Dag Szepanski

Dag Szepanski
	Szepanski in 1967
Personal information
Full name	Dag Christer Olaf Szepanski
Date of birth	25 December 1943 (age 80)
Place of birth	Bromölla, Sweden
Position(s)	Midfielder, striker
Youth career
1950–1961	Bromölla IF
Senior career*
Years	Team
1961–1966	Bromölla IF
1967–1969	Malmö FF
1970–1973	AIK
1974–1975	Jönköpings Södra
1976–1977	IF Väster
International career
1972	Sweden
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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 helped the club win both the 1967 Allsvenskan and 1967 Svenska Cupen titles. He made his only international appearance for the Sweden national team in 1972, scoring one goal in a 1974 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Malta.

Club career[edit]

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]

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]

Szepanski is of Polish descent. His grandparents had emigrated from Kraków to Bromölla.^[1]^[3]

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]

Malmö FF

Individual

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^ "Skyttekungar & publiksnitt 1925- — svenskfotboll.se". svenskfotboll.se. Archived from the original on 9 June 2009.
^ ^a ^b "⭐⭐ Mesta mästarna". xn--mestamstarna-lcb.se. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Dag Szepanski - Spelarstatistik - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se. (in Swedish). Retrieved 5 January 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Sverige - Malta - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.sehttps (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 30 November 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2021.