Dan Ekner Explained

Dan Ekner
Fullname:Daniel Heimer Ekner
Birth Date:5 February 1927
Birth Place:Gothenburg, Sweden
Death Place:Gothenburg, Sweden
Position:Striker
Years1:1945
Years2:1945–1949
Years3:1949–1950
Years4:1949–1950
Years5:1950–1951
Years6:1951–1953
Years7:1953–1954
Years8:1954–1955
Years9:1955–1956
Years10:1956–1958
Years11:1958–1960
Years12:1960–1962
Years13:1962–1963
Clubs1:Örgryte IS
Clubs2:IS Halmia
Clubs3:IFK Göteborg
Clubs4:Portsmouth F.C.
Clubs5:Olympique de Marseille
Clubs6:Fiorentina
Clubs7:SPAL
Clubs8:Chicago Vikings
Clubs9:Atlético Madrid
Clubs10:Rot-Weiss Essen
Clubs11:PSV Eindhoven
Clubs12:Örgryte IS
Clubs13:Västra Frölunda IF
Caps2:75
Goals2:16
Caps3:19
Goals3:12
Caps4:5
Goals4:0
Caps5:27
Goals5:8
Caps6:60
Goals6:11
Caps7:31
Goals7:5
Caps9:0
Goals9:0
Caps10:25
Goals10:1
Caps11:23
Goals11:2
Caps12:7
Goals12:1
Nationalyears1:1949
Nationalteam1:Sweden B
Nationalcaps1:1
Nationalgoals1:0

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

Ekner appeared once for the Sweden B team in 1949.[6]

Honours

Portsmouth

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Dan Ekner - ifkdb.com . 2022-12-06 . ifkdb.com.
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20110415012754/http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/news-and-comment/vieira-handed-title-of-englands-finest-import-758585.html The Independent
  3. Web site: 2009-04-07 . Everything you will ever need to know about Pompey . 2022-12-06 . Vital Portsmouth . en.
  4. Web site: Copa del Rey / Spanish Cup 1956 . 2022-12-06 . www.linguasport.com.
  5. Web site: Dan Heimer Ekner . 2022-12-06 . geni_family_tree . en-US.
  6. Web site: Dan Ekner - Spelarstatistik - Svensk fotboll. 2022-02-14. www.svenskfotboll.se.. sv.