Klas Ingesson

Klas Ingesson
Ingesson playing football for the Sweden national team
Personal information
Full name Klas Inge Ingesson
Date of birth (1968-08-20)20 August 1968
Place of birth Ödeshög, Sweden
Date of death 29 October 2014(2014-10-29) (aged 46)
Place of death Ödeshög, Sweden
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1975–1986 Ödeshögs IK
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1986–1990 IFK Göteborg 53 (9)
1990–1993 K.V. Mechelen 99 (28)
1993–1994 PSV Eindhoven 12 (1)
1994–1995 Sheffield Wednesday 18 (2)
1995–1998 Bari 56 (5)
1998–2000 Bologna 64 (4)
2000–2001 Marseille 13 (0)
2001 Lecce 19 (1)
Total 371 (56)
International career
1988 Sweden U21 4 (2)
1989–1998 Sweden 57 (13)
Managerial career
2013–2014 IF Elfsborg
Medal record
 Sweden
FIFA World Cup
Bronze medal – third place 1994
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Klas Inge "Klabbe" Ingesson (20 August 1968 – 29 October 2014) was a Swedish professional footballer and manager. He spent most of his career as a midfielder in Sweden, Belgium, Netherlands, England, Italy and France. Ingesson represented the Sweden national team on 57 occasions, including the 1990 and 1994 FIFA World Cups, as well as the 1992 European Championship. He was the manager of IF Elfsborg from 2013 until his death in October 2014.