Valter Neeris
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 21 March 1915 | ||
Place of birth | Tallinn, Governorate of Estonia, Russian Empire[1] | ||
Date of death | 30 December 1942 | (aged 27)||
Place of death | Velikiye Luki, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union | ||
National team | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1934–1940 | Estonia | 34 | (0) |
Valter Neeris (21 March 1915 – 30 December 1942) was an Estonian footballer. He played in 34 matches for the Estonia national football team from 1934 to 1940.[2] He was also named in Estonia's squad for the Group 1 qualification tournament for the 1938 FIFA World Cup.[3]
Neeris was conscripted into the Red Army during World War II and killed in action during the Battle of Velikiye Luki in 1942.[1]
References[]
- ^ a b "Neeris, Valter". Eesti spordi biograafiline leksikon (ESBL) (in Estonian). Retrieved 11 May 2021.
- ^ "Valter Neeris". National Football Teams. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
- ^ "World Cup 1938 - Qualifying". RSSSF. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
External links[]
- Valter Neeris at National-Football-Teams.com
- Valter Neeris at WorldFootball.net
Categories:
- 1915 births
- 1942 deaths
- Estonian footballers
- Estonia international footballers
- Association football defenders
- Sportspeople from Tallinn
- Soviet military personnel killed in World War II
- Estonian football biography stubs