Egon Jönsson

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. He played in 200 Allsvenskan games for Malmö and scored 99 goals. Jönsson featured in every match of Malmö FF’s historic 49-match unbeaten streak, which lasted from 1949 to 1951.

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 He was also part of the Sweden team that finished third at the 1950 FIFA World Cup. He won a total of 22 caps between 1946 and 1952, scoring 9 goals. National team Year Apps Goals

1946 1 2 1947 0 0 1948 2 0 1949 4 3 1950 7 3 1951 7 1 1952 1 0

22 9

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

Honours Malmö FF Allsvenskan: 1943–44, 1948–49, 1949–50, 1950–51 Sweden FIFA World Cup third place: 1950 Summer Olympics: 1948 Summer Olympics third place: 1952 Nordic Football Championship: 1948–1951 Individual

Nordic Football Championship top scorer: 1948–1951