Frank Jacobsson

{{short description|Swedish association football player and manager}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Frank Jacobsson

| image = Sanny Jacobsson Gais.jpg

| caption = Sune Sandbring in a game with Frank "Sanny" Jacobsson (right) from GAIS in the Allsvenskan 1953

| fullname = Frank Charles "Sanny" Jacobsson

| birth_date = {{birth date|1930|7|6|df=y}}

| birth_place = Boston, Massachusetts, United States

| death_date = {{Death date and age|2017|2|26|1930|7|6|df=y}}{{cite web|url=http://www.svenskagravar.se/search?ShowFilters=False&Query=frank+charles+jakobsson&ParishId=&GraveNumber=&BirthDate=&DeathDate=&BurialDate=&OrderByDesc=False&OrderBy=|title=Sök gravsatt på SvenskaGravar.se|first=Eniac Data|last=AB|publisher=}}

| death_place = Gothenburg, Sweden

| height =

| position = Winger

| currentclub =

| clubnumber =

| youthyears1 = 1945–1949

| youthclubs1 = Redbergslids IK Fotboll

| years1 = 1949–1960

| clubs1 = GAIS

| caps1 = 130

| goals1 = 25

| totalcaps =

| totalgoals =

| nationalyears1 = 1951–1953

| nationalteam1 = Sweden

| nationalcaps1 = 6

| nationalgoals1 = 1

| manageryears1 = 1960–1961

| managerclubs1 = Vårgårda IK

| ntupdate = 8 April 2018

| club-update = 8 April 2018

}}

Frank Charles "Sanny" Jacobsson (6 July 1930 – 26 February 2017) was a Swedish professional footballer who spent his entire career as a winger for the club GAIS in the Swedish Allsvenskan.

Professional career

Jacobsson spent his entire professional career with GAIS, from 1949 to 1960. Jacobsson played an important role in the 1953–54 Allsvenskan season, by scoring 4 goals in the last 3 games of the season. These matches were title deciders in a close race to end the season, and helped GAIS win their first Allsvenskan in 23 years.{{cite web|url=http://www.gais.se/gais-sager-tack-till-frank-sanny-jacobsson/|title=GAIS säger tack till Frank "Sanny" Jacobsson – GAIS|website=www.gais.se}}

From 1960 to 1961, Jacobsson managed Vårgårda IK.{{Cite web|url=http://www.wargardaihs.se/varidrottshistorik/mastare/franksannyjacobsson1930-2017|title=Frank "Sanny" Jacobsson 1930-2017}}

Personal life

Jacobsson was born in the United States to a Swedish father and Italian mother, and moved to Sweden at a young age.{{cite web|url=http://degerforsif.se/2014/05/17/for-drygt-60-ar-sedan-tog-gais-guld-i-allsvenskan-och-degerfors-if-lilla-silvret/|title=För drygt 60 år sedan tog GAIS guld i Allsvenskan och Degerfors IF lilla silvret. – Degerfors IF|work=Degerfors IF |date=17 May 2014|publisher=}} Jacobsson played professional football alongside his brother, Karl-Alfred Jacobsson, with GAIS and the Sweden men's national football team. His son, Roberto Jacobsson, was also associated with GAIS as a manager and player.{{cite web|url=http://www.gp.se/sport/fotboll/gais-st%C3%B6rste-har-g%C3%A5tt-ur-tiden-1.64306|title=Gais störste har gått ur tiden|date=5 March 2015|publisher=}}