Birger Eklund

{{short description|Swedish footballer}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2024}}

{{Infobox football biography

| embed =

| name = Birger Eklund

| image =

| image_size =

| caption =

| fullname =

| birth_date = {{birth date|1929|10|22|df=y}}

| birth_place =

| death_date = {{death date and age|2015|12|6|1929|10|22|df=y}}

| death_place =

| height =

| position = Striker

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 =

| years1 =

| clubs1 = Djurgårdens IF

| caps1 =

| goals1 =

| totalcaps =

| totalgoals =

| nationalyears1 = 1954{{cite book |editor-last=Alsiö |editor-first=Martin |editor-last2=Frantz |editor-first2=Alf |editor-last3=Lindahl |editor-first3=Jimmy |editor-last4=Persson |editor-first4=Gunnar |title=100 år: Svenska fotbollförbundets jubileumsbok 1904-2004, del 2: statistiken |publisher=Stroemberg Media Group |year=2004 |location=Vällingby |language=Swedish |trans-title=100 years: Swedish Football Association's centenary 1904-2004, part 2: statistics |isbn=91-86184-59-8}}

| nationalteam1 = Sweden

| nationalcaps1 = 2

| nationalgoals1 = 3

| medaltemplates =

}}

Birger Eklund (22 October 1929 – 6 December 2015){{cite book |editor-last=Alsiö |editor-first=Martin |editor-last2=Frantz |editor-first2=Alf |editor-last3=Lindahl |editor-first3=Jimmy |editor-last4=Persson |editor-first4=Gunnar |title=100 år: Svenska fotbollförbundets jubileumsbok 1904-2004, del 2: statistiken |publisher=Stroemberg Media Group |year=2004 |location=Vällingby |language=Swedish |trans-title=100 years: Swedish Football Association's centenary 1904-2004, part 2: statistics |isbn=91-86184-59-8}} was a Swedish footballer. He made 128 Allsvenskan appearances for Djurgårdens IF and scored 38 goals.{{cite book |editor-last=Persson |editor-first=Gunnar |title=Allsvenskan genom tiderna |publisher=Strömbergs/Brunnhages |year=1988 |location=Stockholm |language=Swedish}}