Kjell Rosén (24 April 1921 – 13 June 1999) was a Swedish footballer who played the majority of his career at Malmö FF as a defender. He also played professionally in Italy and in France. After his career as a player Rosén became a coach and coached lower league teams until he returned to Malmö FF as a youth coach.[1]

Kjell Rosén
Kjell Rosén (right) while playing for Torino with Nacka Skoglund of Inter (left)
Personal information
Full name Kjell Rosén
Date of birth (1921-04-24)24 April 1921
Place of birth Malmö, Sweden
Date of death 13 June 1999(1999-06-13) (aged 78)
Place of death Bunkeflostrand, Sweden
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
Malmö BI
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1939–1950 Malmö FF 204 (41)
1950–1951 Torino 35 (2)
1951–1953 Novara 45 (2)
1953–1954 Angers 0 (0)
1954–1957 Malmö FF 0 (0)
Total 284 (45)
International career
1943–1949 Sweden 22 (6)
Managerial career
1956–1957 Höganäs BK
1958 IF Allians
Medal record
Representing  Sweden
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1948 London Team Competition
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

He won a gold medal in 1948 Summer Olympic Games.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "OS-guldmedaljören kunde nått längre". sydsvenskan.se (in Swedish). Sydsvenskan. 31 December 2009. Archived from the original on 10 March 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2012.
  2. ^ "Kjell Rosén". Olympedia. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
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