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Holger Salin (18 September 1911 – c. 1943) was a Finnish footballer who played at both professional and international levels as a striker.

Holger Salin

Personal information
Date of birth	(1911-09-18)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)
National team
1931–1943	Finland	22	(4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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

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.

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[fr] Holger Salin

Holger Salin (né le 18 septembre 1911 en Finlande et mort entre 1941 et 1944 durant la guerre de Continuation) est un joueur de football international finlandais, qui évoluait en tant qu'attaquant.

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