Verner Eklöf

Verner Eklöf

Personal information
Full name	Verner Edmund Eklöf
Date of birth	8 March 1897
Place of birth	Helsinki, Finland
Date of death	2 December 1955 (aged 58)
Place of death	Helsinki, Finland
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1913–1920	HIFK	?	(?)
1920–1927	HJK	?	(?)
National team
1919–1927	Finland	32	(17)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (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

1. "Finland - International Player Records". RSSSF. Retrieved 7 November 2009.
2. "1907-1944" (in Finnish). FIFK. Retrieved 7 November 2009.
3. "Verner Eklöf". Sports Reference. Retrieved 7 November 2009.