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Karl-Erik Palmér

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Karl-Erik Palmér
Palmér in Malmö FF in 1949
Personal information
Date of birth (1929-04-17)17 April 1929
Place of birth Malmö, Sweden
Date of death 2 February 2015(2015-02-02) (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
Representing  Sweden
FIFA World Cup
Third place 1950 Brazil
*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

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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

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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

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International

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Appearances and goals by national team and year
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.
List of international goals scored by Karl-Erik Palmér
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
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 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 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

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Malmö FF

Juventus

Sweden

Individual

References

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  1. ^ "MFF-ikonen Calle Palmér död". www.aftonbladet.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  2. ^ "Sverige - Finland - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. ^ "Sverige - Irland - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 1 June 2021.
  4. ^ "Sverige - Nederländerna - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  5. ^ "Sverige - Paraguay - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  6. ^ "Sverige - Uruguay - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  7. ^ "Sverige - Spanien - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  8. ^ "Norge - Sverige - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  9. ^ "Schweiz - Sverige - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  10. ^ "Stora Grabbars Märke". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 19 December 2022.
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