List of Malmö FF players

This list is about Malmö FF players with at least 100 league appearances. For a list of all Malmö FF players with a Wikipedia article, see Category:Malmö FF players. For the current Malmö FF first-team squad, see First-team squad.

Part of Malmö FF's first team squad in 1962, from left to right; Jan Jeppsson, Rolf Eriksson, Lars Granström, Bo Larsson and Ingvar Svahn

Malmö Fotbollförening, also known simply as Malmö FF, is a Swedish professional association football club based in Malmö. The club is affiliated with Skånes Fotbollförbund (The Scanian Football Association), and plays its home games at Swedbank Stadion.^[1] Formed on 24 February 1910, Malmö FF is the most successful club in Sweden in terms of trophies won.^[2] The club have won the most league titles of any Swedish club with twenty-one, a joint record eighteen Swedish championship titles and a record fourteen national cup titles.^{[3][upper-alpha 1]} The team competes in Allsvenskan as of the 2015 season; this is Malmö FF's 15th consecutive season in the top flight, and their 80th overall. The main rivals of the club are Helsingborgs IF, IFK Göteborg and, historically, IFK Malmö.^[5] Since playing their first competitive match, more than 480 players have made a league appearance for the club, of whom 90 players have made at least 100 appearances; those players are listed here.

Defender Krister Kristensson is the player with the most league appearances in the club's history, having made 348 appearances between 1963 and 1978, scoring seven goals. Kristensson also played for the Sweden national football team, and ended his career with 38 international caps. Forward Hans Håkansson is the player who has scored the most goals in league matches for Malmö FF, with 163 goals in 192 matches; Bo Larsson holds the record of most goals scored in Allsvenskan with 119 goals in the league.^[6][7]

Key

General League appearances and goals are for first-team competitive league matches only, including Allsvenskan, Svenska Serien, Superettan and Division 2 matches. Substitute appearances included. Total appearances and goals are for first-team matches only, including all competitive and friendly matches. Players are listed according to the total number of league games played, the player with the most goals scored is ranked higher if two or more players are tied. Positions are listed according to the tactical formations that were employed at the time. Thus the change in the names of defensive and midfield reflects the tactical evolution that occurred from the 1960s onwards. The year 1960 is used as a breaking point in this list for the use of names of defensive and midfield positions.

Table headers Nationality – If a player played international football, the country/countries he played for are shown. Otherwise, the player's nationality is given as their country of birth. Malmö FF career – The year of the player's first appearance for Malmö FF to the year of his last appearance. League appearances – The number of games played in league competition. League goals – The number of goals scored in league competition. Total appearances – The number of games played in all games for the club including friendlies. Total goals – The number of goals scored in all games for the club including friendlies.

Positions key Pre-1960 Post-1960 GK Goalkeeper FB Full back DF Defender HB Half back MF Midfielder FW Forward U Utility player

Symbols key Symbol Meaning Malmö FF player in the 2015 season * Player holds club record(s)

Players

Statistics correct as of match played 8 December 2015.^{[6][7][upper-alpha 2]}

Krister Kristensson made over 300 league appearances for Malmö FF, more than any other player.^[6]

Bo Larsson made the fourth-highest number of league appearances for Malmö FF.^[6]

Daniel Andersson played for Malmö FF 292 times over 15 seasons.^[6][8]

Helge Bengtsson was Malmö FF's first choice goalkeeper during the team's undefeated run of 49 league matches between 1949 and 1951.^[6]

Ingvar Svahn was neither booked nor sent off for ten of his twelve seasons with Malmö FF.^[6][9]

Niklas Nyhlén made 205 appearances for Malmö FF between 1987 and 1996.^[6]

Ulrich Vinzents, from Denmark, is the foreign player with the most league appearances for Malmö FF.^[10]

Markus Rosenberg has made 108 appearances and scored 34 goals for Malmö FF between 2001 and 2005 and since joining the club again in 2014.^[6]

List of Malmö FF players with at least 100 league appearances

Name	Nationality	Position	Malmö FF career	League appearances	League goals	Total appearances	Total goals
Kristensson, KristerKrister Kristensson[upper-alpha 3] *	Sweden	DF	1963–1978	348	7	626	16
Nilsson, ErikErik Nilsson	Sweden	FB	1934–1953	326	1	600	4
Andersson, RoyRoy Andersson	Sweden	DF	1968–1983	317	21	624	49
Larsson, BoBo Larsson[upper-alpha 4] *	Sweden	U	1962–1966 1969–1979	302	119	546	289
Andersson, RolandRoland Andersson	Sweden	DF	1968–1974 1977–1983	299	6	564	13
MollerJan Möller[upper-alpha 5][upper-alpha 6] *	Sweden	GK	1972–1980 1984–1988	298	1	591	1
Fedel, JonnieJonnie Fedel[upper-alpha 6] *	Sweden	GK	1984–2001	293	0	588	1
Andersson, DanielDaniel Andersson	Sweden	MF	1995–1998 2004–2013	292	30	460	39
Persson, TorbjörnTorbjörn Persson[upper-alpha 7] *	Sweden	DF	1980–1995	281	10	574	39
ObergPrawitz Öberg	Sweden	U	1952–1965	278	34	515	103
Ohlsson, JörgenJörgen Ohlsson	Sweden	DF	1991–2003	266	34	464	53
Andersson, MagnusMagnus Andersson[upper-alpha 8] *	Sweden	DF	1975–1988	265	12	568	28
Bengtsson, HelgeHelge Bengtsson[upper-alpha 9] *	Sweden	GK	1934–1951	265	0	501	3
Erlandsson, IngemarIngemar Erlandsson	Sweden	DF	1976–1987	230	14	473	46
Svahn, IngvarIngvar Svahn	Sweden	HB	1957–1968 1970	228	62	414	161
Tapper, StaffanStaffan Tapper	Sweden	MF	1967–1979	222	42	407	99
MartenssonSture Mårtensson	Sweden	HB	1937–1949	221	17	403	25
Svensson, ToreTore Svensson	Sweden	GK	1951–1961	215	0	433	1
JonssonKent Jönsson	Sweden	DF	1974–1987	211	5	480	9
Persson, OlofOlof Persson	Sweden	DF	1997–2001 2002–2006	209	11	350	20
Nyhlén, NiclasNiclas Nyhlén	Sweden	MF	1987–1996	205	16	410	33
Rosén, KjellKjell Rosén	Sweden	FB	1939–1950	204	41	379	108
GranstromLars Granström[upper-alpha 10] *	Sweden	MF	1960–1966 1967–1971	202	52	359	120
Nilsson, AndreasAndreas Nilsson	Sweden	HB	1928–1940	201	59	371	168
JonssonEgon Jönsson[upper-alpha 11] *	Sweden	HB	1943–1955	200	99	405	269
Mattisson, HansHans Mattisson	Sweden	MF	1996–2006	200	21	350	39
JonssonHarry Jönsson	Sweden	FW	1967–1976	194	18	357	31
HakanssonHans Håkansson[upper-alpha 12] *	Sweden	FW	1927–1938	192	163	350	341
Elmstedt, BertilBertil Elmstedt	Sweden	FW	1956–1969	192	36	350	94
Ljungberg, AndersAnders Ljungberg	Sweden	MF	1967–1968 1972–1979	192	32	371	75
BjorklundRolf Björklund	Sweden	FB	1960–1970	192	1	341	6
Tapper, BörjeBörje Tapper	Sweden	FW	1939–1951	191	91	371	298
Hult, NilsNils Hult	Sweden	GK	1960 1963–1972	184	0	329	0
Svensson, LennartLennart Svensson	Sweden	HB	1956–1966	183	34	336	102
Andersson, AndersAnders Andersson	Sweden	MF	1990–1997 2005–2008	183	19	305	50
SjobergThomas Sjöberg	Sweden	FW	1974–1976 1977–1978 1979–1982	180	80	334	157
Nilsson, StellanStellan Nilsson	Sweden	HB	1940–1950	179	68	336	166
Nilsson, BertilBertil Nilsson	Sweden	MF	1953–1960 1964–1966	178	40	342	111
Thillberg, HenryHenry Thillberg	Sweden	FW	1951–1962	177	42	367	149
Roslund, IvarIvar Roslund	Sweden	HB	1925–1937	169	71	311	179
Vinzents, UlrichUlrich Vinzents	Denmark	DF	2006–2012	166	0	247	2
RicardinhoRicardinho	Brazil	DF	2009–2014	159	3	248	5
Palmér, AndersAnders Palmér	Sweden	MF	1980–1988	158	26	348	73
Bergquist, ArthurArthur Bergquist	Sweden	FB	1950–1957	158	5	302	10
Nilsson, SvenSven Nilsson	Sweden	FB	1931–1940	158	3	302	4
Sandberg, Carl-ErikCarl-Erik Sandberg	Sweden	FW	1938–1947	156	31	269	130
Hjertsson, SvenSven Hjertsson[upper-alpha 11] *	Sweden	FB	1942–1954	156	10	319	30
Sandbring, SuneSune Sandbring	Sweden	FB	1949–1958	153	0	305	1
Christoffersson, AlgotAlgot Christoffersson	Sweden	FB	1923–1933	150	5	295	28
OsterlinGeorg Österlin	Sweden	FB	1932–1942	149	6	295	28
Hjertsson, KjellKjell Hjertsson	Sweden	HB	1940–1950	148	3	270	15
Ohlin, JörgenJörgen Ohlin	Sweden	FB	1956–1958 1958–1967	147	5	271	8
Elanga, JosephJoseph Elanga	Cameroon	DF	2000–2005 2010	139	6	254	13
Molins, GuillermoGuillermo Molins	Sweden	MF	2006–2011 2013–	135	31	193	48
Prytz, RobertRobert Prytz	Sweden	MF	1977–1982 1993–1995	135	26	262	57
Nilsson, BjörnBjörn Nilsson	Sweden	FW	1979–1986	134	28	265	66
Larsson, TommyTommy Larsson	Sweden	MF	1969–1978	134	26	255	50
AgrenPer Ågren	Sweden	DF	1983–1992	133	1	329	2
Nilsson, GustafGustaf Nilsson	Sweden	FW	1940–1950	132	65	265	205
Hansson, ÅkeÅke Hansson	Sweden	HB	1950–1957	132	14	292	59
Torstensson, JohnJohn Torstensson	Sweden	FB	1920–1931	128	21	370	53
Arvidsson, MatsMats Arvidsson	Sweden	DF	1978–1987	127	10	294	24
Cervin, ToreTore Cervin	Sweden	FW	1972–1980	126	55	258	110
Olsberg, CurtCurt Olsberg	Sweden	MF	1967–1973	126	36	226	70
Osmanovski, YkselYksel Osmanovski	Sweden	FW	1995–1998 2004–2007	126	22	212	42
Hamad, JiloanJiloan Hamad	Sweden	MF	2008–2013	126	22	203	34
Andersson, TommyTommy Andersson	Sweden	FW	1969–1979	123	28	256	73
Engqvist, LeifLeif Engqvist[upper-alpha 7] *	Sweden	MF	1985–1991	123	25	288	57
ManssonArne Månsson	Sweden	FB	1944–1955	121	1	252	1
FjellstromJens Fjellström	Sweden	MF	1993–1996 1999–2000	119	19	204	43
Martinsson, GunnarGunnar Martinsson	Sweden	HB	1926–1938	119	6	232	19
Wirmola, JonasJonas Wirmola	Sweden	DF	1994–2000	117	3	223	7
Halsti, MarkusMarkus Halsti	Finland	DF	2008–2014	115	6	197	8
Karlsson, OveOve Karlsson	Sweden	FB	1936–1943	114	0	178	1
Larsson, DanielDaniel Larsson	Sweden	FW	2009–2012	113	31	168	46
Mehmeti, AgonAgon Mehmeti	Albania	FW	2008–2011 2014–	113	27	178	40
Skoog, NiklasNiklas Skoog	Sweden	FW	2001–2008	112	49	191	97
EkstromJan Ekström	Sweden	MF	1955–1960 1964–1966	111	38	222	124
Kindvall, NiclasNiclas Kindvall	Sweden	FW	1996–2000	111	31	193	54
Larsson, ÅkeÅke Larsson	Sweden	FB	1952–1959	111	2	207	3
Gustafsson, CharlesCharles Gustafsson	Sweden	HB	1954–1961	108	50	231	141
Rosenberg, MarkusMarkus Rosenberg	Sweden	FW	2001–2005 2014–	108	34	206	76
Lundqvist, GertGert Lundqvist	Sweden	FB	1954–1962	107	5	214	16
MalmstromHans Malmström	Sweden	FB	1942–1950	107	0	209	0
Rydell, IngvarIngvar Rydell	Sweden	FW	1948–1953	106	68	210	162
Dahlin, JohanJohan Dahlin	Sweden	GK	2009–2013	105	0	152	0
Isberg, TureTure Isberg	Sweden	FW	1924–1932	104	31	187	70
Andersson, PatrikPatrik Andersson[upper-alpha 13] *	Sweden	DF	1989–1992 2004–2005	104	12	184	24
Roth, MikaelMikael Roth	Sweden	DF	1998–2002	102	0	166	2
Asper, MattiasMattias Asper	Sweden	GK	2002–2006	100	0	161	0

Club captains

Markus Rosenberg has captained Malmö FF since 2014

Since 1940, 29 players have held the position of club captain for Malmö FF.^[13] The first club captain was Sture Mårtensson, who was captain from 1940 to 1949. Mårtensson is also the longest-serving captain. Krister Kristensson, who was captain from 1970 to 1978, has the distinction of having won the most trophies as captain; he won five Allsvenskan titles and four Svenska Cupen titles. The current club captain is forward Markus Rosenberg who has held the captaincy since midway through the 2014 season.^[14]

Club captains

Name[13][15]	Nationality	Position	Dates	Notes
Unknown	—	—	1910–1939	—
Mårtensson, StureSture Mårtensson	Sweden	HB	1940–1949	First known club captain and longest-serving captain in Malmö FF's history.
Bengtsson, HelgeHelge Bengtsson	Sweden	GK	1949	—
Nilsson, ErikErik Nilsson	Sweden	FB	1949–1953	—
Hjertsson, SvenSven Hjertsson	Sweden	FB	1953–1954	First captain not from Malmö and suburbs
Sandbring, SuneSune Sandbring	Sweden	FB	1954–1958	—
Svensson, ToreTore Svensson	Sweden	GK	1959–1961	First captain not from Scania
ObergPrawitz Öberg	Sweden	U	1962–1965	—
Ohlin, JörgenJörgen Ohlin	Sweden	FB	1966	—
Svensson, AndersAnders Svensson	Sweden	HB	1967–1968	First captain to make less than 100 appearances.
BjorklundRolf Björklund	Sweden	FB	1969–1970	—
Kristensson, KristerKrister Kristensson	Sweden	DF	1970–1978	Won more trophies than any other Malmö FF captain.
Tapper, StaffanStaffan Tapper	Sweden	MF	1979	Co-captained with Bo Larsson.
Larsson, BoBo Larsson	Sweden	U	1979	Co-captained with Staffan Tapper.
Andersson, RolandRoland Andersson	Sweden	DF	1980–1983	—
Erlandsson, IngemarIngemar Erlandsson	Sweden	DF	1984–1987	—
Andersson, MagnusMagnus Andersson	Sweden	DF	1988	—
Ljung, RogerRoger Ljung	Sweden	DF	1989	—
AgrenPer Ågren	Sweden	DF	1989–1992	—
Persson, TorbjörnTorbjörn Persson	Sweden	DF	1993–1995	—
Nyhlén, NiclasNiclas Nyhlén	Sweden	MF	1996	—
Fedel, JonnieJonnie Fedel	Sweden	GK	1996–1998	—
Mattisson, HansHans Mattisson	Sweden	MF	1998–2000	—
Persson, OlofOlof Persson	Sweden	DF	2001	—
Mattisson, HansHans Mattisson	Sweden	MF	2002–2003	First captain to have a second captaincy spell.
Andersson, PatrikPatrik Andersson	Sweden	DF	2004–2005	—
Andersson, DanielDaniel Andersson	Sweden	MF	2005–2012	—
Vinzents, UlrichUlrich Vinzents	Denmark	DF	2012	First non-Swedish club captain.
Hamad, JiloanJiloan Hamad	Sweden	MF	2012–2013	—
Molins, GuillermoGuillermo Molins	Sweden	MF	2014	—
Rosenberg, MarkusMarkus Rosenberg	Sweden	FW	2014–	—

Footnotes

1. The title of "Swedish Champions" has been awarded to the winner of four different competitions over the years. Between 1896 and 1925 the title was awarded to the winner of Svenska Mästerskapet, a stand-alone cup tournament. No club were given the title between 1926 and 1930 even though the first-tier league Allsvenskan was played. In 1931 the title was reinstated and awarded to the winner of Allsvenskan. Between 1982 and 1990 a play-off in cup format was held at the end of the league season to decide the champions. After the play-off format in 1991 and 1992 the title was decided by the winner of Mästerskapsserien, an additional league after the end of Allsvenskan. Since the 1993 season the title has once again been awarded to the winner of Allsvenskan.^[4]
2. For up to date statistics and referencing for current Malmö FF players on this list, see the statistics section at svenskfotboll.se: click on the relevant player's name there to verify that the statistics displayed on this list are correct. For players who are no longer part of the squad, but who played in Malmö FF after 2010, see www.soccerway.com, and enter the player's name into the search field in the upper-right-hand corner and press enter to verify the player's statistics.
3. Krister Kristensson holds the club records for most league appearances and most appearances in total.^[6]
4. Bo Larsson holds the club records for most Allsvenskan goals scored and most goals scored in one Allsvenskan season.^[6]
5. Jan Möller holds the club and Allsvenskan records for most Allsvenskan medals won with 14 medals, Möller won 12 medals with Malmö FF and two medals while playing for Trelleborgs FF.^[6]
6. Jan Möller and Jonnie Fedel shares the club and Allsvenskan records for goalkeeper with least conceded goals in a single season with 11 goals.^[6]
7. Torbjörn Persson and Leif Engqvist shares the club and Allsvenskan records for most consecutive Allsvenskan championships with 5 consecutive championships.^[6]
8. Magnus Andersson holds the club and Allsvenskan records for shortest time between a players debut and championship won with 2 months and 18 days between his debut and when he won Allsvenskan with Malmö FF.^[6]
9. Helge Bengtsson holds the club and Allsvenskan records for goalkeeper with most consecutive matches without defeat with 40 matches. The record was set between 6 May 1949 and 6 November 1950.^[6]
10. Lars Granström holds the club record for youngest goalscorer at the age of 17 years and 159 days. The record was set in an Allsvenskan match against Djurgårdens IF on 15 May 1960.^[11]
11. Egon Jönsson and Sven Hjertsson shares the club and Allsvenskan records for most consecutive matches without defeat with 49 matches. The record was set between 6 May 1949 and 1 June 1951.^[6]
12. Hans Håkansson holds the club records for most league goals scored and most goals in one season in any league.^[6][7]
13. Patrik Andersson holds the club record for most international caps for the Sweden national football team.^[12]

References

1. "Kontaktuppgifter och tävlingar 2012 – Malmö FF" [Contact information and competitions 2012 – Malmö FF]. skaneball.se (in Swedish). The Scanian Football Association. Retrieved 11 March 2012.
2. "Fakta" [Facts]. mff.se (in Swedish). Malmö FF. Retrieved 22 August 2012.
3. "Malmö FF". svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). The Swedish Football Association. Retrieved 22 August 2012.
4. "Svenska mästare 1896–1925, 1931–" [Swedish champions 1896–1925, 1931–]. svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). The Swedish Football Association. Retrieved 20 July 2012.
5. Törner, Ole (2005). Malmö FF; En Supporters Handbok (in Swedish). Bokförlaget DN. pp. 52–54. ISBN 91-7588-683-9.
6. Alsiö, Martin (2011). 100 år med Allsvensk fotboll (in Swedish). Idrottsförlaget. pp. 307–309. ISBN 978-91-977326-7-3.
7. Smitt, Rikard (2009). Ända sen gamla dagar... (in Swedish). Project Management AB. pp. 258–265, 313. ISBN 978-91-633-5767-1.
8. "Daniel Andersson". svenskfotboll.se. The Swedish Football Association. Retrieved 18 July 2012.
9. "1967: Ingvar Svahn, Malmö FF". aftonbladet.se (in Swedish). Aftonbladet. Retrieved 18 July 2012.
10. "Ulrich Vinzents". svenskfotboll.se. The Swedish Football Association. Retrieved 18 July 2012.
11. "Alex – yngste allsvenske MFF:are någonsin!" [Alex – youngest MFF player in Allsvenskan ever!]. mff.se (in Swedish). Malmö FF. 18 September 2008. Retrieved 5 August 2012.
12. "Sveriges landslagsmän 1908–2011" [Swedish international players 1908–2011] (PDF). svenskfotboll.se. The Swedish Football Association. Retrieved 18 July 2012.
13. "Hamad vill inte ta av bindeln" [Hamad does not want to lose the capain's armband]. sydsvenskan.se (in Swedish). Sydsvenskan. 5 February 2013. Retrieved 17 February 2013.
14. "Rosenberg behåller kaptensbindeln i MFF". sydsvenskan.se (in Swedish). Sydsvenskan. 13 February 2015. Retrieved 13 February 2015.
15. "Morgondagens startelva". mff.se (in Swedish). Malmö FF. 30 January 2014. Retrieved 1 February 2014.