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Ten years have passed since Klas Ingesson fell asleep.
Now Kennet Andersson opens up about the great loss.
“Did I do wrong Klabbe?”, he writes in a heartwarming post on Instagram.
October 29, 2014 is a day of mourning for Swedish football. Then we lost a fantastic person and legendary player i Class Ingesson.
Ingesson’s death
He was one of the heroes in the Swedish national team that won an unforgettable WC bronze medal in the USA in 1994. Klas was only 46 years old and passed away in the aftermath of a prolonged bone marrow cancer.
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“Klabbe”, as he was called by his friends, was an extremely well-liked fellow and he left a deep impression on many. Kenneth Anderssonwho was also part of the historic World Cup team in 1994, was teammates with Ingesson on several occasions and the two became very close friends.
Andersson’s loss
Today it has been 10 years since Klas Ingesson’s untimely death and on the anniversary Andersson remembers his friend. Kennet has chosen to skip interviews and television appearances today to instead write from the bottom of his heart with beautiful words on Instagram.
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There, Kennet Andersson writes about his loss and touches everyone with his heartwarming words.
“10 years. So much can happen in 10 years. A life has time to change. Young people have time to become adults. But you remain close to Klabbe. Just, now or near. Can still feel that unreal feeling that you are not with us. In recent days, I have received several requests to record videos or be part of a TV recording and talk about you. 10 years is an important number on this site, you know. Have turned down all of them. Did I make a mistake Klabbe? Should I have been there perhaps?”, writes Kennet in his emotional post, which you can read in its entirety below.
“It is so nice that many people want to honor you. Remember you. Don’t know. It just felt wrong somehow. It feels so weird to send a 30 second video explaining what you meant to me. Or be part of a TV program where you might get the floor 2-3 times and have to quickly explain what I feel today and what you meant to Swedish football. I don’t feel like I could do it with dignity. Feels futile. Hope it’s ok? You’re kind of with everyone these days until 10 years after you left. And probably the days to come too. Uh, I don’t know. Don’t know what is right or wrong.”
“So nicely written”
Kennet Andersson is extremely grateful for the time he got together with Klas Ingesson.
“I just know that you shouldn’t be the kind of person you miss in life. You should be here. You would like it. So many people would like it. It would just be normal as well. So of course. But damn how proud I am that I got to know you! Thank you for letting me be a part of your life, thank you for all the talk and everything we learned and experienced. Thank you Klabbe!”, he writes on social media.
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The heartwarming post, read it below, has received thousands of likes and many nice comments from other Swedes.
“So nicely written,” writes the football legend Jesper Blomqvist.
“You are doing the right thing. This was nicer to read than a few minutes on TV,” writes another.
“Nicely written, you are a real friend,” writes a third.
We will never forget you, Klas! 🌹
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