Karl-Erik Palmér
Appearance
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![]() Palmér in Malmö FF in 1949 | ||||||||||||||
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 football player who played as a midfielder.
Career
[edit]He represented Malmö FF, Legnano, and Juventus during a club career that spanned between 1948 and 1960. A full international between 1949 and 1952, he won 14 caps and scored ten goals for the Sweden national team. He scored three goals in five games as Sweden finished third at the 1950 FIFA World Cup.
Personal life
[edit]Palmér was the father of former professional footballer Anders Palmér who also represented the Sweden national team and won the Swedish Championship with Malmö FF.[1]
Career statistics
[edit]International
[edit]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 | ![]() |
5–1 | 8–1 | 1948–51 Nordic Football Championship | [2] |
2 | 13 November 1949 | Dalymount Park, Dublin, Ireland | ![]() |
1–0 | 3–1 | 1950 FIFA World Cup qualifier | [3] |
3 | 2–0 | ||||||
4 | 3–1 | ||||||
5 | 8 June 1950 | Råsunda Stadium, Solna, Sweden | ![]() |
2–0 | 4–1 | Friendly | [4] |
6 | 29 June 1950 | Estadio Durival de Brito, Paraná, Brazil | ![]() |
2–0 | 2–2 | 1950 FIFA World Cup | [5] |
7 | 13 July 1950 | Pacaembu Stadium, São Paulo, Brazil | ![]() |
1–0 | 2–3 | 1950 FIFA World Cup | [6] |
8 | 16 July 1950 | Pacaembu Stadium, São Paulo, Brazil | ![]() |
3–0 | 3–1 | 1950 FIFA World Cup | [7] |
9 | 24 September 1950 | Ullevaal Stadium, Oslo, Norway | ![]() |
2–0 | 3–1 | 1948–51 Nordic Football Championship | [8] |
10 | 29 June 1958 | Stade des Charmilles, Geneva, Switzerland | ![]() |
1–2 | 2–4 | Friendly | [9] |
Honours
[edit]Malmö FF
Juventus
Sweden
- FIFA World Cup third place: 1950
Individual
- Stor Grabb: 1950[10]
References
[edit]- ^ "MFF-ikonen Calle Palmér död". www.aftonbladet.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 19 December 2022.
- ^ "Sverige - Finland - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 19 December 2022.
- ^ "Sverige - Irland - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 1 June 2021.
- ^ "Sverige - Nederländerna - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 19 December 2022.
- ^ "Sverige - Paraguay - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 19 December 2022.
- ^ "Sverige - Uruguay - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 19 December 2022.
- ^ "Sverige - Spanien - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 19 December 2022.
- ^ "Norge - Sverige - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 19 December 2022.
- ^ "Schweiz - Sverige - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 19 December 2022.
- ^ "Stora Grabbars Märke". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 19 December 2022.
External links
[edit]- 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
Categories:
- 1929 births
- 2015 deaths
- Swedish men's footballers
- Sweden men's international footballers
- Swedish expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Italy
- Allsvenskan players
- Serie A players
- Malmö FF players
- AC Legnano players
- Juventus FC players
- 1950 FIFA World Cup players
- Men's association football midfielders
- Footballers from Malmö
- Swedish football midfielder stubs