Kaj Eskelinen
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Kaj Matti Juhani Eskelinen | ||
Date of birth | 21 February 1969 | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder, forward | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1987–1989 | Västra Frölunda IF | 46 | (14) |
1990–1992 | IFK Göteborg | 48 | (13) |
1993 | SK Brann | 16 | (6) |
1994–1997 | Djurgårdens IF | 91 | (34) |
1998–2000 | Hammarby IF | 45 | (15) |
2001–2002 | FC Café Opera | 55 | (19) |
Total | 301 | (101) | |
National team | |||
1984–1985 | Sweden U17 | 18 | (8) |
1986 | Sweden U19 | 4 | (1) |
1987–1989 | Sweden U21 | 5 | (2) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Kaj Matti Juhani Eskelinen (born 21 February 1969) is a Swedish former footballer who played as a midfielder and forward. He was the Allsvenskan top scorer when his IFK Göteborg was crowned Swedish Champions in 1990.
Playing career[]
Eskelinen played for Västra Frölunda IF, IFK Göteborg, SK Brann, Djurgårdens IF, Hammarby IF, and FC Café Opera during a career that spanned between 1987 and 1992.[1] He was the Allsvenskan top scorer in 1990.[2] He represented the Sweden U17, U19, and U21 teams a combined total of 27 times, scoring 11 goals.[3]
Personal life[]
He is of Finnish descent.[4] His son William is also a footballer.[5]
Honours[]
IFK Göteborg
- Swedish Champion: 1990, 1991
- Svenska Cupen:
Individual
- Allsvenskan top scorer: 1990
References[]
- ^ "Kaj Eskelinen".
- ^ "Kaj Eskelinen - ifkdb.se". ifkdb.se. Retrieved 2021-11-04.
- ^ "Kaj Eskelinen - Spelarstatistik - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se. (in Swedish). Retrieved 2021-11-04.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Ruotsinsuomalaista ruumiinkulttuuria viisi vuosikymmentä ja vähän enemmänkin (in Finnish) The Archives of the Sweden Finns
- ^ "Eskelinen, 21, efter debuten: "Fick godkänt av pappa"".
Categories:
- 1969 births
- Living people
- Swedish footballers
- Sweden under-21 international footballers
- Swedish expatriate footballers
- Allsvenskan players
- Eliteserien players
- Västra Frölunda IF players
- IFK Göteborg players
- SK Brann players
- Djurgårdens IF Fotboll players
- Hammarby Fotboll players
- AFC Eskilstuna players
- Expatriate footballers in Norway
- Swedish people of Finnish descent
- Association football forwards