIFA World Cup.[4]

Post-playing career

After retiring, he was a member of the board of directors of Malmö FF.[3]

Death

Erlandsson died on 9 August 2022, at the age of 64.[5][2]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by national team and year[4]
National team Year Apps Goals
Sweden 1978 7 0
1979 7 1
1980 8 0
1981 10 0
1982 9 0
1983 12 0
1984 9 1
1985 7 0
Total 69 2
Scores and results list Sweden's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Erlandsson goal.
List of international goals scored by Ingemar Erlandsson
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1 9 May 1979 Parken, Copenhagen, Denmark  Denmark 1–0 2–2 Friendly [6]
2 23 May 1984 Idrottsparken, Norrköping, Sweden  Malta 3–0 4–0 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification [7]

Honours

Malmö FF[8][9]

References

  1. ^ "Sweden men's national football team stats". passagen.se (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 6 June 2012.
  2. ^ a b "Bo Ingemar Erlandsson (64 år)". Ratsit. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
  3. ^ a b "Ingemar Erlandsson 1957–2022". Malmö FF (in Swedish). 11 August 2022. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
  4. ^ a b c "Ingemar Erlandsson – Spelarstatistik – Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se. (in Swedish). Retrieved 11 August 2022.
  5. ^ "MFF i sorg – ikonen har gått bort 64 år gammal". Expressen. 11 August 2022. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
  6. ^ "Danmark – Sverige – Matchfakta – Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 11 August 2022.
  7. ^ "Sverige – Malta – Matchfakta – Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 11 August 2022.
  8. ^ "MFF-legendaren död – blev bara 64 år". www.aftonbladet.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 11 August 2022.
  9. ^ Sport, S. V. T. (11 August 2022). "Fotboll: MFF-ikonen Ingemar Erlandsson död: "Oerhört uppskattad människa"". SVT Sport (in Swedish). Retrieved 11 August 2022.
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