Jarl Malmgren

Jarl Malmgren

Jarl Malmgren in 1933.
Personal information
Date of birth	12 September 1908
Place of birth	Karis, Grand Duchy of Finland
Date of death	5 June 1942 (aged 33)
Place of death	Pogost, Medvezhyegorsky District, Soviet Union
Playing position	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1928–1937	HIFK	85	(19)
1938–1941	VIFK	–	(–)
National team
1928–1938	Finland	31	(7)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

Jarl Edvard Malmgren, born 12 September 1908 in Karis, Finland, died 5 June 1942 in East Karelia, Soviet Union,^[1] was a Finnish footballer who was killed in the World War II.

Player career

Malmgren played 8 seasons in the Finnish premier division Mestaruussarja for IFK Helsinki and was capped 31 times by the Finland national team. He was the captain of the Finland squad at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin.^[2]

Club honours

• Finnish Championship: 1930, 1931, 1933, 1937

References

1. MALMGREN, JARL EDVARD War Casualties 1939–1945 Database. The National Archives Service of Finland. Retrieved 15 April 2016.
2. Jarl Malmgren European National Football Teams 1872–2016 Matches Database. Retrieved 15 April 2016.