Karl-Erik Palmér
Personal information | ||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 17 April 1929 | |||||||||||||
Place of birth | Malmö, Sweden | |||||||||||||
Date of death | 2 February 2015 | (aged 85)|||||||||||||
Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | |||||||||||||
Position(s) | Midfielder | |||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
1948–1951 | Malmö FF | 49 | (22) | |||||||||||
1951–1958 |
Legnano | 192 | (21) | |||||||||||
1958–1959 |
Juventus | 3 | (0) | |||||||||||
1960 | Malmö FF | 3 | (0) | |||||||||||
Total | 247 | (43) | ||||||||||||
International career | ||||||||||||||
1949–1950 |
Sweden | 14 | (10) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Karl-Erik "Calle" Palmér (17 April 1929 – 2 February 2015) was a Swedish professional
Sweden national team. He scored three goals in five games as Sweden finished third at the 1950 FIFA World Cup
.
Personal life
Palmér was the father of former professional footballer
Career statistics
International
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Sweden
|
1949 | 4 | 4 |
1950 | 10 | 6 | |
Total | 14 | 10 |
- Scores and results list Sweden's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Palmér goal.
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
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1 | 2 October 1949 | Malmö IP, Malmö, Sweden | Finland | 5–1 | 8–1 | 1948–51 Nordic Football Championship | [2] |
2 | 13 November 1949 | Dalymount Park, Dublin, Ireland | Republic of Ireland | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1950 FIFA World Cup qualifier | [3] |
3 | 2–0 | ||||||
4 | 3–1 | ||||||
5 | 8 June 1950 | Solna , Sweden
|
Netherlands | 2–0 | 4–1 | Friendly | [4] |
6 | 29 June 1950 | Estadio Durival de Brito, Paraná , Brazil
|
Paraguay | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1950 FIFA World Cup | [5] |
7 | 13 July 1950 | Pacaembu Stadium, São Paulo, Brazil | Uruguay | 1–0 | 2–3 | 1950 FIFA World Cup | [6] |
8 | 16 July 1950 | Pacaembu Stadium, São Paulo, Brazil | Spain | 3–0 | 3–1 | 1950 FIFA World Cup | [7] |
9 | 24 September 1950 | Ullevaal Stadium, Oslo, Norway | Norway | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1948–51 Nordic Football Championship | [8] |
10 | 29 June 1958 | Stade des Charmilles, Geneva , Switzerland
|
Switzerland | 1–2 | 2–4 | Friendly | [9] |
Honours
Malmö FF
Juventus
Sweden
- FIFA World Cup third place: 1950
Individual
- Stor Grabb: 1950[10]
References
- ^ "MFF-ikonen Calle Palmér död". www.aftonbladet.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2022-12-19.
- ^ "Sverige - Finland - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2022-12-19.
- ^ "Sverige - Irland - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2021-06-01.
- ^ "Sverige - Nederländerna - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2022-12-19.
- ^ "Sverige - Paraguay - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2022-12-19.
- ^ "Sverige - Uruguay - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2022-12-19.
- ^ "Sverige - Spanien - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2022-12-19.
- ^ "Norge - Sverige - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2022-12-19.
- ^ "Schweiz - Sverige - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2022-12-19.
- ^ "Stora Grabbars Märke". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2022-12-19.
External links
- Career summary by playerhistory.com
- Karl-Erik Palmér at National-Football-Teams.com
- Obituary, SVT Sport at the Wayback Machine (archived February 3, 2015)
- Picture of his career, Sydsvenskan