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Hans Nell

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Hans Nell
Nell with Hammarby in 1963.
Personal information
Full name Hans Birger Gustav Nell
Date of birth (1931-05-27) 27 May 1931 (age 93)[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

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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

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  1. ^ a b "Landslagsdatabasen: Hans Nell" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
  2. ^ "1950" (in Swedish). HIF Historia. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
  3. ^ "1950" (in Swedish). HIF Historia. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
  4. ^ "Hans Nell" (in Swedish). HIF Historia. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
  5. ^ "1958" (in Swedish). HIF Historia. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
  6. ^ a b "Hammarby IF:s historia" (in Swedish). HIF Historia. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
  7. ^ "1958" (in Swedish). HIF Historia. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
  8. ^ "1964" (in Swedish). HIF Historia. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
  9. ^ "1965" (in Swedish). HIF Historia. Retrieved 30 October 2020.