Carl Krister Kristensson (25 July 1942 – 28 January 2023) was a Swedish footballer who played as a defender. He represented Malmö FF and Trelleborgs FF during a career that spanned between 1963 and 1981. A full international between 1967 and 1972, he won 38 caps for the Sweden national team and represented his country at the 1970 FIFA World Cup.

Kristensson played most of his career for Malmö FF. He played 626 games for the club from 1963 to 1979. He won Allsvenskan seven times and Svenska Cupen five times.^[2]

Kristensson was capped 38 times for the Sweden national team, and was a part of the Sweden squad for the 1970 FIFA World Cup.^[3]

After his playing career Kristensson managed Trelleborgs FF (1979–1986), Lunds BK (1986–1987)^[4] and Höllvikens GIF (1989–1993) and was active as a board member of Malmö FF from 1995 to 2010.^[5] Outside of football Kristensson worked for 46 years, from the age of 16, for Swedish newspaper Sydsvenskan.^[6]

Kristensson had to amputate one of his lower legs in 2020, following infections related to a staircase accident in South Africa the previous year.^[7]

Kristensson died on 28 January 2023, at the age of 80.^[8][9]

Malmö FF^[8]

• Allsvenskan: 1965, 1967, 1970, 1971, 1974, 1975, 1977
• Svenska Cupen: 1967, 1972–73, 1973–74, 1974–75, 1977–78
• European Cup runner-up: 1978–79
• Bragdguldet: 1979

Individual

• Stor Grabb: 1969^[11]

Records

• Most appearances for Malmö FF: 626^[8]