Verner Eklöf
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Verner Edmund Eklöf | ||
| Date of birth | 8 March 1897 | ||
| Place of birth | Helsinki, Finland | ||
| Date of death | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. | ||
| Place of death | Helsinki, Finland | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1913–1920 | HIFK | ? | (?) |
| 1920–1927 | HJK | ? | (?) |
| International career | |||
| 1919–1927 | Finland | 32 | (17) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Verner Edmund Eklöf (8 March 1897 – 2 December 1955) was a Finnish sportsman active in the 1920s.
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
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- 1897 births
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- Nordic combined skiers at the 1924 Winter Olympics
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