Hasse Jeppson
{{Short description|Swedish footballer (1925–2013)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2021}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Hasse Jeppson
| image = Hasse Jeppson in Djurgårdens IF.jpg
| caption = Jeppson with Djurgården in 1951
| full_name = Hans Olof Jeppson
| height =
| birth_date = {{birth date|1925|5|10|df=y}}
| birth_place = Kungsbacka, Sweden
| death_date = {{death date and age|2013|02|21|1925|5|10|df=y}}
| death_place = Rome, Italy
| position = Striker
| years1 = 1946–1947
| caps1 = 28
| goals1 = 40
| clubs1 = Örgryte
| years2 = 1948–1951
| caps2 = 51
| goals2 = 58
| clubs2 = Djurgården
| years3 = 1951
| caps3 = 11
| goals3 = 9
| clubs3 = Charlton Athletic
| years4 = 1951–1952
| caps4 = 27
| goals4 = 22
| clubs4 = Atalanta
| years5 = 1952–1956
| caps5 = 112
| goals5 = 52
| clubs5 = Napoli
| years6 = 1956–1957
| caps6 = 19
| goals6 = 7
| clubs6 = Torino
| totalcaps = 220
| totalgoals = 148
| nationalyears1 = 1949–1950
| nationalcaps1 = 12
| nationalgoals1 = 9
| nationalteam1 = Sweden
| medaltemplates = {{MedalCountry|{{fb|SWE}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|FIFA World Cup}}
{{Medal|3rd|1950 Brazil|}}
}}
Hans Olof "Hasse" Jeppson (10 May 1925 – 21 February 2013) was a Swedish professional footballer who played as a striker. He was known for his impressive goals to games ratio at several clubs, and represented Kungsbacka IF) 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.
Club career
Jeppson 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.
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). Jeppson played for Napoli from 1952 to 1956 scoring 52 goals. In 1956, Jeppson was sold to Torino. He retired in 1957.
International career
Jeppson played the 1950 FIFA World Cup in Brazil for Sweden and scored two goals as Sweden finished third.{{Cite web |title=Hans Jeppson - Spelarstatistik - Svensk fotboll |url=https://www.svenskfotboll.se/spelarfakta/hans-jeppson/693f7a69-5790-4408-ae62-f998fdf81554/ |access-date=2022-12-19 |website=www.svenskfotboll.se. |language=sv}} He played 12 games in total for the Sweden national team and scored nine goals. His Swedish nickname was Hasse Guldfot (Hasse Golden Foot).
Career statistics
= International =
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+Appearances and goals by national team and year !National team !Year !Apps !Goals |
| rowspan="2" |Sweden
|1949 |7 |5 |
| 1950
|5 |4 |
| colspan="2" |Total
!12 !9 |
|---|
: Scores and results list Sweden's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Jeppson goal.
| class="wikitable sortable"
|+List of international goals scored by Hasse Jeppson ! scope="col" |No. ! scope="col" |Date ! scope="col" |Venue ! scope="col" |Opponent ! scope="col" |Score ! scope="col" |Result ! scope="col" |Competition !Ref. |
| align="center" |1
|13 May 1949 |Råsunda Stadium, Solna, Sweden |{{fb|ENG}} | align="center" |2–0 | align="center" |3–1 |
| align="center" |2
|2 June 1949 |Råsunda Stadium, Solna, Sweden |{{fb|Republic of Ireland}} | align="center" |2–1 | align="center" |3–1 |
| align="center" |3
|19 June 1949 |Råsunda Stadium, Solna, Sweden |{{fb|HUN}} | align="center" |1–2 | align="center" |2–2 |Friendly |
| align="center" |4
|2 October 1949 |Råsunda Stadium, Solna, Sweden |{{fb|NOR}} | align="center" |2–2 | align="center" |3–3 |
| align="center" |5
|23 October 1949 |Parken, Copenhagen, Denmark |{{fb|DEN}} | align="center" |1–0 | align="center" |2–3 |1948–51 Nordic Football Championship |
| align="center" |6
| rowspan="2" |8 June 1950 | rowspan="2" |Råsunda Stadium, Solna, Sweden | rowspan="2" |{{fb|NED}} | align="center" |1–0 | rowspan="2" align="center" |4–1 | rowspan="2" |Friendly |
| align="center" |7
| align="center" |4–1 |
| align="center" |8
| rowspan="2" |25 June 1950 | rowspan="2" |Pacaembu Stadium, São Paulo, Brazil | rowspan="2" |{{fb|ITA}} | align="center" |1–1 | rowspan="2" align="center" |3–2 | rowspan="2" |1950 FIFA World Cup |
| align="center" |9
| align="center" |3–1 |
Honours
Djurgården
Sweden
- FIFA World Cup third place: 1950
Individual
- Allsvenskan top scorer: 1950–51
- Stor Grabb: 1950{{Cite web |title=Stora Grabbars Märke |url=https://www.svenskfotboll.se/landslag/herr/historik-herr/stora-grabbar/ |access-date=2022-12-19 |website=www.svenskfotboll.se |language=sv}}
- Serie A Team of The Year: 1952,{{cite web|url=http://dlib.coninet.it/bookreader.php?/6&f=11193&p=1&c=1#page/1/mode/1up |website=Biblioteca dello Sport |title=Corriere dello Sport 1952|access-date=28 January 2025 }} 1953,{{cite web|url=http://dlib.coninet.it/bookreader.php?/6&f=9327&p=1&c=1#page/3/mode/1up |website=Biblioteca dello Sport |title=Corriere dello Sport 1953|access-date=28 January 2025 }} 1954{{cite web|url=http://dlib.coninet.it/bookreader.php?/?q=node/?q=node/6&f=9636&p=1&c=1#page/3/mode/1up |website=Biblioteca dello Sport |title=Corriere dello Sport 1954|access-date=28 January 2025 }}
- Swedish Football Hall of Fame inductee: 2009
References
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{{cite news|url=http://www.expressen.se/sport/fotboll/allsvenskan/djurgardslegendaren-hasse-jeppson-ar-dod/|title=Djurgårdslegendaren Hasse Jeppson är död|last=Sjöberg |first=Daniel|date=22 February 2013|publisher=Expressen|language=sv|access-date=22 February 2013}}
{{cite news|url=http://www.ilmattino.it/sport/sscnapoli/mroto/notizie/253549.shtml|title=Napoli, morto Jeppson "mister 105 milioni"|last=Taormina|first=Pino|date=22 February 2013|publisher=Il Mattino|language=it|access-date=22 February 2013|archive-date=6 December 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131206174552/http://www.ilmattino.it/sport/sscnapoli/mroto/notizie/253549.shtml|url-status=dead}}
}}
External links
- {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929092253/http://www.dif.se/sidor/nyheter/nyheter.asp?action=view&id=5993&typ=1 |date=29 September 2007 |title=Appreciation on the occasion of his 80th birthday}} {{in lang|sv}}
{{Allsvenskan top scorers}}
{{Sweden Squad 1950 World Cup}}
{{Swedish Football Hall of Fame}}
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Category:Sportspeople from Kungsbacka
Category:Swedish men's footballers
Category:Men's association football forwards
Category:Sweden men's international footballers
Category:1950 FIFA World Cup players
Category:Djurgårdens IF Fotboll players
Category:Charlton Athletic F.C. players
Category:Swedish expatriate men's footballers
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in England
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Italy
Category:Footballers from Halland County
Category:Swedish expatriates in Italy
Category:English Football League players
Category:20th-century Swedish sportsmen
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