Verner Eklöf

Verner Eklöf
Personal information
Full name	Verner Edmund Eklöf
Date of birth	8 March 1897
Place of birth	Helsinki, Russian Empire
Date of death	2 December 1955 (aged 58)
Place of death	Helsinki, Finland
Senior career*
Years	Team
1913–1920	HIFK
1920–1927	HJK
International career
1919–1927	Finland
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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

Career[edit]

Association football[edit]

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[edit]

Eklöf competed in the Nordic combined event at the 1924 Winter Olympics, finishing ninth overall.^[3]

References[edit]

^ "Finland - International Player Records". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 16 March 2011. Retrieved 7 November 2009.
^ "1907-1944" (in Finnish). FIFK. Archived from the original on 20 July 2011. Retrieved 7 November 2009.
^ "Verner Eklöf". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 7 November 2009.

External links[edit]

Verner Eklöf at National-Football-Teams.com

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[1] "Finland - International Player Records". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 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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