Voldemar Rõks

Voldemar Rõks (15 July 1900 – 27 December 1941^[1]) was an Estonian footballer.^[2] He studied economics at the University of Tartu between 1921 and 1924, but never graduated. Rõks worked as a procurator for Bank of Estonia.^[3]

Voldemar Rõks

Personal information
Date of birth	(1900-07-15)15 July 1900
Place of birth	Särevere, Governorate of Estonia, Russian Empire
Date of death	27 December 1941(1941-12-27) (aged 41)
Place of death	Solikamsk, Perm Oblast, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1923–1924	JK Tallinna Kalev
International career
1923–1924	Estonia	2	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Rõks earned 2 caps for the Estonian national team in 1924. He spent his brief career playing for JK Tallinna Kalev and participated at the 1924 Summer Olympics.^[4]

He became an Estonian champion in 1923 with JK Tallinna Kalev. He was arrested by the Soviet authorities and was deported to a labor camp in Perm Oblast. He died there due to an illness and hunger.^[3]

Honours

JK Tallinna Kalev

• Estonian Top Division: 1923