Holger Salin
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 18 September 1911 | ||
| Place of birth | Finland | ||
| Date of death | c. 1943 | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1929–1943 | HIFK | 128 | (101) |
| International career | |||
| 1931–1943 | Finland | 22 | (4) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Holger Salin (18 September 1911 – c. 1943) was a Finnish footballer who played at both professional and international levels as a striker.
Career
Salin was born in Finland and played football with HIFK.[1] Salin was the first-ever top goalscorer in the Mestaruussarja, scoring 9 goals, tied with Olof Strömsten of KIF Helsinki in 1930 and was the sole top goalscorer in 1931 with 11 goals.[2] In total he scored 101 goals for HIFK in premier division and two in 1929 cup competition.[3] Salin earned 22 caps for the Finland national team between 1931 and 1943, scoring 4 goals in the process.[4][5] He also appeared in one FIFA World Cup qualifying match in August 1937.[6] Salin died unexpectedly at the age of 32.[7]
Honours
Club
HIFK Helsinki
- Mestaruussarja: 1930, 1931
Individual
- Mestaruussarja top scorer: 1930 (tied), 1931
References
- ^ "Profile". Worldfootball.net.
- ^ "1907-1944" (in Finnish). HIFK. Archived from the original on 6 October 2011. Retrieved 6 July 2012.
- ^ Kasila, Markku; Vuorinen, Juha (2007). Pelimiehet. Suomen Urheilumuseosäätiö. p. 302. ISBN 978-952-99075-9-5.
- ^ "Profile". 11v11.
- ^ "Profile". eu-football.info.
- ^ Holger Salin – FIFA competition record (archived)
- ^ "Holger Salin kuollut". Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). No. 292. 29 October 1943. p. 8. ISSN 0355-2047.
Further reading
- Kanerva, Juha, etc.: Jalkapallon pikkujättiläinen, pp. 461, 462, 480. WSOY, 2003. ISBN 951-0-27037-7.
- Soininen, Heidi (eds.): Jalkapallokirja 2008, pp. 150, 170. Football Association of Finland, 2008. ISSN 0787-7188.