Karl-Erik Palmér Explained

Karl-Erik Palmér
Birth Date:	17 April 1929
Birth Place:	Malmö, Sweden
Position:	Midfielder
Years1:	1948–1951
Years2:	1951–1958
Years3:	1958–1959
Years4:	1960
Clubs1:	Malmö FF
Clubs2:	Legnano
Clubs3:	Juventus
Clubs4:	Malmö FF
Caps1:	49
Goals1:	22
Caps2:	192
Goals2:	21
Caps3:	3
Goals3:	0
Caps4:	3
Goals4:	0
Totalcaps:	247
Totalgoals:	43
Nationalyears1:	1949–1950
Nationalteam1:	Sweden
Nationalcaps1:	14
Nationalgoals1:	10

Karl-Erik "Calle" Palmér (17 April 1929 – 2 February 2015) was a Swedish professional football player who played as a midfielder.

Career

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

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

International

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.

No.! scope="col"

Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	2 October 1949	Malmö IP, Malmö, Sweden		5–1	8–1	1948–51 Nordic Football Championship	^[2]
2	13 November 1949	Dalymount Park, Dublin, 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		2–0	4–1	Friendly	^[4]
6	29 June 1950	Estadio Durival de Brito, Paraná, Brazil		2–0	2–2	1950 FIFA World Cup	^[5]
7	13 July 1950	Pacaembu Stadium, São Paulo, Brazil		1–0	2–3	1950 FIFA World Cup	^[6]
8	16 July 1950	Pacaembu Stadium, São Paulo, Brazil		3–0	3–1	1950 FIFA World Cup	^[7]
9	24 September 1950	Ullevaal Stadium, Oslo, Norway		2–0	3–1	1948–51 Nordic Football Championship	^[8]
10	29 June 1958	Stade des Charmilles, Geneva, Switzerland		1–2	2–4	Friendly	^[9]

Honours

Malmö FF

• Allsvenskan: 1948–49, 1949–50, 1950–51

Juventus

• Coppa Italia

1958–59Sweden

• FIFA World Cup third place: 1950

Individual

• Stor Grabb: 1950^[10]

External links

• Career summary by playerhistory.com
  • • Picture of his career, Sydsvenskan

Notes and References

1. Web site: MFF-ikonen Calle Palmér död . 2022-12-19 . www.aftonbladet.se . sv.
2. Web site: Sverige - Finland - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll . 2022-12-19 . www.svenskfotboll.se . sv.
3. Web site: Sverige - Irland - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll . 2021-06-01 . www.svenskfotboll.se . sv.
4. Web site: Sverige - Nederländerna - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll . 2022-12-19 . www.svenskfotboll.se . sv.
5. Web site: Sverige - Paraguay - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll . 2022-12-19 . www.svenskfotboll.se . sv.
6. Web site: Sverige - Uruguay - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll . 2022-12-19 . www.svenskfotboll.se . sv.
7. Web site: Sverige - Spanien - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll . 2022-12-19 . www.svenskfotboll.se . sv.
8. Web site: Norge - Sverige - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll . 2022-12-19 . www.svenskfotboll.se . sv.
9. Web site: Schweiz - Sverige - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll . 2022-12-19 . www.svenskfotboll.se . sv.
10. Web site: Stora Grabbars Märke . 2022-12-19 . www.svenskfotboll.se . sv.