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Kurt Hamrin became the last Swede alive to play in the World Cup in 1958.
At the beginning of 2024, the legendary national team hero passed away, aged 89.
We must never forget what he has done for Swedish football and the last TV interview with “Kurre” goes straight to the heart.
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On Wednesday evening, the acclaimed SVT documentary “Fotbollens historia” finished with the eighth and final episode. It has been a pure pleasure to follow the storytelling geniuses Albert Svanberg and Jens Linds journey through the history of Swedish football.
Unforgettable Kurre
They have also saved the very best for last. For the last episode will be the perfect finale of this documentary series and will hit straight to the heart thanks to the unforgettable Kurt “Kurre” Hamrin.
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We go all the way back to the football World Cup in 1958 and all of Sweden is bubbling over with World Cup fever at being able to organize the world’s biggest football tournament. It is one of Swedish football’s proudest moments and think that we were actually world champions for a few minutes before a young Pele took over the show.
Hamrin’s last words
At the beginning of 2024, Kurre Hamrin passed away and he became the very last Swede alive who played in the World Cup in 1958. He was 89 years old and in the history of football we will see him alive again when he does his very last television interview before his demise.
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With both sadness and joy, the television viewers get to hear him describe his biggest moment in his football career. Most people probably remember the star trio “Gre-No-Li” from the 50s, but it is Kurre from Huvudsta who steps forward as one of the tournament’s best players and gets to play in the WC final just a stone’s throw from his mother’s street, which very few are blessed with.
Warms the heart
But the most beautiful thing is probably all the beautiful pictures in color from a bygone era and the life partner Marianne Hamrins very own videos from their long life together. When Kurre himself then describes his legendary solo goal against Germany in the World Cup semi-final and the pride he feels, it warms all Swedish hearts.
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We must never forget Kurre Hamrin’s greatness as a footballer and what a fantastic person he was. And no one says it better than Jens Lind, who ends the episode with the following words:
– A simple guy from Solna who lived a fantastic football saga.
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