Voldemar Rõks

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Voldemar Rõks
Personal information
Date of birth(1900-07-15)15 July 1900
Place of birth Särevere, Governorate of Estonia, Russian Empire
Date of death 27 December 1941(1941-12-27) (aged 41)
Place of death Solikamsk, Perm Oblast, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1923–1924 JK Tallinna Kalev
International career
1923–1924 Estonia 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Voldemar Rõks (15 July 1900 – 27 December 1941 [1] ) was an Estonian footballer. [2] He studied economics at the University of Tartu between 1921-1924, but never graduated. Rõks worked as a procurator for Bank of Estonia. [3]

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Career

Rõks earned 2 caps for the Estonian national team in 1924. He spent his brief career playing for JK Tallinna Kalev and participated at the 1924 Summer Olympics. [4]

He became an Estonian champion in 1923 with JK Tallinna Kalev. He was arrested by the Soviet authorities and was deported to a labor camp in Perm Oblast. He died there due to an illness and hunger. [3]

Honours

JK Tallinna Kalev

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References

  1. ↑ Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. "Voldemar Rõks". National Football Teams. Retrieved 11 May 2017.
  2. ↑ "Voldemar Rõks". Olympedia. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  3. 1 2 "RÕKS, VOLDEMAR". Esbl.ee. Retrieved 11 May 2017.
  4. ↑ "Rõks, Voldemar - Eesti Entsüklopeedia". entsyklopeedia.ee. Retrieved 9 December 2024.
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