Verner Eklöf

Verner Edmund Eklöf (8 March 1897 – 2 December 1955) was a Finnish sportsman active in the 1920s.

Verner Eklöf

Personal information
Full name	Verner Edmund Eklöf
Date of birth	(1897-03-08)8 March 1897
Place of birth	Helsinki, Russian Empire
Date of death	2 December 1955(1955-12-02) (aged 58)
Place of death	Helsinki, Finland
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1913–1920	HIFK	?	(?)
1920–1927	HJK	?	(?)
International career
1919–1927	Finland	32	(17)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Association football

Eklöf played association football at international level, scoring 17 goals in 32 appearances between 1919 and 1927.^[1] Eklöf played club football for HIFK and HJK. His move from HIFK to HJK in 1920 is considered the first major transfer in Finnish football history.^[2]

Olympics

Eklöf competed in the Nordic combined event at the 1924 Winter Olympics, finishing ninth overall.^[3]