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 | 30 September 1925 | ||
| Place of birth | Raahe, Finland | ||
| Date of death | 9 February 2006 (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) |
| International career | |||
| 1947–1954 | Finland | 34 | (13) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career edit
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]
International career edit
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]
Personal life edit
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]
References edit
- ^ "Jorma Vaihela". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
- ^ "Oddevold.se – Spelare år för år 1951–2007" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 May 2012. Retrieved 20 May 2012.
- ^ Kasila, Markku; Vuorinen, Juha. Pelimiehet. Suomen Urheilumuseosäätiö. p. 357. ISBN 978-952-99075-9-5.
- ^ "Finland – International Player Records". RSSSF. Retrieved 7 November 2009.
- ^ "Jorma Vaihela". Olympedia. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
- ^ "Jorma Vaihela". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 7 November 2009.
- ^ Seppo Vaihela slutar som klubbdirektör, IFK Göteborg (in Swedish). Archived 22 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 77 March 2013
- ^ Sveriges television: "Seppo Vaihela lamnar bandyforbundet", 20 February 2006, retrieved 21 July 2017
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