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.