Kurt Axelsson
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File:Kurt Axelsson.png Axelsson in 1970 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kurt Axelsson | ||
| Date of birth | 10 November 1941 | ||
| Place of birth | Rännberg, Sweden | ||
| Date of death | 15 December 1984 (aged 43) | ||
| Place of death | Belgium | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Rännbergs IK | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1964–1967 | GAIS | 71 | (0) |
| 1967–1973 | Club Brugge | 119 | (4) |
| 1973–1976 | A.S.V. Oostende K.M. | 71 | (0) |
| Total | 261 | (4) | |
| International career | |||
| 1966–1971 | Sweden[1] | 30 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Kurt Axelsson (10 November 1941 – 15 December 1984) was a Swedish professional footballer who played as a defender. He represented GAIS, Club Brugge, and A.S.V. Oostende K.M. during a career that spanned between 1964 and 1976. A full international between 1966 and 1971, he won 30 caps for the Sweden national team and was on the squad at the 1970 FIFA World Cup.
Club career
[edit | edit source]Axelsson played for Rännbergs IK, IFK Sunne and IK Sleipner before making his top flight debut in the Allsvenskan in 1964, with GAIS. He was a valuable defender for the Gothenburg club and played 71 games for them. In 1967, he turned professional with Club Brugge KV in Belgium, where in 6 seasons, he played 153 games and scored 4 goals for the club. He then played for A.S.V. Oostende K.M. (1973–76) and was a player-coach for K.V. Kortrijk.
International career
[edit | edit source]Axelsson was capped 30 times between 1966 and 1971 for the Sweden national team and was on the team in the 1970 FIFA World Cup.
Personal life
[edit | edit source]Kurt Axelsson died in a car accident in 1984, aged 43 [2]
Honours
[edit | edit source]Club Brugge[2]
Individual
- Stor Grabb: 1967[2]
- Swedish Football Hall of Fame: 2015[2]
References
[edit | edit source]External links
[edit | edit source]- clubbrugge.be clubbrugge.be Club Brugge website.
- Kurt Axelsson at WorldFootball.netLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- 1941 births
- 1984 deaths
- Swedish men's footballers
- Swedish expatriate men's footballers
- Sweden men's international footballers
- 1970 FIFA World Cup players
- Club Brugge KV players
- GAIS players
- Belgian Pro League players
- Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium
- Swedish expatriate sportspeople in Belgium
- Men's association football defenders
- Road incident deaths in Belgium
- 20th-century Swedish sportsmen
- IK Sleipner players
- Swedish football defender stubs