Eino Virtanen (footballer)

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Eino Virtanen
Personal information
Date of birth(1914-01-01)1 January 1914
Position(s) Half-Back
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1931 Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi 3 (0)
1932 Helsingin Kullervo
1933–1949 Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi
International career
1936–1941 Finland 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Eino Virtanen (born 1 January 1914, date of death unknown) was a Finnish footballer. He played in three matches for the Finland national football team from 1936 to 1941. [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 mostly for Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi. In 1932 he played for Helsingin Kullervo in Finnish Workers' Sports Federation competition. For HJK he played 182 games and scored 5 goals in Mestaruussarja. He also played one season in Suomensarja and scored once. [3]

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References

  1. "Eino Virtanen". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
  2. "Eino Virtanen". Olympedia. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
  3. Kasila, Markku; Vuorinen, Juha. Pelimiehet. Suomen Urheilumuseosäätiö. p. 371. ISBN   978-952-99075-9-5.