Dan Ekner
| 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 | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1945-1946 | Örgryte IS | ||
| 1946-1947 | IS Halmia | ||
| 1947-1949 | IFK Göteborg | ||
| 1949-1950 | Portsmouth F.C. | 5 | (0) |
| 1950-1951 | Olympique de Marseille | 27 | (8) |
| 1951-1953 | Fiorentina | ||
| 1953-1954 | SPAL | ||
| 1954-1955 | Chicago Vikings | ||
| 1955-1956 | Atlético Madrid | ||
| 1956-1958 | Rot-Weiss Essen | ||
| 1958-1960 | PSV Eindhoven | ||
| 1960-1962 | Örgryte IS | ||
| 1962-1963 | Västra Frölunda IF | ||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Dan Ekner (5 February 1927 – 17 April 1975) was a football player from Sweden.
He was the first Swedish player to play in the Football League.[1]
References
General
- Profile
- Lanfranchi, Pierre and Taylor, Matthew (2001). Moving with the BallThe Migration of Professional Footballers. Berg Publishers. ISBN 1-85973-307-7.
Specific
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