Krister Kristensson

Carl Krister Kristensson (25 July 1942 – 28 January 2023) was a Swedish footballer who played as a defender. He represented Malmö FF and Trelleborgs FF during a career that spanned between 1963 and 1981. A full international between 1967 and 1972, he won 38 caps for the Sweden national team and represented his country at the 1970 FIFA World Cup.

Krister Kristensson

Kristensson in 1970
Personal information
Full name	Carl Krister Kristensson
Date of birth	(1942-07-25)25 July 1942
Place of birth	Malmö, Sweden
Date of death	28 January 2023(2023-01-28) (aged 80)
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1963–1979	Malmö FF	348	(6)
1980–1981	Trelleborgs FF	22	(0)
Total		370	(6)
International career
1963–1964	Sweden U21	6	(0)
1967–1972	Sweden[1]	38	(0)
Managerial career
1979–1986	Trelleborgs FF
1986–1987	Lunds BK
1989–1993	Höllvikens GIF
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Kristensson played most of his career for Malmö FF. He played 626 games for the club from 1963 to 1979. He won Allsvenskan seven times and Svenska Cupen five times.^[2]

International career

Kristensson was capped 38 times for the Sweden national team, and was a part of the Sweden squad for the 1970 FIFA World Cup.^[3]

Post-playing career

After his playing career Kristensson managed Trelleborgs FF (1979–1986), Lunds BK (1986–1987)^[4] and Höllvikens GIF (1989–1993) and was active as a board member of Malmö FF from 1995 to 2010.^[5] Outside of football Kristensson worked for 46 years, from the age of 16, for Swedish newspaper Sydsvenskan.^[6]

Personal life and death

Kristensson had to amputate one of his lower legs in 2020, following infections related to a staircase accident in South Africa the previous year.^[7]

Kristensson died on 28 January 2023, at the age of 80.^[8][9]

Career statistics

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year^[10]

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Sweden	1967	2	0
	1968	5	0
	1969	9	0
	1970	7	0
	1971	8	0
	1972	7	0
Total		38	0

Honours

Malmö FF^[8]

• Allsvenskan: 1965, 1967, 1970, 1971, 1974, 1975, 1977
• Svenska Cupen: 1967, 1972–73, 1973–74, 1974–75, 1977–78
• European Cup runner-up: 1978–79
• Bragdguldet: 1979

Individual

• Stor Grabb: 1969^[11]

Records

• Most appearances for Malmö FF: 626^[8]