Hans Nell
 Nell with Hammarby in 1963. | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Hans Birger Gustav Nell | ||
| Date of birth | 27 May 1931[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Upplands Väsby, Sweden | ||
| Position(s) | Right back / Centre-back / Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Väsby IK | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1950–1965 | Hammarby IF | 243 | (13) |
| Total | 243 | (13) | |
| International career | |||
| 1954–1957 | Sweden B | 3 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Hans "Hasse" Nell (born 27 May 1931) is a Swedish former footballer who played for Hammarby IF his whole senior career.
Career
[edit]Nell was born and grew up in Upplands Väsby and started to play football with local club Väsby IK as a youngster, before joining Stockholm-based Hammarby IF in 1950, at age 18.[2]
In his first seasons with the club, Nell established himself as a starting midfielder for Hammarby in Division 2, Sweden's second tier. By 1954, when Hammarby won a promotion to Allsvenskan, Nell had started to struggle in the competition and manager Folke Adamsson subsequently started to play him as a right back.[3]
The re-positioning proved to be successful; he won three caps for the Swedish national B team between 1954 and 1957, and got known as an aggressive and quick defender.[1][4] During the later stages of his career, Nell also featured as a centre-back.[5]
He went on to play seven nine seasons with Hammarby in Allsvenskan, mostly as a regular.[6] In 1957–58, Hammarby spent one year in the second tier, where the team scored an impressive 117 goals in 33 fixtures throughout the season, getting instantly promoted.[7] They also competed in the second division in 1964, a season when Nell was plagued by injuries.[8]
Nell decided to retire after the 1965 Allsvenskan season.[9] In total, he made 243 league appearances for Hammarby and scored 13 goals.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Landslagsdatabasen: Hans Nell" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
- ^ "1950" (in Swedish). HIF Historia. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
- ^ "1950" (in Swedish). HIF Historia. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
- ^ "Hans Nell" (in Swedish). HIF Historia. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
- ^ "1958" (in Swedish). HIF Historia. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
- ^ a b "Hammarby IF:s historia" (in Swedish). HIF Historia. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
- ^ "1958" (in Swedish). HIF Historia. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
- ^ "1964" (in Swedish). HIF Historia. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
- ^ "1965" (in Swedish). HIF Historia. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
