Verner Eklöf | |
Fullname: | Verner Edmund Eklöf |
Birth Date: | 8 March 1897 |
Birth Place: | Helsinki, Russian Empire |
Death Place: | Helsinki, Finland |
Years1: | 1913–1920 |
Clubs1: | HIFK |
Caps1: | ? |
Goals1: | ? |
Years2: | 1920–1927 |
Clubs2: | HJK |
Caps2: | ? |
Goals2: | ? |
Nationalyears1: | 1919–1927 |
Nationalteam1: | Finland |
Nationalcaps1: | 32 |
Nationalgoals1: | 17 |
Verner Edmund Eklöf (8 March 1897 – 2 December 1955) was a Finnish sportsman active in the 1920s.
Eklöf played association football at international level, scoring 17 goals in 32 appearances between 1919 and 1927.[1] Eklöf played club football for HIFK and HJK. His move from HIFK to HJK in 1920 is considered the first major transfer in Finnish football history.[2]
Eklöf competed in the Nordic combined event at the 1924 Winter Olympics, finishing ninth overall.[3]