Name: Per Örjan Persson



Country: Sweden
Clubs: Dundee United FC, Rangers F.C.
Position: *WF, SS
Side: LF/LS (BS)
Age: 22-26 years (27/08/1942)

Height: 180 cm
Weight: 80 kg

Attack: 82
Defence: 44
Balance: 83
Stamina: 82
Top Speed: 85
Acceleration: 83
Response: 77
Agility: 82
Dribble Accuracy: 86
Dribble Speed: 83
Short Pass Accuracy: 79
Short Pass Speed: 78
Long Pass Accuracy: 85
Long Pass Speed: 79
Shot Accuracy: 77
Shot Power: 85
Shot Technique: 82
Free Kick Accuracy: 72
Curling: 81
Header: 71
Jump: 73
Technique: 84
Aggression: 83
Mentality: 81
Keeper Skills: 50
Team Work: 79

Injury Tolerance: B
Condition: 5
Weak Foot Accuracy: 5
Weak Foot Frequency: 5
Consistency: 5
Growth Type: Standard Lasting

CARDS:
P09 Early Cross
S02 Passer
S06 Outside Curve
S18 Cross Over Turn

SPECIAL ABILITIES: Dribbling - Passing - Outside

Attack / Defence Awareness Card: Attack Minded


INFO

Per Örjan Persson, born August 27, 1942 in Uddevalla, is a Swedish soccer player. He played as winger and inside forward mainly on the left side but also on the right side. Örjan Persson was a left winger of the old variety, which means that he kept his edge and hit nice crosses with his sensitive left foot. Very strong player with good speed and working habits. Persson was the first of five Scandinavian imports signed by Dundee United manager Jerry Kerr who was one of the first managers in Scotland to tap into the Scandinavian market to find talented and experienced players at an affordable price. Persson moved to Tannadice from Örgryte IS on 2 December 1964, the first overseas player to join the club. As there was no professionalism in Swedish football in the 1960s United did not have to pay a transfer fee. He made his debut along with the Danish striker Finn Døssing. Kerr had taken a gamble in bringing players with no experience in Scottish football, like Mogens Berg and Lennart Wing, to the club to help fight relegation. The gamble paid off, and Persson’s classy play on the wing and pinpoint crosses being complementary to Døssing's huge goal scoring talent. In the following 1965-66 season Persson played a crucial role in helping United to finish in 5th place in the league qualifying for Europe for the first time. The 1966-67 was to be Persson's last at Tannadice, but arguably his most successful. Scoring 11 goals in 29 appearances from the wing as well as helping United to two victories over FC Barcelona and one over Juventus in the Fairs Cup although the success of the Scandinavians with United in their first season in Europe was a little overshadowed by Celtic's homegrown Lisbon Lions that year. Persson was immensely popular at United playing in 101 matches and scoring 17 goals. He has the distinction (shared with fellow countryman Lennart Wing) of being the first Dundee United player to win a full international cap. He won a total of 9 Sweden caps while with United. He moved to Rangers in May 1967 where he played 113 games, scored 31 goals (often spectacular ones) and won 6 caps, representing his country at the World Cup in 1970. Later that year he returned to Örgryte IS and went on to play for Sweden at the 1974 World Cup.