Sven Jonasson

Sven Jonasson

Sven Jonasson, Elfsborg's biggest player of all time. Also included in the Swedish Hall of Fame.
Personal information
Full name	Sven Jonasson
Date of birth	(1909-07-09)July 9, 1909
Place of birth	Borås, Sweden
Date of death	September 17, 1984(1984-09-17) (aged 75)
Place of death	Varberg, Sweden
Position(s)	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1927–1946	Elfsborg	409	(252)
International career
1932–1940	Sweden	42	(20)
Managerial career
1952–1954	Elfsborg
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Sven Jonasson (9 July 1909 – 17 September 1984) was a Swedish football striker and manager.

Career

He played for Sweden at the 1936 Summer Olympics. He was born in Borås and died in Varberg.

He played for IF Elfsborg and the Sweden men's national football team, for whom he appeared in the 1934 and 1938 World Cups. He scored two goals in 1934 and one in 1938. Jonasson holds the record for most goals (252 goals) and most consecutive games (344 games, 1927–1941) in Allsvenskan (top level of Swedish football). In 1936 he is mentioned in a Danish source for playing as a "false 9" when playing against a team using a WM-formation. In the same article the Danish journalist compares Sven Jonasson to the English centreforward Ted Drake.

Honours

Elfsborg

• Allsvenskan: 1935–36, 1938–39, 1939–40

Record

• All-time highest goalscorer of Allsvenskan: 254 goals

External links

• Sven Jonasson at National-Football-Teams.com