Finnish footballer (1925-2006)
Jorma Vaihela|
Full name |
Jorma Johan Sigurd Vaihela |
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Date of birth |
(1925-09-30)30 September 1925 |
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Place of birth |
Raahe, Finland |
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Date of death |
9 February 2006(2006-02-09) (aged 80) |
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Place of death |
Kungälv, Sweden |
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Position(s) |
Inside forward |
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Years |
Team |
Apps |
(Gls) |
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1946–1948 |
TuTo |
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1949 |
PoPa |
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1950–1951 |
RU-38 |
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1952–1954 |
TuTo |
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1954–1957 |
IK Oddevold |
34 |
(0) |
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1947–1954 |
Finland |
34 |
(13) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Jorma Johan Sigurd Vaihela (30 September 1925 – 9 February 2006) was a Finnish international footballer who played as an inside forward.
Club career
Born in Raahe, Vaihela played club football in Finland for TuTo, PoPa and RU-38,[1] and in Sweden for IK Oddevold.[2] He started his career playing for Turun Toverit in TUL league for 2 seasons where he scored 6 goals. In Mestaruussarja he played 31 games and scored 7 goals. Between 1949 and 1953 he also played in second tier Suomensarja where he scored 30 goals in 5 seasons.[3]
International career
Vaihela earned 34 caps at international level between 1947 and 1954, scoring 13 goals.[4] Vaihela also participated in the 1952 Summer Olympics.[5][6]
Personal life
Vaihela's son Seppo played international bandy for Sweden, and worked as the chairman of IFK Göteborg from 2007 to 2012,[7] and before that as president for the Swedish Bandy Association.[8]
References