Jorma Vaihela

Jorma Vaihela

Personal information
Full name	Jorma Johan Sigurd Vaihela
Date of birth	25 September 1925
Place of birth	Raahe, Finland
Date of death	9 February 2006 (aged 80)
Place of death	Kungälv, Sweden
Playing position	Inside forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
–	RU-38	?	(?)
–	PoPa	?	(?)
–	TuTo	?	(?)
1954-1957[1]	IK Oddevold	34	(0)
National team
1947–1954	Finland	34	(13)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

Jorma Johan Sigurd Vaihela (30 September 1925 – 9 February 2006) was a Finnish international footballer who played as an inside forward.

Career

Club career

Vaihela played club football in Finland for RU-38, PoPa and TuTo, and in Sweden for IK Oddevold.

International career

Vaihela 34 caps at international level between 1947 and 1954, scoring 13 goals.^[2] Vaihela also participated in the 1952 Summer Olympics.^[3]

Personal life

Vaihela's son Seppo Vaihela played international bandy for Sweden. He worked as the chairman of IFK Göteborg from 2007 to 2012.^[4]

References

1. "Oddevold.se - Spelare år för år 1951-2007" (PDF). Retrieved 20 May 2012.
2. "Finland - International Player Records". RSSSF. Retrieved 7 November 2009.
3. "Jorma Vaihela". Sports Reference. Retrieved 7 November 2009.
4. Seppo Vaihela slutar som klubbdirektör, IFK Göteborg (in Swedish). Retrieved 77 March 2013