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Dag Szepanski

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Dag Szepanski
Szepanski in 1967
Personal information
Full name Dag Christer Olaf Szepanski
Date of birth (1943-12-25) 25 December 1943 (age 80)
Place of birth Bromölla, Sweden
Position(s) Midfielder, striker
Youth career
1950–1961 Bromölla IF
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1961–1966 Bromölla IF
1967–1969 Malmö FF 50 (32)
1970–1973 AIK 91 (31)
1974–1975 Jönköpings Södra
1976–1977 IF Väster
International career
1972 Sweden 1 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Dag Christer Olaf Szepanski (born 25 December 1943) is a Swedish former footballer who played as a midfielder and striker. He was the 1967 Allsvenskan top scorer with Malmö FF and helped the club win both the 1967 Allsvenskan and 1967 Svenska Cupen titles. He made his only international appearance for the Sweden national team in 1972, scoring one goal in a 1974 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Malta.

Club career

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Szepanski started his career with IFÖ Bromölla IF before signing with Malmö FF in 1967.[1] During his debut season at Malmö, he was the 1967 Allsvenskan top scorer with 22 goals as Malmö was crowned Swedish champions.[2] He also helped Malmö win the 1967 Svenska Cupen during the same season.[1] In 1970 he signed for AIK, where he spent four seasons and was retrained to play as a midfielder.[1][3] He finished off his career playing for Jönköping Södra and IF Väster.[1]

International career

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Szepanski made his first and only international appearance for the Sweden national team on 15 October 1972 in a 1974 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Malta.[4] Szepanski scored a goal from the penalty spot in a 7–0 win.[5]

Personal life

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Szepanski is of Polish descent. His grandparents had emigrated from Kraków to Bromölla.[1][3]

Career statistics

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Appearances and goals by national team and year[4]
National team Year Apps Goals
Sweden 1972 1 1
Total 1 1
Scores and results list Sweden's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Szepanski goal.
List of international goals scored by Dag Szepanski
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1 15 October 1972 Ullevi, Gothenburg, Sweden  Malta 6–0 7–0 1974 FIFA World Cup qualifier [5]

Honours

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Malmö FF

Individual

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "500 AIK:are - Dag Szepanski". www.aik.se. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
  2. ^ "Skyttekungar & publiksnitt 1925- — svenskfotboll.se". svenskfotboll.se. Archived from the original on 9 June 2009.
  3. ^ a b "⭐⭐ Mesta mästarna". xn--mestamstarna-lcb.se. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
  4. ^ a b "Dag Szepanski - Spelarstatistik - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se. (in Swedish). Retrieved 5 January 2021.
  5. ^ a b "Sverige - Malta - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.sehttps (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 30 November 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
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