Bo Ingemar Erlandsson (16 November 1957 – 9 August 2022) was a Swedish

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who played as a defender. He represented

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between 1976 and 1987. A full international between 1978 and 1985, he won 69

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and scored two goals for the Sweden national team and represented his country at the

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Club career

Erlandsson played for

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. He became Swedish champion with the club in

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and

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, and was a part of the team in the European Champions Cup final in

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against

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International career

He was a member of the Sweden national team, and was capped 69 times between 1978 and 1985. He was in the squad for the

Post-playing career

After retiring, he was a member of the board of directors of

Death

Erlandsson died on 9 August 2022, at the age of 64.

Career statistics

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

Honours

Malmö FF * Swedish Champion:

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: 1977–78, 1979–80, 1983–84, 1985–86

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* 1957 births 2022 deaths Swedish men's footballers Footballers from Skåne County Sweden men's international footballers 1978 FIFA World Cup players Allsvenskan players Malmö FF players Men's association football defenders 20th-century Swedish sportsmen {{sweden-footy-defender-stub