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Kurt Axelsson

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Kurt Axelsson
Axelsson in 1970
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 Belgium
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)
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

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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

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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

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Kurt Axelsson died in a car accident in 1984, aged 43 [2]

Honours

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Club Brugge[3]

Individual

References

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  1. ^ "Sweden men's national football team stats". passagen.se (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 6 June 2012.
  2. ^ "Axelsson Kurt — svenskfotboll.se". www2.svenskfotboll.se. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
  3. ^ a b c "Axelsson Kurt — svenskfotboll.se". www2.svenskfotboll.se. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
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