Rune Emanuelsson (8 October 1923 – 21 March 1993) was a Swedish

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defender born in

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. He was nicknamed ''Killing'' (meaning ''kid'', young goat). He was also part of Sweden's squad for the football tournament at the

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, but he did not play in any matches. He won a total of 13

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for the Sweden national team between 1945 and 1951. He debuted for

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in 1942 and played for the club until 1955 when he retired. He died in 1993.

Clubs

(1942–55)

References

External links

Lists of IFK Göteborg players
* 1923 births 1993 deaths Swedish men's footballers Sweden men's international footballers IFK Göteborg players Olympic footballers for Sweden Olympic gold medalists for Sweden Footballers at the 1948 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1948 Summer Olympics Men's association football midfielders Footballers from Gothenburg 20th-century Swedish people {{Sweden-footy-bio-stub