
Torbjörn Jonsson (6 May 1936 – 16 October 2018) was a Swedish professional
footballer
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who played as a
midfielder
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.
Career
Jonsson played for five seasons (134 games, 27 goals) in the Italian
Serie A
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for
ACF Fiorentina
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,
A.S. Roma
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and
A.C. Mantova.
Honours
Individual
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Guldbollen
Guldbollen (''Golden Ball'') is a Swedish Association football, football award given by ''Aftonbladet'' and the Swedish Football Association to the best male Swedish footballer each year.
History
The award was created by Bengt Liljedahl and betw ...
: 1960
References
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1936 births
2018 deaths
People from Söderhamn Municipality
Footballers from Gävleborg County
Swedish men's footballers
Men's association football midfielders
Sweden men's international footballers
Allsvenskan players
Serie A players
Serie B players
IFK Norrköping players
ACF Fiorentina players
AS Roma players
Mantova 1911 players
Swedish expatriate men's footballers
Swedish expatriate sportspeople in Italy
Expatriate men's footballers in Italy
20th-century Swedish sportsmen