Yrjö Sotiola

Yrjö Sotiola

Personal information
Date of birth	(1913-05-19)19 May 1913
Place of birth	Helsinki, Finland
Date of death	1 June 1992(1992-06-01) (aged 79)
Place of death	Helsinki, Finland
Position(s)	Inside Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1933-1952	Helsingin Palloseura	?	(94)
International career
1935–1948	Finland	11	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Yrjö Sotiola (19 May 1913 – 1 June 1992) was a Finnish footballer. He played in eleven matches for the Finland national football team from 1935 to 1948.^[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 his whole club career for Helsingin Palloseura in first and second tiers of Finnish football pyramid. In premier league he played 179 games and scored 60 goals.^[3] He won finnish football championship in 1934 and 1935 seasons.

References

1. "Yrjö Sotiola". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
2. "Yrjö Sotiola". Olympedia. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
3. Kasila, Markku; Vuorinen, Juha. Pelimiehet. Suomen Urheilumuseosäätiö. pp. 324–325. ISBN 978-952-99075-9-5.

External links

• Yrjö Sotiola at EU-Football.info
• Yrjö Sotiola at Olympedia