Holger Salin
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| ?-? | HIFK Helsinki | ? | (20?) |
| International career | |||
| 1931-1943 | Finland | 22 | (4) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Holger Salin (born 18 September 1911 - died between 1943 and 1944) was a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a striker for HIFK Helsinki in the Mestaruussarja and the Finland national football team.
Salin was born in Finland and played professional football with HIFK Helsinki. Salin is 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. Salin was capped 22 games in 12 years with Finland, scoring only 4 goals in the process.
Salin died between October 1943 and 1944 in the Continuation War.
Honours
Club
- Mestaruussarja: 1930, 1931
Individual
- Mestaruussarja Top Scorer: 1930 (tied), 1931
References
- 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.
External links
- [1] WorldFootball.net. Accessed 6 July 2012
- [2] HIFK. Accessed 6 July 2012 (in Finnish)
- [3] 11 vs 11. Accessed 6 July 2012
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