Sune Isidor "Mona-Lisa" Andersson (22 February 1921 – 29 April 2002) was a Swedish football player and manager. He was a versatile midfielder, who would take any position: left, right or center. He played 28 times for the Swedish national team, scoring four goals, and won a gold medal at the 1948 Summer Olympics,[2] and a bronze at the 1950 FIFA World Cup. His only domestic title was the 1949 Svenska Cupen with AIK.[3] His performance at the 1950 World Cup earned him a transfer to A.S. Roma in Serie A, where he played for two seasons and scored 12 goals. He then continued playing and coaching in Sweden until 1971.[4][5]
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Date of birth | (1921-02-22)22 February 1921 | ||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Södertälje, Sweden | ||||||||||||||||||
Date of death | 29 April 2002(2002-04-29) (aged 81) | ||||||||||||||||||
Place of death | Solna, Sweden | ||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||||||||||||||||||
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1934–1939 | Ekerö IK | ||||||||||||||||||
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1939–1946 | Hagalunds IS | ||||||||||||||||||
1946–1950 | AIK | 82 | (18) | ||||||||||||||||
1950–1952 | A.S. Roma | 59 | (12) | ||||||||||||||||
1956–1958 | IFK Eskilstuna | ||||||||||||||||||
1959–1961 | Kalmar FF | ||||||||||||||||||
1962–1963 | Finspångs AIK | ||||||||||||||||||
1964–1967 | Södertälje SK | ||||||||||||||||||
1968–1971 | Hagalunds IS | ||||||||||||||||||
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1947–1950 | Sweden[1] | 28 | (4) | ||||||||||||||||
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1953–1955 | Iggesunds IK | ||||||||||||||||||
1956–1958 | IFK Eskilstuna | ||||||||||||||||||
1959–1961 | Kalmar FF | ||||||||||||||||||
1962–1963 | Finspångs AIK | ||||||||||||||||||
1964–1967 | Södertälje SK | ||||||||||||||||||
1968–1971 | Hagalunds IS | ||||||||||||||||||
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Andersson was nicknamed "Mona-Lisa", because of his blunt facial expression while playing. He was also an elite bowler.[4][5]
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