Personal information | |||
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Full name | Daniel Heimer Ekner | ||
Date of birth | 5 February 1927 | ||
Place of birth | Gothenburg, Sweden | ||
Date of death | 17 April 1975 48) | (aged||
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 footballer who played as a 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 the Football League when he played five games for Portsmouth during the 1949–50 season during which Portsmouth ended up winning the league title.[2][3] While at Atletico Madrid, he was part of the team that reached the 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
Honours
Portsmouth
References
General
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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