Dan Ekner
 Ekner in 1950 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Daniel Heimer Ekner | ||
| Date of birth | 5 February 1927 | ||
| Place of birth | Gothenburg, Sweden | ||
| Date of death | 17 April 1975 (aged 48) | ||
| Place of death | Gothenburg, Sweden | ||
| Position(s) |
Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1945 | Örgryte IS | ||
| 1945–1949 | IS Halmia | 75 | (16) |
| 1949–1950 | IFK Göteborg | 19 | (12) |
| 1949–1950 | Portsmouth F.C. | 5 | (0) |
| 1950–1951 | Olympique de Marseille | 27 | (8) |
| 1951–1953 |
Fiorentina | 60 | (11) |
| 1953–1954 | SPAL | 31 | (5) |
| 1954–1955 | Chicago Vikings | ||
| 1955–1956 | Atlético Madrid | 0 | (0) |
| 1956–1958 | Rot-Weiss Essen | 25 | (1) |
| 1958–1960 | PSV Eindhoven | 23 | (2) |
| 1960–1962 | Örgryte IS | 7 | (1) |
| 1962–1963 | Västra Frölunda IF | ||
| International career | |||
| 1949 | Sweden B | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Dan Heimer Ekner (5 February 1927 – 17 April 1975) was a Swedish
striker.[1]
He played professionally in England, France, Italy, Spain, Germany, the United States, and the Netherlands during a club career that spanned between 1945 and 1963.
Club career
Ekner was the first Swedish player to play in
1956 Copa del Rey final.[4] He also represented clubs in Italy, the Netherlands, Germany, and the United States during his career.[5]
International career
Ekner appeared once for the Sweden B team in 1949.[6]
Honours
Portsmouth
References
General
- Profile
- Lanfranchi, Pierre; Taylor, Matthew (2001). Moving with the BallThe Migration of Professional Footballers. Berg Publishers. ISBN 1-85973-307-7.
Specific
- ^ "Dan Ekner - ifkdb.com". ifkdb.com. Retrieved 2022-12-06.
- ^ The Independent
- ^ "Everything you will ever need to know about Pompey". Vital Portsmouth. 2009-04-07. Retrieved 2022-12-06.
- ^ "Copa del Rey / Spanish Cup 1956". www.linguasport.com. Retrieved 2022-12-06.
- ^ "Dan Heimer Ekner". geni_family_tree. Retrieved 2022-12-06.
- ^ "Dan Ekner - Spelarstatistik - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se. (in Swedish). Retrieved 2022-02-14.
External links
- Dan Ekner at ifkdb.com
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