Holger Salin

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	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1929–1943	HIFK	128	(101)
International career
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