Jarl Malmgren

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Jarl Malmgren
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Jarl Malmgren in 1933.
Personal information
Date of birth (1908-09-12)12 September 1908
Place of birth Karis, Grand Duchy of Finland
Date of death 5 June 1942(1942-06-05) (aged 33)
Place of death Pogost, Medvezhyegorsky District, Karelia, Soviet Union
Position(s) 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

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 World War II.[2]

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.[3][4]

Club honours[]

References[]

  1. ^ MALMGREN, JARL EDVARD War Casualties 1939–1945 Database. The National Archives Service of Finland. Retrieved 15 April 2016.
  2. ^ "Olympians Who Were Killed or Missing in Action or Died as a Result of War". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
  3. ^ Jarl Malmgren European National Football Teams 1872–2016 Matches Database. Retrieved 15 April 2016.
  4. ^ "Jarl Malmgren". Olympedia. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
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