Yrjö Sotiola Explained

Yrjö Sotiola
Birth Date:19 May 1913
Birth Place:Helsinki, Finland
Death Place:Helsinki, Finland
Position:Inside Forward
Years1:1933-1952
Clubs1:Helsingin Palloseura
Caps1:?
Goals1:94
Nationalteam1:Finland
Nationalyears1:1935–1948
Nationalcaps1:11
Nationalgoals1:1

Yrjö Sotiola (19 May 1913  - 1 June 1992) was a Finnish footballer. He played in eleven matches for the Finland national football team from 1935 to 1948.[1] He was also part of Finland's squad for the football tournament at the 1936 Summer Olympics, but he did not play in any matches.[2] He played his whole club career for Helsingin Palloseura in first and second tiers of Finnish football pyramid. In premier league he played 179 games and scored 60 goals.[3] He won finnish football championship in 1934 and 1935 seasons.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Yrjö Sotiola . worldfootball.net . 27 September 2021.
  2. Web site: Yrjö Sotiola . Olympedia . 27 September 2021.
  3. Book: Kasila, Markku . Pelimiehet . Vuorinen . Juha . Suomen Urheilumuseosäätiö . 978-952-99075-9-5 . 324-325.