Jorma Johan Sigurd Vaihela (30 September 1925 – 9 February 2006) was a Finnish international footballer who played as an inside forward.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jorma Johan Sigurd Vaihela | ||
| Date of birth | (1925-09-30)30 September 1925 | ||
| Place of birth | Raahe, Finland | ||
| Date of death | 9 February 2006(2006-02-09) (aged 80) | ||
| Place of death | Kungälv, Sweden | ||
| Position(s) | Inside forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1946–1948 | TuTo | ||
| 1949 | PoPa | ||
| 1950–1951 | RU-38 | ||
| 1952–1954 | TuTo | ||
| 1954–1957 | IK Oddevold | 34 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 1947–1954 | Finland | 34 | (13) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
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]
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]
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]
Finland squad – 1952 Summer Olympics | ||
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