Hans Olof "Hasse" Jeppson (10 May 1925 – 21 February 2013) was a Swedish professional footballer who played as a striker.[1][2] He was known for his impressive goals to games ratio at several clubs, and represented Örgryte, Djurgården, Charlton Athletic, Atalanta, Napoli and Torino during a career that spanned between 1946 and 1957. A full international between 1949 and 1950, he won 12 caps and scored nine goals for the Sweden national team and helped them to a third-place finish at the 1950 FIFA World Cup.
 Jeppson with Djurgården in 1951 | ||||||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Hans Olof Jeppson | |||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 10 May 1925 | |||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Kungsbacka, Sweden | |||||||||||||
| Date of death | 21 February 2013 (aged 87) | |||||||||||||
| Place of death | Rome, Italy | |||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Striker | |||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
| 1946–1947 | Örgryte | 28 | (40) | |||||||||||
| 1948–1951 | Djurgården | 51 | (58) | |||||||||||
| 1951 | Charlton Athletic | 11 | (9) | |||||||||||
| 1951–1952 | Atalanta | 27 | (22) | |||||||||||
| 1952–1956 | Napoli | 112 | (52) | |||||||||||
| 1956–1957 | Torino | 19 | (7) | |||||||||||
| Total | 220 | (148) | ||||||||||||
| International career | ||||||||||||||
| 1949–1950 | Sweden | 12 | (9) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | ||||||||||||||
Club career
editJeppson began his career with Djurgården, transferring to Charlton Athletic, where he played 11 matches in 1951, before moving to Italy to join Atalanta (1951–1952). Jeppson was the second Swedish player to be transferred to an English team, after Dan Ekner at Portsmouth.[3]
He then moved to Napoli (1952–56) and Torino (1956–57) in the 1950s. In 1951, he was bought from Atalanta. In 1952, he was sold to Napoli for 105 million lira, a new world record transfer-fee (for this reason the Napoli's fans nicknamed him o' banco e' napule, the bank of Naples).[1] Jeppson played for Napoli from 1952 to 1956 scoring 52 goals. In 1956, Jeppson was sold to Torino. He retired in 1957.
International career
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Jeppson played the 1950 FIFA World Cup in Brazil for Sweden and scored two goals as Sweden finished third.[4] He played 12 games in total for the Sweden national team and scored nine goals.[4] His Swedish nickname was Hasse Guldfot (Hasse Golden Foot).
Career statistics
editInternational
edit| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 1949 | 7 | 5 |
| 1950 | 5 | 4 | |
| Total | 12 | 9 | |
- Scores and results list Sweden's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Jeppson goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 13 May 1949 | Råsunda Stadium, Solna, Sweden |  England
|
2–0 | 3–1 | Friendly | [5] |
| 2 | 2 June 1949 | Råsunda Stadium, Solna, Sweden |  Republic of Ireland
|
2–1 | 3–1 | 1950 FIFA World Cup qualification | [6] |
| 3 | 19 June 1949 | Råsunda Stadium, Solna, Sweden |  Hungary
|
1–2 | 2–2 | Friendly | [7] |
| 4 | 2 October 1949 | Råsunda Stadium, Solna, Sweden |  Norway
|
2–2 | 3–3 | 1948–51 Nordic Football Championship | [8] |
| 5 | 23 October 1949 | Parken, Copenhagen, Denmark |  Denmark
|
1–0 | 2–3 | 1948–51 Nordic Football Championship | [9] |
| 6 | 8 June 1950 | Råsunda Stadium, Solna, Sweden |  Netherlands
|
1–0 | 4–1 | Friendly | [10] |
| 7 | 4–1 | ||||||
| 8 | 25 June 1950 | Pacaembu Stadium, São Paulo, Brazil |  Italy
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1–1 | 3–2 | 1950 FIFA World Cup | [11] |
| 9 | 3–1 |
Honours
editDjurgården
Sweden
- FIFA World Cup third place: 1950
Individual
- Allsvenskan top scorer: 1950–51
- Stor Grabb: 1950[12]
- Swedish Football Hall of Fame inductee: 2009
References
edit- ^ a b Taormina, Pino (22 February 2013). "Napoli, morto Jeppson "mister 105 milioni"" (in Italian). Il Mattino. Archived from the original on 6 December 2013. Retrieved 22 February 2013.
- ^ Sjöberg, Daniel (22 February 2013). "Djurgårdslegendaren Hasse Jeppson är död" (in Swedish). Expressen. Retrieved 22 February 2013.
- ^ The Independent[dead link]
- ^ a b c "Hans Jeppson - Spelarstatistik - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se. (in Swedish). Retrieved 19 December 2022.
- ^ "Sverige - England - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 19 December 2022.
- ^ "Sverige - Irland - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 2 June 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
- ^ "Sverige - Ungern - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 19 December 2022.
- ^ "Sverige - Norge - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 19 December 2022.
- ^ "Danmark - Sverige - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 19 December 2022.
- ^ "Sverige - Nederländerna - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 19 December 2022.
- ^ "Sverige - Italien - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 19 December 2022.
- ^ "Stora Grabbars Märke". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 19 December 2022.
External links
edit- Appreciation on the occasion of his 80th birthday at the Wayback Machine (archived 29 September 2007) (in Swedish)
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