Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 19 May 1913 | ||
Place of birth | Helsinki, Finland | ||
Date of death | 1 June 1992 | (aged 79)||
Place of death | Helsinki, Finland | ||
Position(s) | Inside Forward | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
1933-1952 | Helsingin Palloseura | ? | (94) |
International career | |||
1935–1948 | Finland | 11 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Yrjö Sotiola (19 May 1913 – 1 June 1992) was a Finnish footballer. He played in eleven matches for the Finland national football team from 1935 to 1948. [1] He was also part of Finland's squad for the football tournament at the 1936 Summer Olympics, but he did not play in any matches. [2] He played his whole club career for Helsingin Palloseura in first and second tiers of Finnish football pyramid. In premier league he played 179 games and scored 60 goals. [3] He won finnish football championship in 1934 and 1935 seasons.