Olavi Lahtinen

Olavi Lahtinen
Personal information
Date of birth (1929-01-05)5 January 1929
Date of death 12 May 1965(1965-05-12) (aged 36)
Position(s) Inside Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1948-1958 Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi
1959-1961 Helsingin Palloseura 49 (9)
International career
1953–1958 Finland 27 (7)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Olavi Lahtinen (5 January 1929 – 12 May 1965) was a Finnish footballer. He played in 27 matches for the Finland national football team from 1953 to 1958.[1] He was also named in Finland's squad for the Group 2 qualification tournament for the 1954 FIFA World Cup.[2] In Mestaruussarja he played 185 games and scored 55 goals. He also scored 44 goals in second level Suomensarja for Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Olavi Lahtinen". National Football Teams. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
  2. ^ "World Cup 1954 - Qualifying". RSSSF. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
  3. ^ Kasila, Markku; Vuorinen, Juha. Pelimiehet. Suomen Urheilumuseosäätiö. p. 166. ISBN 978-952-99075-9-5.


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