Kurt Axelsson

Kurt Axelsson (10 November 1941 – 15 December 1984) was a Swedish footballer.

Kurt Axelsson
Personal information
Full name Kurt Axelsson
Date of birth (1941-11-10)10 November 1941
Place of birth Rännberg, Sweden
Date of death 15 December 1984(1984-12-15) (aged 43)
Place of death Sweden
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) 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)
National team
1966–1971 Sweden[1] 30 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career

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.

National team

Axelsson was capped 30 times between 1966 and 1971 for the Swedish national team and was a member of the team in the 1970 FIFA World Cup.

Personal life

Kurt Axelsson died in a car accident in 1984, aged 43.

References
  1. "Sweden national football team stats". passagen.se (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 2012-06-06.


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