Egon Jönsson

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Egon Jönsson

| image = Egon Jönsson MFF1949.jpg

| caption = Jönsson with Malmö FF in 1949

| height =

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1921|10|8}}

| birth_place = Malmö, Sweden

| death_date = {{death date and age|2000|3|19|1921|10|8}}

| death_place = Malmö, Sweden

| position = Right midfielder

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 =

| years1 = 1943–1954

| clubs1 = Malmö FF

| caps1 = 200

| goals1 = 99

| nationalyears1 = 1947

| nationalteam1 = Sweden B

| nationalcaps1 = 2

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| medaltemplates = {{MedalCountry|{{SWE}}}}

| full_name = Bengt Ingvar Egon Jönsson

| nationalyears2 = 1946–1952

| nationalteam2 = Sweden

| nationalcaps2 = 22

| nationalgoals2 = 9

}}

Bengt Ingvar Egon "Todde" Jönsson (8 October 1921 – 19 March 2000) was a Swedish footballer who played as a midfielder for Malmö FF and the Sweden national team. A full international between 1946 and 1952, he earned 22 caps for Sweden, scoring nine goals. He was a member of the Sweden team that won the Olympic gold medal at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, and he also helped win bronze medals at the 1952 Summer Olympics and the 1950 FIFA World Cup.

Club career

Nicknamed "Todde den Hemlige," Jönsson played 405 matches for Malmö FF, winning four Allsvenskan titles.{{Cite web|title=SvenskaFans|url=https://www.svenskafans.com/fotboll/177039|access-date=2020-09-13|website=www.svenskafans.com|language=en}} He played in 200 Allsvenskan games for Malmö and scored 99 goals.{{Cite web|title=⭐⭐ Mesta mästarna|url=https://xn--mestamstarna-lcb.se/spelare/EgonJ%C3%B6nsson|access-date=2020-09-13|website=xn--mestamstarna-lcb.se}} Jönsson featured in every match of Malmö FF’s historic 49-match unbeaten streak, which lasted from 1949 to 1951.{{Cite web |title=När Malmö FF var oslagbara - Allsvenskan |url=https://allsvenskan.se/nyheter/nar-malmo-ff-var-oslagbara/ |access-date=2024-11-20 |website=allsvenskan.se |language=sv-SE}}

International career

Jönsson was part of the Sweden squads that competed at the 1948 and 1952 Summer Olympics, winning one gold medal and one bronze medal{{cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/700595 |title=Egon Jönsson |work=Olympedia |access-date=13 October 2021}} He was also part of the Sweden team that finished third at the 1950 FIFA World Cup.{{Cite web|title=Egon Jönsson - Spelarstatistik - Svensk fotboll|url=https://www.svenskfotboll.se./spelarfakta/egon-jonsson/783d8188-a63f-4e23-bcbe-2a7275ae8b38|access-date=2020-09-13|website=www.svenskfotboll.se.|language=sv}} He won a total of 22 caps between 1946 and 1952, scoring 9 goals.

Coaching career

After his active career, Jönsson was a youth coach and part of the coaching staff for Malmö FF during the European Cup final against Nottingham Forest in 1979.

Career statistics

= International =

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" \|+Appearances and goals by national team and year{{Cite web \|title=Egon Jönsson - Spelarstatistik - Svensk fotboll \|url=https://www.svenskfotboll.se/spelarfakta/egon-jonsson/783d8188-a63f-4e23-bcbe-2a7275ae8b38/ \|access-date=2024-02-07 \|website=www.svenskfotboll.se. \|language=sv}} !National team !Year !Apps !Goals
rowspan="7" \|Sweden \|1946 \|1 \|2
1947 \|0 \|0
1948 \|2 \|0
1949 \|4 \|3
1950 \|7 \|3
1951 \|7 \|1
1952 \|1 \|0
colspan="2" \|Total !22 !9

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

|+Appearances and goals by national team and year{{Cite web |title=Egon Jönsson - Spelarstatistik - Svensk fotboll |url=https://www.svenskfotboll.se/spelarfakta/egon-jonsson/783d8188-a63f-4e23-bcbe-2a7275ae8b38/ |access-date=2024-02-07 |website=www.svenskfotboll.se. |language=sv}}

!National team

!Year

!Apps

!Goals

rowspan="7" |Sweden

|1946

1947

1948

1949

1950

1951

1952

colspan="2" |Total

!22

: Scores and results list Sweden's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Jönsson goal.

class="wikitable sortable"

|+List of international goals scored by Egon Jönsson

! scope="col" |No.

! scope="col" |Date

! scope="col" |Venue

! scope="col" |Opponent

! scope="col" |Score

! scope="col" |Result

! scope="col" |Competition

! scope="col" class="unsortable" |{{Abbr|Ref.|References}}

align="center" |1

| rowspan="2" |15 August 1946

| rowspan="2" |Helsinki Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland

| rowspan="2" |{{fb|FIN}}

| align="center" |2–0

| rowspan="2" align="center" |7–0

| rowspan="2" |Friendly

| rowspan="2" |{{Cite web |date=1946-09-15 |title=Finland - Sverige - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll |url=https://www.svenskfotboll.se/matchfakta/finland-sverige-landskamper-herr-senior/1568149/ |access-date=2024-02-07 |website=www.svenskfotboll.se |language=sv}}

align="center" |2

| align="center" |7–0

align="center" |3

| rowspan="3" |2 October 1949

| rowspan="3" |Malmö IP, Malmö, Sweden

| rowspan="3" |{{fb|FIN}}

| align="center" |1–1

| rowspan="3" style="text-align:center" |8–1

| rowspan="3" |1948–51 Nordic Football Championship

| rowspan="3" |{{Cite web |date=1949-10-02 |title=Sverige - Finland - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll |url=https://www.svenskfotboll.se/matchfakta/sverige-finland-landskamper-herr-senior/1568172/ |access-date=2024-02-07 |website=www.svenskfotboll.se |language=sv}}

align="center" |4

| align="center" |2–1

align="center" |5

| align="center" |3–1

align="center" |6

| rowspan="2" |24 September 1950

| rowspan="2" |Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway

| rowspan="2" |{{fb|NOR}}

| align="center" |1–0

| rowspan="2" align="center" |3–1

| rowspan="2" |1948–51 Nordic Football Championship

| rowspan="2" |{{Cite web |date=1950-09-24 |title=Norge - Sverige - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll |url=https://www.svenskfotboll.se/matchfakta/norge-sverige-landskamper-herr-senior/1568184/ |access-date=2024-02-07 |website=www.svenskfotboll.se |language=sv}}

align="center" |7

| align="center" |3–0

align="center" |8

|15 October 1950

|Råsunda Stadium, Solna, Sweden

|{{fb|DEN}}

| align="center" |2–0

| align="center" |4–0

|1948–51 Nordic Football Championship

|{{Cite web |date=1950-10-15 |title=Sverige - Danmark - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll |url=https://www.svenskfotboll.se/matchfakta/sverige-danmark-landskamper-herr-senior/1568185/ |access-date=2024-02-07 |website=www.svenskfotboll.se |language=sv}}

align="center" |9

|21 October 1951

|Malmö Stadion, Malmö, Sweden

|{{fb|DEN}}

| align="center" |1–3

|1948–51 Nordic Football Championship

|{{Cite web |date=1951-10-21 |title=Danmark - Sverige - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll |url=https://www.svenskfotboll.se/matchfakta/danmark-sverige-landskamper-herr-senior/1568193/ |access-date=2024-02-07 |website=www.svenskfotboll.se |language=sv}}