Yrjö Sotiola

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.

Yrjö Sotiola
Personal information
Date of birth (1913-05-19)19 May 1913
Place of birth Helsinki, Finland
Date of death 1 June 1992(1992-06-01) (aged 79)
Place of death Helsinki, Finland
Position(s) Inside Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1933-1952 Helsingin Palloseura ? (94)
National team
1935–1948 Finland 11 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

References

  1. "Yrjö Sotiola". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
  2. "Yrjö Sotiola". Olympedia. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
  3. Kasila, Markku; Vuorinen, Juha. Pelimiehet. Suomen Urheilumuseosäätiö. p. 324-325. ISBN 978-952-99075-9-5.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.