Klas Ingesson

Klas Inge "Klabbe" Ingesson (20 August 1968 – 29 October 2014) was a Swedish footballer and manager. He spent most of his career as a midfielder. Ingesson represented the Sweden national team on 57 occasions, including the 1990 and 1994 FIFA World Cup, as well as the 1992 European Championship. He was the manager of IF Elfsborg from 2013 to 2014.

Klas Ingesson
Klas Ingesson (1994).jpg
after the FIFA World Cup 1994
Personal information
Full nameKlas Inge Ingesson
Date of birth(1968-08-20)20 August 1968
Place of birthÖdeshög, Sweden
Date of death29 October 2014(2014-10-29) (aged 46)
Place of deathÖdeshög, Sweden
Height1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Playing positionMidfielder
Youth career
1975–1986Ödeshögs IK
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1986–1990IFK Göteborg53(9)
1990–1993Mechelen99(28)
1993–1994PSV Eindhoven12(1)
1994–1996Sheffield Wednesday17(2)
1996–1998Bari94(11)
1998–2000Bologna64(4)
2000–2001Marseille13(0)
2001Lecce19(1)
Total371(56)
National team
1989–1998Sweden[1]57(13)
Teams managed
2013–2014IF Elfsborg
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

On 29 October 2014, Ingesson died of the effects of multiple myeloma, aged 46.[2]

References

  1. "Sweden national football team stats". passagen.se (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 2012-06-06. Retrieved 2014-10-29.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  2. "VM 94-hjälten Ingesson död". Aftonbladet (in Swedish).{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)