Holger Salin

Holger Salin (18 September 1911 - c. 1943/1944) was a Finnish footballer who played at both professional and international levels as a striker.

Holger Salin
Personal information
Date of birth (1911-09-18)18 September 1911
Place of birth Finland
Date of death c. 1943/1944
Playing position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1931–1943 HIFK
National team
1931–1943 Finland 22 (4)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

Salin was born in Finland and played professional football with HIFK.[1] Salin was the first-ever top goalscorer in the Mestaruussarja, scoring 9 goals, tied with Olof Strömsten of KIF Helsinki in 1930 and was the sole top goalscorer in 1931 with 11 goals.[2] Salin earned 22 caps for the Finnish national team between 1931 and 1943, scoring 4 goals in the process.[3][4] He also appeared in one FIFA World Cup qualifying match in August 1937.[5]

Salin died between October 1943 and 1944 in the Continuation War.

Honours

Club
HIFK Helsinki

Individual

References
  1. "Profile". Worldfootball.net.
  2. "1907-1944" (in Finnish). HIFK. Archived from the original on 2011-10-06. Retrieved 2012-07-06.
  3. "Profile". 11v11.
  4. "Profile". eu-football.info.
  5. Holger Salin – FIFA competition record

Further reading
  • Kanerva, Juha, etc.: Jalkapallon pikkujättiläinen, pp. 461, 462, 480. WSOY, 2003. ISBN 951-0-27037-7.
  • Soininen, Heidi (eds.): Jalkapallokirja 2008, pp. 150, 170. Football Association of Finland, 2008. ISSN 0787-7188.
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