Jorma Vaihela
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Jorma Johan Sigurd Vaihela (30 September 1925 – 9 February 2006) was a Finnish
international footballer who played as an inside forward
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and TuTo, and in Sweden for IK Oddevold
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between 1947 and 1954, scoring 13 goals. Vaihela also participated in the 1952 Summer Olympics
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Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
international footballer who played as an inside forward
Inside forward
In football, the position of inside forward was popularly used in the late nineteenth and first half of the 20th centuries. The inside forwards would support the centre forwards, running and making space in the opposition defence, and, as the passing game developed, supporting him with passes...
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Club career
Vaihela played club football in Finland for RU-38, PoPaPorin Palloilijat
Porin Palloilijat or FC PoPa is a Finnish football club, based in the city of Pori in Finland. The club currently plays in the Ykkönen , the second highest level of Finnish football . The club was established in 1925 but did not operate between 1960 and 1981...
and TuTo, and in Sweden for IK Oddevold
IK Oddevold
IK Oddevold is a Swedish football club located in Uddevalla, the name "Oddevold" being an older form of Uddevalla. The club, formed on 3 July 1932, currently plays in Sweden's third-flight league, Division 1...
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International career
Vaihela 34 caps at international levelFinland national football team
The Finland national football team represents Finland in international football competitions and is controlled by the Football Association of Finland....
between 1947 and 1954, scoring 13 goals. Vaihela also participated in the 1952 Summer Olympics
1952 Summer Olympics
The 1952 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Helsinki, Finland in 1952. Helsinki had been earlier given the 1940 Summer Olympics, which were cancelled due to World War II...
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