Karl-Erik "Calle" Palmér (17 April 1929 – 2 February 2015) was a Swedish professional football player who played as a midfielder.
 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 | ||||||||||||||
Career
editHe 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
editPalmér 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
editInternational
edit| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 October 1949 | Malmö IP, Malmö, Sweden |  Finland
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5–1 | 8–1 | 1948–51 Nordic Football Championship | [2] |
| 2 | 13 November 1949 | Dalymount Park, Dublin, Ireland |  Republic of Ireland
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1–0 | 3–1 | 1950 FIFA World Cup qualifier | [3] |
| 3 | 2–0 | ||||||
| 4 | 3–1 | ||||||
| 5 | 8 June 1950 | Råsunda Stadium, 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
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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
editMalmö 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
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