Karl-Erik Palmér

Karl-Erik Palmér
	Palmér in Malmö FF in 1949
Personal information
Date of birth	17 April 1929
Place of birth	Malmö, Sweden
Date of death	2 February 2015 (aged 85)
Height	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team
1948–1951	Malmö FF
1951–1958	Legnano
1958–1959	Juventus
1960	Malmö FF
Total
International career
1949–1950	Sweden
Medal record
Representing Sweden
FIFA World Cup
	*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. 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
Sweden	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]