Holger Salin

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Holger Salin
Personal information
Date of birth (1911-09-18)18 September 1911
Place of birth Finland
Date of death c. 1943/1944
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1931–1943 HIFK
National team
1931–1943 Finland 22 (4)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Holger Salin (18 September 1911 – c. 1943/1944) was a Finnish footballer who played at both professional and international levels as a striker.

Career[]

Salin was born in Finland and played professional football with HIFK.[1] Salin was the first-ever top goalscorer in the Mestaruussarja, scoring 9 goals, tied with of KIF Helsinki in 1930 and was the sole top goalscorer in 1931 with 11 goals.[2] Salin earned 22 caps for the Finland national team between 1931 and 1943, scoring 4 goals in the process.[3][4] He also appeared in one FIFA World Cup qualifying match in August 1937.[5]

Salin died between October 1943 and 1944 in the Continuation War.[citation needed]

Honours[]

Club[]

HIFK Helsinki

Individual[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Profile". Worldfootball.net.
  2. ^ "1907-1944" (in Finnish). HIFK. Archived from the original on 6 October 2011. Retrieved 6 July 2012.
  3. ^ "Profile". 11v11.
  4. ^ "Profile". eu-football.info.
  5. ^ Holger Salin – FIFA competition record (archived)

Further reading[]

  • Kanerva, Juha, etc.: Jalkapallon pikkujättiläinen, pp. 461, 462, 480. WSOY, 2003. ISBN 951-0-27037-7.
  • Soininen, Heidi (eds.): Jalkapallokirja 2008, pp. 150, 170. Football Association of Finland, 2008. ISSN 0787-7188.


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