Voldemar Rõks Explained

Voldemar Rõks
Birth Date:15 July 1900
Birth Place:Särevere, Estonia
Death Place:Solikamsk, Perm Oblast, Russian SFSR
Position:Midfielder
Years1:1923–1924
Clubs1:JK Tallinna Kalev
Nationalyears1:1923–1924
Nationalteam1:Estonia
Nationalcaps1:2
Nationalgoals1:0

Voldemar Rõks (15 July 1900 – 27 December 1941[1]) was an Estonian footballer.[2] He studied economics at the University of Tartu between 1921-1924, but never graduated. Rõks worked as a procurator for Bank of Estonia.[3]

Career

Rõks earned 2 caps for the Estonian national team in 1924. He spent his brief career playing for JK Tallinna Kalev and participated at the 1924 Summer Olympics.

He became an Estonian champion in 1923 with JK Tallinna Kalev. He was arrested by the Soviet authorities and was deported to a labor camp in Perm Oblast. He died there due to an illness and hunger.

Honours

JK Tallinna Kalev

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann . Voldemar Rõks . National Football Teams . 2017-05-11.
  2. Web site: Voldemar Rõks . Olympedia . 24 August 2021.
  3. Web site: RÕKS, VOLDEMAR . Esbl.ee . 2017-05-11.