Karl Gustaf Inge Danielsson (14 June 1941 – 30 June 2021) was a Swedish

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who played as a forward. He played for Ifö/Bromölla IF,

Helsingborgs IF Helsingborgs Idrottsförening, commonly referred to as Helsingborgs IF, Helsingborg or (especially locally) HIF (), is a Swedish professional football club located in Helsingborg. They play in the Swedish second tier, Superettan, following releg ...

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and

IFK Norrköping Idrottsföreningen Kamraterna Norrköping, more commonly known as IFK Norrköping or simply Norrköping, is a Swedish professional association football, football club based in Norrköping. The club is affiliated to Östergötlands Fotbollför ...

. Danielsson also won 17 caps for the Sweden national team, scoring 8 goals.Inge Danielsson
EU-football.info. Retrieved on 29 September 2016.

Club career

Danielson signed to play with

in the

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in 1967. In 1968, Danielsson signed on to play professionally with

and he became a large part of the club's third straight league title. Danielsson came at the end of the season and managed to score nine goals. Danielsson also played in the 1969 European Cup Final against fellow Swede Kurt Hamrin's

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, losing 4–1. Danielsson scored several important goals both in the

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and the European Cups, but after a little more than a year returned to Helsingborg, playing in the lower Swedish divisions. In 1973, he swapped clubs to

where he spent another year in the highest Swedish division before ending his career where it started, with Ifö/Bromölla IF.

International career

Danielsson made his debut for the Sweden national team during his time in Ifö/Bromölla IF who then played in the Swedish second division. The debut came against

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at Råsunda stadium, 6 November 1966 where Danielsson scored the game-winning goal (2–1). He is most known for scoring two goals against

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in November 1966, in the European Championship qualifier.Sveriges Landslag i Fotboll 1966
Fotbollsweden.se. Retrieved on 25 November 2013.

Personal life

After ending his football career Danielsson ran a flooring business until his retirement.ID Industrigolv AB , Åhus, fogfria golv, industribeläggningar, golvföretag
Idindustrigolv.se. Retrieved on 25 November 2013.

Career statistics

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

Honours

Ajax *

: 1967–68 *

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runners-up: 1968–69

References

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