Seppo Vaihela Explained

Birth Place:Pori, Finland
Clubs1:IFK Kungälv
Clubs2:Ale-Surte
Nationalteam1:Sweden

Seppo Vaihela (born 1953 in Pori, Finland) is a Swedish bandy and association football executive and previously bandy and football player.

Vaihela played bandy in the clubs IFK Kungälv and Ale-Surte BK and was also part of the Sweden national bandy team. He also played football, but in lower divisions. After his player's career, he was president for IFK Kungälv and then he was president for Swedish Bandy Association[1] in 2002-2006 and for a while also vice president for the Federation of International Bandy. Later, he returned to football to take up the presidency for football club IFK Göteborg.[2]

Vaihela moved from Finland to Sweden at the age of 2.[1] He is the son of Jorma Vaihela, who played in the Finland national football team.

Notes and References

  1. [Arne Argus]
  2. http://www.ifkgoteborg.se/portal/page?_pageid=113,64758&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL&element_id=2614262 IFK Göteborg 27 juni 2007 - Vaihela blir klubbdirektör i IFK