Ulf Peter Jörgen Jönsson (born 29 September 1972) is a Swedish former professional ice hockey player who last played for Färjestads BK of the Swedish Elitserien. He has represented the Team Sweden 285 times, making him the record holder for most games played in the national team. Jörgen Jönsson is also the older brother of former NHL-star Kenny Jönsson, and the two played 68 games in North America together as teammates. Jönsson was inducted into the IIHF Hall of Fame in 2019.

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Jörgen Jönsson
Jönsson (right) with Team Sweden in 2002
Born	(1972-09-29) 29 September 1972 (age 51) Ängelholm, Sweden
Height	183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	88 kg (194 lb; 13 st 12 lb)
Position	Centre
Shot	Left
Played for	Rögle BK New York Islanders Mighty Ducks of Anaheim Färjestads BK
National team	Sweden
NHL Draft	227th overall, 1994 Calgary Flames
Playing career	1990–2009

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Quick Facts Medal record, Representing Sweden ...

Medal record
Representing  Sweden
Men's ice hockey
Winter Olympic
	1994 Lillehammer
	2006 Turin
World Championships
	1998 Switzerland
	2006 Latvia
	1997 Finland
	2003 Finland
	2004 Czech Republic
	1994 Italy
	1999 Norway
	2001 Germany
	2002 Sweden

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Jönsson started his professional career in Rögle BK and has also played in the NHL (for the New York Islanders and Mighty Ducks of Anaheim), but chose moving home after one season because he wanted to be with his family. Jönsson is a highly respected player in the Swedish national team. During his career, he was the captain of Team Sweden, unless Mats Sundin was available. On 11 February 2007, he played in his 273rd game for the national team, breaking the record held by Jonas Bergqvist, eventually playing in 285 games for the national team.

Jönsson won Guldpucken (Sweden's player of the year) in 1997.

As of the World Championship 2006 he is the only player in history who has won Olympic gold, World Championship gold and the domestic (Elitserien) playoffs during one season.

On 9 April 2009, he retired from professional hockey.^[1] Färjestads BK, for whom Jönsson played 13 seasons, has retired no. 21 in his honor.

Prior to the 2009–10 season, Jönsson was named an assistant general manager of Färjestad. Prior to that season's playoffs, he was named an assistant coach of Färjestad. In the 2010–11 season Jönsson continued to work for Färjestad as an assistant coach. After the 2010–11 season, however, it was announced that he had decided to leave Färjestad as an assistant coach.^[2]

He has earned his two Olympic gold medals, two World Championship gold medals and five national gold medals and is one of Sweden's best known hockey players.^{[citation needed]}

Jönsson was inducted into the IIHF Hall of Fame in 2019.^[3][4]

His brother Kenny Jönsson is also a well-known Swedish ice hockey player who spent 11 seasons in the NHL, playing for the Toronto Maple Leafs and the New York Islanders.

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