Holger Salin

Holger Salin (18 September 1911 - c. 1943/1944) was a Finnish footballer who played at both professional and international levels as a striker.

Holger Salin

Personal information
Date of birth	18 September 1911
Place of birth	Finland
Date of death	c. 1943/1944
Position(s)	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1931–1943	HIFK
National team
1931–1943	Finland	22	(4)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

Salin was born in Finland and played professional 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] Salin earned 22 caps for the Finnish national team between 1931 and 1943, scoring 4 goals in the process.[3][4] He also appeared in one FIFA World Cup qualifying match in August 1937.[5]

Salin died between October 1943 and 1944 in the Continuation War.

Honours

Club

HIFK Helsinki

• Mestaruussarja: 1930, 1931

Individual

• Mestaruussarja Top Scorer: 1930 (tied), 1931

References

1. "Profile". Worldfootball.net.
2. "1907-1944" (in Finnish). HIFK. Archived from the original on 2011-10-06. Retrieved 2012-07-06.
3. "Profile". 11v11.
4. "Profile". eu-football.info.
5. Holger Salin – FIFA competition record

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.