{{Short description|Swedish footballer (1941–2021)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2021}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Inge Danielsson | image = Inge Danielsson with family 1968b.jpg | caption = Danielsson with family in 1968 | full_name = Karl Gustaf Inge Danielsson | birth_date = {{birth date|1941|6|14|df=y}} | birth_place = Bromölla, Sweden | death_date = {{death date and age|2021|6|30|1941|6|14|df=y}} | death_place = Åhus, Sweden | height = | position = Forward | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = | years1 = 1961–1966 | clubs1 = Ifö Bromölla IF | caps1 = | goals1 = | years2 = 1967 | clubs2 = Helsingborgs IF | caps2 = 22 | goals2 = 11 | years3 = 1968–1969 | clubs3 = Ajax | caps3 = 27 | goals3 = 21 | years4 = 1969–1972 | clubs4 = Helsingborgs IF | caps4 = | goals4 = | years5 = 1973 | clubs5 = IFK Norrköping | caps5 = 6 | goals5 = 0 | years6 = 1974–1975 | clubs6 = Ifö Bromölla IF | caps6 = | goals6 = | nationalyears1 = 1966–1971 | nationalteam1 = Sweden | nationalcaps1 = 17 | nationalgoals1 = 8 }} ''' Karl Gustaf Inge Danielsson''' (14 June 1941 &ndash; 30 June 2021<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.svt.se/sport/fotboll/inge-danielsson-dod|title = Inge Danielsson är död|date = 30 June 2021}}</ref>) was a Swedish footballer who played as a forward. He played for Ifö/Bromölla IF, Helsingborgs IF, AFC Ajax and IFK Norrköping.<ref name=":2" >{{NFT|41599}}</ref> Danielsson also won 17 caps for the Sweden national team, scoring 8 goals.<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":3" >[http://eu-football.info/_player.php?id=4234 Inge Danielsson]. EU-football.info. Retrieved on 29 September 2016.</ref>

==Club career== Danielson signed to play with Helsingborgs IF in the Allsvenskan in 1967. In 1968, Danielsson signed on to play professionally with AFC Ajax 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.<ref name=":2" /> Danielsson also played in the 1969 European Cup Final against fellow Swede Kurt Hamrin's AC Milan, losing 4–1.

Danielsson scored several important goals both in the Eredivisie 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 IFK Norrköping where he spent another year in the highest Swedish division before ending his career where it started, with Ifö/Bromölla IF.<ref name=":2" />

== 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.<ref name=":2" /> The debut came against Denmark at Råsunda stadium, 6 November 1966 where Danielsson scored the game-winning goal (2–1).<ref name=":3" />

He is most known for scoring two goals against Portugal in November 1966, in the European Championship qualifier.<ref name=":3" /><ref name=":4">[http://www.fotbollsweden.se/1966.htm Sveriges Landslag i Fotboll 1966]. Fotbollsweden.se. Retrieved on 25 November 2013.</ref>

== Personal life == After ending his football career Danielsson ran a flooring business until his retirement.<ref name=":5" >[http://www.idindustrigolv.se ID Industrigolv AB | Åhus, fogfria golv, industribeläggningar, golvföretag]. Idindustrigolv.se. Retrieved on 25 November 2013.</ref>

== Career statistics == {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+ Appearances and goals by national team and year<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Inge Danielsson - Spelarstatistik - Svensk fotboll |url=https://www.svenskfotboll.se/spelarfakta/inge-danielsson/14df9b82-0c6a-4a7d-ae4a-834e92d06a76/ |access-date=2023-11-17 |website=www.svenskfotboll.se. |language=sv}}</ref> |- !National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals |- | rowspan="6" |Sweden |1966 |2 |3 |- |1967 |7 |2 |- |1968 |0 |0 |- |1969 |1 |2 |- |1970 |5 |1 |- |1971 |2 |0 |- ! colspan="2" |Total !17 !8 |}

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

{| class="wikitable sortable" |+List of international goals scored by Inge Danielsson<ref name=":0" /> ! scope="col" |No. ! scope="col" |Date ! scope="col" |Venue ! scope="col" |Opponent ! scope="col" |Score ! scope="col" |Result ! scope="col" |Competition !Ref. |- | align="center" |1 |6 November 1966 |Råsunda, Stockholm, Sweden |{{fb|DEN}} | align="center" |2–1 | align="center" |2–1 |1964–67 Nordic Football Championship |<ref>{{Cite web |date=1966-11-06 |title=Sverige - Danmark - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll |url=https://www.svenskfotboll.se/matchfakta/sverige-danmark-landskamper-herr-senior/1568382/ |access-date=2023-11-17 |website=www.svenskfotboll.se |language=sv |archive-date=12 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220812111020/https://www.svenskfotboll.se/matchfakta/sverige-danmark-landskamper-herr-senior/1568382/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> |- | align="center" |2 | rowspan="2" |13 November 1966 | rowspan="2" |Estadio Nacional, Lisbon, Portugal | rowspan="2" |{{fb|POR}} | align="center" |1–1 | rowspan="2" align="center" |2–1 | rowspan="2" |UEFA Euro 1968 qualification | rowspan="2" |<ref>{{Cite web |date=1966-11-13 |title=Portugal - Sverige - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll |url=https://www.svenskfotboll.se/matchfakta/portugal-sverige-landskamper-herr-senior/1568383/ |access-date=2023-11-17 |website=www.svenskfotboll.se |language=sv}}</ref> |- | align="center" |3 | align="center" |2–1 |- | align="center" |4 |10 August 1967 |Råsunda, Stockholm, Sweden |{{fb|FIN}} | align="center" |2–0 | align="center" |2–0 |1964–67 Nordic Football Championship |<ref>{{Cite web |date=1967-08-10 |title=Sverige - Finland - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll |url=https://www.svenskfotboll.se/matchfakta/sverige-finland-landskamper-herr-senior/1568392/ |access-date=2023-11-17 |website=www.svenskfotboll.se |language=sv}}</ref> |- | align="center" |5 |5 November 1967 |Råsunda, Stockholm, Sweden |{{fb|NOR}} | align="center" |2–0 | align="center" |5–2 |1964–67 Nordic Football Championship |<ref>{{Cite web |date=1967-11-05 |title=Sverige - Norge - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll |url=https://www.svenskfotboll.se/matchfakta/sverige-norge-landskamper-herr-senior/1568395/ |access-date=2023-11-17 |website=www.svenskfotboll.se |language=sv}}</ref> |- | align="center" |6 |25 August 1969 |Råsunda, Stockholm, Sweden |{{fb|ISR}} | align="center" |1–1 | align="center" |3–1 |Friendly |<ref>{{Cite web |date=1969-08-25 |title=Sverige - Israel - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll |url=https://www.svenskfotboll.se/matchfakta/sverige-israel-landskamper-herr-senior/1568424/ |access-date=2023-11-17 |website=www.svenskfotboll.se |language=sv}}</ref> |- | align="center" |7 |13 September 1970 |Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Sweden |{{fb|FIN}} | align="center" |1–1 | align="center" |4–2 |1968–71 Nordic Football Championship |<ref>{{Cite web |date=1970-09-13 |title=Norge - Sverige - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll |url=https://www.svenskfotboll.se/matchfakta/norge-sverige-landskamper-herr-senior/1568442/ |access-date=2023-11-17 |website=www.svenskfotboll.se |language=sv}}</ref> |}

==Honours== '''Ajax''' * Eredivisie: 1967–68<ref name=":2" /> * European Cup runners-up: 1968–69

==References== {{Commons category|Inge Danielsson}} {{reflist}}

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