Kjell Rosén

Kjell Rosén (24 April 1921 – 13 June 1999) was a Swedish footballer who played the majority of his career at Malmö FF as a defender. He also played professionally in Italy and in France. After his career as a player Rosén became a coach and coached lower league teams until he returned to Malmö FF as a youth coach.[1]

Kjell Rosén
Kjell Rosén (right) while playing for Torino with Nacka Skoglund of Inter (left)
Personal information
Full name Kjell Rosén
Date of birth (1921-04-24)24 April 1921
Place of birth Malmö, Sweden
Date of death 13 June 1999(1999-06-13) (aged 78)
Place of death Bunkeflostrand, Sweden
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
Malmö BI
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1939–1950 Malmö FF 204 (41)
1950–1951 Torino 35 (2)
1951–1953 Novara 45 (2)
1953–1954 Angers 0 (0)
1954–1957 Malmö FF 0 (0)
Total 284 (45)
International career
1943–1949 Sweden 22 (6)
Managerial career
1956–1957 Höganäs BK
1958 IF Allians
Medal record
Representing  Sweden
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1948 London Team Competition
FIFA World Cup
Third place1950 Brazil
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

He won a gold medal in 1948 Summer Olympic Games.[2]

References

  1. "OS-guldmedaljören kunde nått längre". sydsvenskan.se (in Swedish). Sydsvenskan. 31 December 2009. Archived from the original on 10 March 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2012.
  2. "Kjell Rosén". Olympedia. Retrieved 13 October 2021.


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