Krister Kristensson

Krister Kristensson (born 25 July 1942 in Malmö) is a former Swedish footballer.

Krister Kristensson

Personal information
Date of birth	25 July 1942
Place of birth	Malmö, Sweden
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1963–1979	Malmö FF	348	(6)
1980–1981	Trelleborgs FF	22	(0)
Total		370	(6)
National team
1967–1972	Sweden[1]	38	(0)
Teams managed
1979–1986	Trelleborgs FF
1986–1987	Lunds BK
1989–1993	Höllvikens GIF
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Kristensson played most of his career for Malmö FF. He played 626 games for the club during 1963-1979. He won Allsvenskan 6 times and the Swedish cup 5 times. He was capped 38 times for the Swedish national team, and played in the 1970 FIFA World Cup.

After his playing career Kristensson managed Trelleborgs FF (1979–1986), Lunds BK (1986–1987)[2] and Höllvikens GIF (1989–1993) and was active as a board member of Malmö FF from 1995 to 2010.[3]

Kristensson had to amputate one of his lower legs in 2020, following infections related to a staircase accident in South Africa the previous year.[4]

References

1. "Sweden national football team stats". passagen.se (in Swedish). Archived from the original on June 6, 2012.
2. http://www3.idrottonline.se/templates/Page.aspx?id=458838%5B%5D
3. Krister Kristensson at MFF.se Archived 2009-06-22 at the Wayback Machine
4. "Krister Kristensson tvingades amputera benet" (in Swedish). Kvällsposten. 19 November 2020. Retrieved 19 November 2020.

External links

• Krister Kristensson at WorldFootball.net