Dag Szepanski

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 won both the 1967 Allsvenskan and 1967 Svenska Cupen. He made his only international appearance for the Sweden national team in 1972, scoring one goal.

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

Club career

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

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

Szepanski is of Polish descent.[1][3]

Career statistics
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

Club

Malmö FF

Individual

References
  1. "500 AIK:are - Dag Szepanski". www.aik.se. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
  2. https://svenskfotboll.se/allsvenskan/historik/skyttekungar-publiksnitt-1925-/
  3. "⭐⭐ Mesta mästarna". xn--mestamstarna-lcb.se. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
  4. "Dag Szepanski - Spelarstatistik - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se. (in Swedish). Retrieved 5 January 2021.
  5. "Sverige - Malta - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.sehttps (in Swedish). Retrieved 5 January 2021.
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