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Hasse Jeppson
Hasse Jeppson in Djurgårdens IF.jpg
Jeppson with Djurgården in 1951
Personal information
Date of birth (1925-05-10)10 May 1925
Place of birth Kungsbacka, Sweden
Date of death 22 February 2013(2013-02-22) (aged 87)
Place of death Rome, Italy
Playing position 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)
National team
1949–1950 Sweden 12 (9)
Honours
Representing  Sweden
FIFA World Cup
Third 1950 Brazil
  • Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

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 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

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Hasse Jeppson playing for Sweden

Jeppson played the 1950 FIFA World Cup in Brazil for Sweden and scored two goals as Sweden finished third. 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

Appearances and goals by national team and year
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.
List of international goals scored by Hasse Jeppson
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1 13 May 1949 Råsunda Stadium, Solna, Sweden  England 2–0 3–1 Friendly
2 2 June 1949 Råsunda Stadium, Solna, Sweden  Republic of Ireland 2–1 3–1 1950 FIFA World Cup qualification
3 19 June 1949 Råsunda Stadium, Solna, Sweden  Hungary 1–2 2–2 Friendly
4 2 October 1949 Råsunda Stadium, Solna, Sweden  Norway 2–2 3–3 1948–51 Nordic Football Championship
5 23 October 1949 Parken, Copenhagen, Denmark  Denmark 1–0 2–3 1948–51 Nordic Football Championship
6 8 June 1950 Råsunda Stadium, Solna, Sweden  Netherlands 1–0 4–1 Friendly
7 4–1
8 25 June 1950 Pacaembu Stadium, São Paulo, Brazil  Italy 1–1 3–2 1950 FIFA World Cup
9 3–1

Honours

Djurgården

  • Division 2 Nordöstra: 1948–49

Sweden

Individual

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