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Eduard Eelma (7 April 1902 – 16 November 1941) until 1937 Eduard-Vilhelm Ellmann, was an Estonian footballer — one of the most famous before World War II. He played 59 times for Estonia national football team scoring 21 goals. He debuted on 23 July 1921, against Sweden. He participated in Summer Olympics in Paris 1924.[2] He spent most of his playing career at Tallinna JK. Eduard Eelma's international career lasted from 1921 to 1935 and his goalscoring record of 21 international goals was only beaten in 2002, by Indrek Zelinski and later by Andres Oper.

Eduard Eelma

Personal information
Date of birth	(1902-04-07)7 April 1902
Place of birth	Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire[1]
Date of death	16 November 1941(1941-11-16) (aged 39)
Place of death	Kirov, Soviet Union
Position(s)	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1919–1925	Kalev
1925–1930	Tallinna
1930–1935	Estonia Tallinn
National team
1921–1935	Estonia	59	(21)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Eduard Eelma was arrested by NKVD in Tallinn in summer 1941, sentenced to death and executed in Prison No. 1 in Kirov on 16 November 1941.[3][4]

Statistics

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Estonia
	1921	2	0
	1922	1	0
	1923	1	1
	1924	4	0
	1925	3	0
	1926	5	2
	1927	5	2
	1928	3	0
	1929	6	4
	1930	4	0
	1931	5	3
	1932	6	1
	1933	6	4
	1934	2	0
	1935	6	4
Total		59	21

Honours

Club

Kalev

• Estonian champion: 1923

Tallinna

• Estonian champion: 1926, 1928

Estonia Tallinn

• Estonian champion: 1934, 1935

International

Estonia

• Baltic Cup: 1929, 1931

External links

• History of Eduard Ellman-Eelma on rsssf.com

References

На других языках

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- [en] Eduard Eelma

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[fr] Eduard Ellmann-Eelma

Eduard Ellmann-Eelma (7 avril 1902 à Saint-Pétersbourg – 16 novembre 1941 à Kirov) est un footballeur estonien des années 1920 et 1930.

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[it] Eduard Ellmann-Eelma

Eduard Ellmann-Eelma (San Pietroburgo, 7 aprile 1902 – Kirov, 16 novembre 1941) è stato un calciatore estone, di ruolo attaccante.

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[ru] Элльман-Ээльма, Эдуард

Эдуард Элльман-Ээльма (эст. Eduard Ellmann-Eelma, 7 апреля 1902, Санкт-Петербург, Российская империя — 16 ноября 1941, Киров, СССР) — эстонский футболист, нападающий. Лучший бомбардир национальной сборной Эстонии довоенного времени[2].

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