Verner Eklöf

Verner Edmund Eklöf (8 March 1897 – 2 December 1955) was a Finnish sportsman active in the 1920s.

Verner Eklöf
Personal information
Full name Verner Edmund Eklöf
Date of birth (1897-03-08)8 March 1897
Place of birth Helsinki, Finland
Date of death 2 December 1955(1955-12-02) (aged 58)
Place of death Helsinki, Finland
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1913–1920 HIFK ? (?)
1920–1927 HJK ? (?)
National team
1919–1927 Finland 32 (17)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

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]

References
  1. "Finland - International Player Records". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 16 March 2011. Retrieved 7 November 2009.
  2. "1907-1944" (in Finnish). FIFK. Archived from the original on 20 July 2011. Retrieved 7 November 2009.
  3. "Verner Eklöf". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 7 November 2009.


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