Agne Simonsson
Tore Klas Agne Simonsson (19 October 1935 – 22 September 2020) was a Swedish footballer. He played as a striker. Beginning his career with Örgryte IS, he went on to represent Real Madrid and Real Sociedad in La Liga in the early 1960s before returning to Örgryte in 1963.
 Simonsson with Sweden in 1960 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Tore Klas Agne Simonsson | ||
| Date of birth | 19 October 1935 | ||
| Place of birth | Gothenburg, Sweden | ||
| Date of death | 22 September 2020 (aged 84) | ||
| Place of death | Gothenburg, Sweden | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| BK René | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1953–1960 | Örgryte IS | 42 | (25) |
| 1960–1963 | Real Madrid | 3 | (1) |
| 1961–1962 | → Real Sociedad (loan) | 22 | (8) |
| 1963–1970 | Örgryte IS | 120 | (80) |
| Total | 187 | (114) | |
| National team | |||
| 1957 | Sweden U21 | 1 | (3) |
| 1957–1967 | Sweden | 51 | (27) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1971–1972 | Örgryte IS | ||
| 1977–1982 | BK Häcken | ||
| 1983–1986 | Örgryte IS | ||
| 1988–1990 | Iraklis | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Simonsson won 51 caps for the Sweden national team. He was a part of the Sweden team that finished second at the 1958 FIFA World Cup. He was the recipient of the 1959 Svenska Dagbladet Gold Medal.
Simonsson died on 22 September 2020 from pneumonia in Gothenburg at the age of 84.[1]
Agne Simonsson Media
The Sweden national football team in 1961 with this players – from the left, standing: Bengt "Fölet" Berndtsson, Torbjörn Jonsson, Åke "Bajdoff" Johansson, Agne Simonsson, Rune Börjesson and Lennart Backman; crouched: Olle "Lappen" Hellström, Orvar Bergmark, Bengt "Zamora" Nyholm, Lennart Wing and Gösta "Knivsta" Sandberg.
References
- ↑ Fallece Simonsson, delantero sueco que jugó en la Real en los 60 cedido por el Madrid Archived 2020-09-24 at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish)
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