Dan Ekner

Dan Ekner
Dan Ekner
Personal information
Full name Daniel Heimer Ekner
Date of birth 5 February 1927(1927-02-05)
Place of birth Gothenburg, Sweden
Date of death 17 April 1975(1975-04-17) (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
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

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 1859733077. 

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