Verner Eklöf Explained

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.

Career

Association football

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]

Olympics

Eklöf competed in the Nordic combined event at the 1924 Winter Olympics, finishing ninth overall.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Finland - International Player Records . 7 November 2009 . Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. live . https://web.archive.org/web/20110316025223/http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/fin-recintlp.html . 16 March 2011 .
  2. Web site: 1907-1944. 7 November 2009. FIFK. fi. https://web.archive.org/web/20110720185159/http://www.hifksoccer.fi/se/index.php?k=13088. 20 July 2011. dead.
  3. Web site: Verner Eklöf. https://web.archive.org/web/20200417180434/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ek/verner-eklof-1.html. dead. 17 April 2020. 7 November 2009. Sports Reference.